Annie Condon
Annie Condon is from Readings Hawthorn
Review — 25 Sep 2016
The Birdman's Wife by Melissa Ashley
The Birdman’s Wife is a novel that will appeal to bird fanciers and devotees of John Gould’s monographs. The story is told from the perspective of Gould’s wife, Elizabeth, and…
Review — 25 Jul 2016
Harmony by Carolyn Parkhurst
Harmony is an empathic and topical novel about a family in crisis. The Hammond family has an eleven-year-old daughter, Iris, and thirteen-year-old daughter, Tilly, who is on the autism spectrum…
Review — 23 Feb 2015
Bad Behaviour by Rebecca Starford
This is one of the most anticipated Australian books of 2015. Within minutes of reading, I was hooked. Rebecca Starford writes about her experience as a fourteen-year-old at a prestigious…
Review — 25 Jul 2016
Skylarking by Kate Mildenhall
It is hard to believe that Skylarking is Kate Mildenhall’s debut novel, as her ability to create both character and atmosphere is impressive. Skylarking is set on a remote Australian…
Review — 26 Jun 2016
Poppy’s Place: The Home-Made Cat Café by Katrina Charman & Lucy Truman
This is a wonderful book for animal lovers aged 8–12 years. Eleven-year old Isla adores cats, but her vet-nurse mum won’t let her to have one of her own. In…
Review — 26 May 2016
Harper and the Scarlet Umbrella by Cerrie Burnell
The first in a series for junior readers, Harper and the Scarlet Umbrella is a sweet, magical journey in a town named ‘City of Clouds’. Harper is a young musically…
Review — 26 Jun 2016
Fine by Michelle Wright
The thirty-three stories in the collection Fine by Michelle Wright, are a wonderful celebration of the modern Australian short story, and a must-read for students of the form. Ranging from…
Review — 26 May 2016
The Paper House by Anna Spargo-Ryan
Anna Spargo-Ryan’s debut novel, The Paper House, is a tender evocation of a marriage, an imperfect family and a community. Spargo-Ryan’s ability to create characters for whom the reader…
Review — 25 Apr 2016
Avalanche by Julie Leigh
Julia Leigh is a fiction writer known for her brilliant, spare prose and eye for detail. Avalanche is a memoir documenting her experience of trying to become pregnant through IVF…
Review — 29 Mar 2016
What the Light Hides by Mette Jakobsen
Mette Jakobsen is an expert in creating images – her second novel, What the Light Hides, begins in a dream-like state, as David wakes in his Blue Mountains home…
