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“The School Run” By Ali Lowe
One of a plethora of conundrums facing all devoted and conscientious parents throughout Australia (if they have the financial means) is the decades-old debate of whether to send their children to a public or private school. Fees for the luxury… Continue reading
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“Yellowface” By Rebecca F. Kuang
The eternally profound and classy playwright, William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) wrote, in the ethereally noble and cautionary tale of “Hamlet”, cuttingly of ambition as a character trait. He tells us that “The very substance of the ambitious is merely… Continue reading
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“Sisterhood” By Cathy Kelly
Human relationships are, at-times, the most complicated and non-transparent of beasts. Abuse, manipulation and even betrayal may occur. Other times, the fine webs of human connections encapsulate the noblest of interactions, and are full of unending decency, loyalty, love and… Continue reading
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“What Happened To Nina?” By Dervla McTiernan
Alarmingly and frighteningly, around 630 000 people go missing every year in America. Of that sobering figure, most are located. Despairingly and heartbreakingly, some 90 000 of that number are never found. (In Australia annually, some 38 000 people are… Continue reading
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Easter – The Most Special Time of All
As a Christian, Easter is the most special time of the year for me. A time of hope, joy, second chances and new beginnings. I am supremely grateful for the now cooler climes of Autumn in Brisbane, my residence, at… Continue reading
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“The Other Bridget” By Rachael Johns
The beautiful and timeless existence of love can surely never be doubted. Even a mere slither of love can cast undiluted and dazzling light onto an otherwise murkily dreary day. Further, romantic love illuminates millions of lives throughout the world… Continue reading
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“Ripper” By Shelley Burr
Australian country towns are, going on initial appearances, a frontier embodiment, and time capsule of, deeply embedded old-fashioned customs, values and relationships…….or are they? There are some Australian country towns that exist as a veritable mirage of their ‘glory days’.… Continue reading
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“Emergency Exit Only” By Michelle Upton
There are undeniably millions of folk in the workforce, around the globe, who are firmly entrenched in jobs they are miserably unhappy in. The spectrum of job dissatisfaction can range from disliking, but being stoically tolerant of the workplace in… Continue reading
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“Tom Lake” by Ann Patchett
How well do you really know your parents? Undoubtedly they lived a (hopefully) full, exuberant and even perhaps remorselessly audacious life before you were even a thought in their mind. Would you want to know the all-encompassing details and vagaries… Continue reading
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“Everyone and Everything” By Nadine J. Cohen
Mental health is for some a dangerously slippery slope. Where an avalanche of psychological ‘nasties’ invade one’s life when they are least wanted (‘nasties’ including severe depression, anxiety and panic attacks and general but engulfing sadness). Often the mentally ill… Continue reading
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