Fiction - Kindle edition; Vintage Digital; 248 pages; 2018. Review copy courtesy of the publisher via Netgalley. The Western Wind by Samantha Harvey is billed as a medieval detective story, but it’s also a deeply atmospheric exploration of a small community grappling with secrets and moral dilemmas. Set in an impoverished and isolated Somerset village…

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24.11.2023

‘The Disorganisation of Celia Stone’ by Emma Young – Reading Matters

Fiction - paperback; Fremantle Press; 352 pages; 2023. It’s hard not to draw a comparison between Helen Fielding’s 1996 novel Bridget Jones’s Diary (which sold more than two million copies worldwide in its first 10 years of release) and The Disorganisation of Celia Stone, a new novel by Perth journalist Emma Young, which feels like an updated version…

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29.11.2023

‘Cold Enough For Snow’ by Jessica Au – Reading Matters

Fiction - paperback; Giramondo; 108 pages; 2022. Quiet books seem to be having a moment in my reading life. These books focus on introspective storytelling, nuanced character development and everyday life, rather than dramatic events or high-stakes plots. Books I have read recently that are “quiet” include David Park’s Spies in Canaan, Charlotte Wood’s Stone…

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30.11.2023

‘The House That Joy Built’ by Holly Ringland – Reading Matters

Non-fiction - hardcover; 4th Estate; 288 pages; 2023. Self-help books, even if they are about creativity (one of my pet subjects), aren't normally my cup of tea, but when I picked up Holly Ringland's The House That Joy Built in my local independent bookshop, attracted by its beautiful cover, I started to read the first…

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‘The Western Wind’ by Samantha Harvey – Reading Matters

‘The Disorganisation of Celia Stone’ by Emma Young – Reading Matters

‘Cold Enough For Snow’ by Jessica Au – Reading Matters

‘The House That Joy Built’ by Holly Ringland – Reading Matters

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