A coming-of-age tale which is an intense read, following fifteen year old Rick as he navigates a teendom strewn with diversions and upsets
Category Archives: ARC
The Bridge of Little Jeremy by Indrajit Garai
A gentle, charming book about a boy, his dog, his mum and a painting, set in Paris.
Catatonia by Steve Crane
An interesting novel philosophically speaking which is thought-provoking but, at times, challenging to read
Nemesis by Tyler Michael
Nemesis is the perfect holiday read for the thriller lover – action-filled, fast-paced and written with clear direction and awareness.
Montpelier Tomorrow by Marylee MacDonald
A novel centred around a family coming to terms with a diagnosis of ALS and what this will mean for them all, not just the person suffering
Hiking Haiku by Theolonious Pasatiempo
Hiking Haiku – no mystery here; a simple book of beautifully presented poems about the joys of being outdoors and hiking
The Self-Working Trick and Other Stories by John Gaspard
Follow Eli Marks – magician, problem solver and amateur detective – in this lively book of well plotted and written short murder stories
Missing 85 Days by Randy Haglund
A story of a man who finds himself adrift without knowledge of his past told alongside that of the family desperately searching for him
Land of the Blue Mist by Susan Mallgrave
The story of Aster Sweetwater, a girl between two cultural worlds – Cherokee and Jackson’s USA – and her search for a place for her people
Kindergarten at 60 by Dian Seidel
A great book, describing Seidel’s experience teaching English to students in Thailand – in a kindergarten! Cultural, frank and real.