After the initial few pages I thought this book was going to be similar to the two previous books (Big Little Lies and The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty) I’ve read. “Oh no”, I groaned, “not another story about a mother trying to get on with the unpleasantness of being a parent at her child’s school”….
My NLS7: The beach ball connection
I really, really, really wanted to attend NLS7. I’ve put in a proposal for a presentation but that was rejected. I’ve put in an application to become a volunteer but again that was rejected. I nearly lost all hope when suddenly….I saw a call out for a competition to win a registration pass. All I had…
Reading Project 2015 – Forever yours: Australia’s hidden love letters #7
Geez. Who writes love letters nowadays? Not me. Although, I did once. I had butterflies and felt elated every time I passed his classroom (yes he was a teacher) or when I saw him down the corridor. I was in love! (infatuated? had a crush? lust? delusional?). So one day, I decided I was going to…
Reading Project 2015 – Big Little Lies #6
It’s been so long since I’ve put Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty on reserve at the library that I couldn’t remember who recommended it or what the story was about. So it was a nice surprise to find out when I finally got the book that it was about parents (just like me but…
Reading Project 2015 – The Buried Giant #5
Saxons, Britons, lost memories, King Arthur (now long dead), knights, ogres, Warriors, monks (monks! I love Gregorian chants but no chanting in this story – just a handful of evil hooded ones), and a she-dragon called Querig. Wow! What else could I ask for in this story? Thank you Kazuo Ishiguro (author of The Remains of…
SMARTY SQUID 