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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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“The Search Party” By Hannah Richell
On paper, a May Day weekend spent glamping in the windswept, wild and ethereally beautiful environs of Cornwall, in the South West of England and adjacent to the fierce and mesmerising Atlantic Ocean, sounds like the stuff of most of… Continue reading
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“Tipping Point” By Dinuka McKenzie
In the heavily nuanced realms of modern society, our (hopefully noble) moral compass would have us earnestly believe that in this fallible world there are most definitely the ‘good guys’ and the ‘bad guys’. And that hopefully for most of… Continue reading
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“Think Twice” By Harlan Coben
Is it possible for a man who is dead to be a suspect in a murder case? If there is DNA found at a crime scene of the aforementioned person, is it a slam-dunk fact that the supposedly deceased is… Continue reading
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“My Favourite Mistake” By Marian Keyes
Romantic love, experienced by most people at one time or another in differing iterations, is at-times illusory in nature. This love is capable of summit-attaining highs and depth-inducing despair. As Irish novelist and poet, James Stephens (1880 – 1950) said… Continue reading
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“The Bee Sting” by Paul Murray
In life’s seemingly random lottery, some folk appear to be almost giddy with the good fortune bestowed on them. Others appear to perpetually find themselves in a bogged down quagmire of misfortune and mistakes. True happiness and ‘golden days’ just… Continue reading
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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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