Welcome to Litsy!

Over the past few months I've (obsessively) been cataloguing all of my novels.
I've yet to catalogue my husbands books & mine and my kids YA section of our bookshelves, but they are on the to-do list!
This, I've found, is one of the most relaxing things to do & my go-to activity when I'm feeling stressed or tired.

This app is so great as I can walk into any book or op shop & quickly look up to see if I own a book that catches my eye.

I wanted to read this book set in Australia because I was there. This is a memoir of a man who lived a tough life, starting work when he was 9. While I did sympathize with him, this book seemed held at a distance for me. I didn‘t connect emotionally at all. This is often my problem with non-fiction. It did give a glimpse of the landscape of Australia though.

There were always the birds and the animals in the bush. They are like music to me.

Was walking through Perth and stumbled upon this building which was named after A.B. Facey. Read his book years ago and can recommend it. A fascinating memoir written by Facey at the end of his life, telling primarily of his youth in Western Australia as a laborer and his subsequent service with ANZAC forces in Gallipoli where he was severely wounded. A man who lived a hard working class life, but a life that he considered fortunate.