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shawnmooney
Voyage in the Dark | Jean Rhys
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#PeopleApril
#TransGirlApril
#AussieApril

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We Should Not Be Afraid of the Sky by Emma Hooper

A Pros and Cons List for Strong Feelings by Will Betke-Brunswick

Rhapsody and Other Stories by Dorothy Edwards

Yann Andréa Steiner by Marguerite Duras, Mark Polizzotti (Translator)

shawnmooney Friends & Dark Shapes by Kavita Bedford

Thank You, Mr. Nixon by Gish Jen

Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) by Hazel Jane Plante

Voyage in the Dark by Jean Rhys

Do Let's Have Another Drink!: The Dry Wit and Fizzy Life of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother by Gareth Russell

Cobalt Blue by Sachin Kundalkar, Jerry Pinto (Translator)

Paula by Sandra Hoffmann, Katy Derbyshire (Translator)

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shawnmooney
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#theirishreadathon
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#PeopleApril
#TransGirlApril
#AussieApril

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Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton

Trespasses by Louise Kennedy

shawnmooney Wild Mary: A Life Of Mary Wesley by Patrick Marnham

Elizabeth and Ivy by Robert Liddell

Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea Lawlor

Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) by Hazel Jane Plante

When We Were Sisters by Fatimah Asghar

Ginger and Me by Elissa Soave

Friends & Dark Shapes by Kavita Bedford

A Pros and Cons List for Strong Feelings by Will Betke-Brunswick

12mo
Gissy I watched your review about this novel and I totally agree with your comments. I love that cover so I ordered it. Also, I subscribed to your channel🤗I will be alert to those books recommendations but I confess that sometimes I read trashy books🤷🏽‍♀️😂I‘m following also Britta Bohler, Eric Karl Anderson and recently watched some interesting Greg videos (Supposedly fun) and Savidgereads and his mom videos. I wish I could be a fast reader☺️ 12mo
Gissy I watched your review about this novel and I totally agree with your comments. I love that cover so I ordered it. Also, I subscribed to your channel🤗I will be alert to those books recommendations but I confess that sometimes I read trashy books🤷🏽‍♀️😂I‘m following also Britta Bohler, Eric Karl Anderson and recently watched some interesting Greg videos (Supposedly fun) and Savidgereads and his mom videos. I wish I could be a fast reader☺️ 12mo
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BrownGirlReading
Swallow the Air | Tara June Winch
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Mehso-so

I decided to read this for #aussieapril. Was excited to try Winch‘s debut novel which is over 10 years old. Sadly it didn‘t do it for me. Over writing, excessive use of metaphors, and a middle of the book that needed some severe editing. However despite all of this you can see that she has the ability to write, so I‘ll be happy to read her latest novels The Yield, which I‘m sure is very good.

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Lizpixie
Eight Lives | Susan Hurley
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#BookMail Pt8 Another new Aussie author with a debut novel that sounds fantastic. We‘ve had some brilliant writers emerge in the past few years, makes me so happy!😃This medical mystery is based on a true story about a drug trial gone wrong. Former refugee turned brilliant doctor, David Tran, has invented a drug that could change immunology forever. Eight people are recruited for the trial, but when David dies, motives are questioned. #AussieApril

AntoinetteBuchanan Such a good book! 5y
Lizpixie @AntoinetteBuchanan is it? Awesome, I kinda bought it on faith, the story sounded good & it was signed. I‘m loving the interest in Aussie authors at the moment👍🇦🇺 5y
AntoinetteBuchanan It is very assured for a first novel. I enjoyed it a lot. Crime/thriller fiction is my sorbet. And yes, the current interest in Australian works is great. 5y
Joanne1 There has been some outstanding Aussie writers around at the moment aren‘t there. 5y
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AntoinetteBuchanan
Shell | Kristina Olsson
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Bailedbailed

I have attempted three times to read this novel set in Sydney at a time of huge change - the erection of the Sydney Opera House and Australia‘s early involvement In the Vietnam War. I havedecided to abandon it. I just cannot engage with the slow and circuitousnarrative. There is no real feeling of anticipation or fear or change. The most prominent emotion is confusion, followed by ennui. I need to move on. #aussieapril #aww2019

Joanne1 I always thought it had the most uninteresting cover when I shelved it at work. Never inspired me to take it home now I‘m glad I didn‘t. I would recommend The Bridge which is (sort of) about the building of the west gate bridge in Melbourne. 5y
AntoinetteBuchanan The Bridge is on my list, thanks for the tip. I didn‘t get to it in my Stella blitz this year but it will come through the library eventually 5y
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Lizpixie
Wintering | Krissy Kneen
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#BookMail Pt7 This is another Aussie author & based story, I ordered a few for #AussieApril but since the backup at Booktopia it‘ll have to be #AussieMay instead! This is set in the Tasmanian wilderness, in a small town on the edge of the forest, Jessica‘s partner disappears. A stranger in the community, she‘s suspicious of a circle of women who‘ve also lost their partners but with strange theories of why. Who was Matthew? And what has he become?

Freespirit I'll be interested to hear your review😊 5y
RadicalReader This cover is stunning love it 5y
Lizpixie @Freespirit I can‘t wait to read it #AussieAprilAndMay @RadicalReader it‘s beautiful isn‘t it. I‘d have loved to get it in hardcover but it wasn‘t in that format. I need rotating shelves that I can put all my #stunningcovers on display instead of spines📕📗📘 5y
RadicalReader @Lizpixie rotating shelves is what all bookworms should have to display their books beauty 5y
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AntoinetteBuchanan
The Scholar | Dervla McTiernan
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Pickpick

Another classy, pacy police procedural from Dervla McTiernan. Not quite as twisty as her first novel, but still a great example of the genre and we are all just a little bit in love with DS Cormack Reilly #aussieapril #AWW2019

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AntoinetteBuchanan
The Place on Dalhousie | Melina Marchetta
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We are back in the inner west and I couldn‘t be happier. #aussieapril #aww2019

CarolynM This one's waiting for me. Are you enjoying it? 5y
AntoinetteBuchanan Yes well enough. A return to Sydney‘s inner West which was my home for many years, so there‘s that. But it is multi-layered and the first chapter is beautiful, almost lyrical. Solid 3.5 stars from me - just haven‘t had time to formulate a reasoned review. I read it through a bought of insomnia last night. (edited) 5y
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ClairesReads
The Lost Man | Jane Harper
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#aussieapril continues (belatedly) with this one I borrowed from my Dad.

erzascarletbookgasm I really liked this! 👍 5y
ClairesReads @erzascarletbookgasm I‘m enjoying it too. I really liked her other books, but I think this might be better than the second one. 5y
AntoinetteBuchanan This is my favourite of all her books 5y
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erzascarletbookgasm My thoughts exactly! 😁 May be her best so far! 5y
Joreads I loved this one as well. She is a great writer 5y
ClairesReads @erzascarletbookgasm @AntoinetteBuchanan I totally agree- easily her best yet 5y
ClairesReads @Joreads absolutely- she‘s great! 5y
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Sue
A Long Way from No Go | Tjanara Goreng Goreng
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Izai.Amorim That‘s really distressing. I didn‘t know about it. 5y
Sue @Izai.Amorim Very distressing! It‘s not something I‘ve seen widely discussed in the mainstream. Owning that fact and talking about it would make it impossible for the government to treat the Indigenous people the way that they do. Much easier to ignore the generations of systematic abuse and trauma and the effects. Both criminal and heart breaking. 5y
Izai.Amorim @Sue I found the fact they have similar symptoms as children of alcoholics very shocking. The suggestion of mixing Western psychotherapy and their own spiritual healing rituals very good. We can only hope that people in power will see the light someday... 5y
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