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The Hypnotist's Love Story - book review by Debra Bradley
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The Hypnotist’s Love Story

Ellen is a hypnotherapist who meets a man through an online dating site because it’s not easy to meet men in the normal...

Charlotte Gray - book review by Debra Bradley
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Charlotte Gray

Charlotte Gray has a pretty grim cover image of a train station, smokiness, a woman in a big coat. Plus it's set in...

The Dry - by Jane Harper
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The Dry

Jane Harper’s novel is set in a small town called Kiewarra, which is a five hour drive from Melbourne, and a place of...

Sorry for Your Trouble - By Richard Ford
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Sorry For Your Trouble

Richard Ford is the writer of the famous series of books – Independence Day, The Sportswriter and The Lay of the Land. These...

Calypso - by David Sedaris
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Calypso

David Sedaris' recent book 'Calypso' is the perfect companion on a trip to the North Island to visit family because: his writing is...

The Thursday Murder Club, by Richard Osman
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The Thursday Murder Club

In The Thursday Murder Club, Richard Osman turns on its head the perception that retirement homes are places where people sit in chairs...

How to build a business you love, by Cat Rose
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How to Build a Business You Love

Cat Rose’s book on building a business you love is well worth reading every time you want to refresh the direction you are...

Link Ability, by Lynnaire Johnston
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Link∙Ability

I highly recommend Link∙Ability to anyone who would like to harness the power of LinkedIn to enhance their career or business. It’s a...

The House of Deep Water, by Jeni McFarland
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The House of Deep Water

The House of Deep Water is Jeni McFarland’s first novel but it doesn’t read that way. The writing is captivating from the first...

Where the Crawdads Sing - by Delia Owens
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Book of the Year: Where the Crawdads Sing

I read Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens, at such pace it’s hard for me to say exactly why it's my favourite...