Carrie Croft
Carrie Croft is a former bookseller at Readings Hawthorn
Review — 25 Jul 2016
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Frances Hodgson Burnett’s tender wisdom has endured for over a century in The Secret Garden, a heartfelt tale that follows the life-changing friendships of three children. Beginning dramatically with…
Review — 24 Jun 2018
A Song Only I Can Hear by Barry Jonsberg
A Song Only I Can Hear opens with thirteen-year-old, would-be writer Rob Fitzgerald researching how people fall in love. Rob’s trying to solve a dilemma: he believes he’s in love…
Review — 25 Feb 2018
Shout Out to the Girls
I’m pretty excited about the current sweep of consciousness-raising books for young readers celebrating inspiring women.
Due to the wildly successful Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, the concept…
Review — 27 Mar 2017
Night Swimming by Steph Bowe
Triangulated rom-com meets dysfunctional family drama in this coming-of-age novel set in a rural Aussie community. Kirby has grown up living in the tight-knit town of Alberton with her mother…
Review — 26 Feb 2017
Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
Mythology, feminist fairytale and coming-of-age love story coalesce to form the multifaceted tapestry of Bone Gap. Taking its cue from the Greek myth of Persephone and Hades, Bone Gap’s…