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“The Miller Women” By Kelli Hawkins
Australian country towns are often harbourers of secrets. Some long-held. Some recent. And when they come out (if they do come out) the results are like dynamite blasting and ricocheting endlessly throughout the town. Such truths are forensically examined in… Continue reading
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“The Last Trace” By Petronella McGovern
January 22, 2025 Memory (defined definitively and resolutely as “the ability to recall information that you have learned” and further as “a vital human process that involves encoding, storing and retrieving information”) can be a fickle beast. What if this… Continue reading
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“Meet Ella” By James Middleton
“Once you have had a wonderful dog, a life without one is a life diminished. These sage and almost divinely inspired words of American author, Dean Koontz (born 1945), vehemently reverberate with ardent dog-lovers throughout the world. We doggie owners… Continue reading
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“The Ledge” By Christian White
For those of us blessed enough to have grown up in Australia, who could not reverentially recall lazy and sometimes idle summer days, where time seemed to alternately stand still and then speed up on a whim? Summers that felt… Continue reading
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“All The Colours Of The Dark” By Chris Whitaker
One can only imagine the abject shock and fear (quietly and stealthily morphing into terror and bewilderment) that permeates the very soul and being of family and friends when their loved ones go missing. These are not uncommon occurrences and… Continue reading
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“Wallaby Lane” By Maya Linnell
Who doesn’t love a good rural romance set in a picture-perfect Australian country town? We know there will be sublime scenery, colourful characters and hopefully a ‘happy ever after’ for our leading lady and country gentleman. Yet we know the… Continue reading
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“Audrey” Directed By Queenslander – Natalie Bailey
Australian movies always superbly shine a light on we Antipodean folk and our highly unique quirks and mannerisms. And Australian comedy movies amplify our nuanced behaviours a million times more. Exhibiting a microcosm of lives which we Australians live to… Continue reading
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“All The Light We Cannot See” By Anthony Doerr
If the torrentially traumatic, highly fraught and heartbreakingly gut-wrenching events and permutations of the Second World War had never taken place, and the Second World War had been a story that was entirely ‘made up’, it would be seen to… Continue reading
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“The Cross And The Switchblade” By David Wilkerson
Is there anyone who is veritably beyond God’s redeeming love and help? In human terms, are there folk who cannot be (hopefully unconditionally) loved and helped? Why has it occurred in the past and does it occur now, in a… Continue reading
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“Here One Moment” By Liane Moriarty
During uncertain and tumultuous times, throughout the centuries, wise and frequently world-weary humans have pondered the meaning of life. The timelessly sage and eternally reverberating words of renowned English playwright and poet, William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616), speak as much… Continue reading
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