A great book, describing Seidel’s experience teaching English to students in Thailand – in a kindergarten! Cultural, frank and real.
Tag Archives: Good read
The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan
A magnificent book of war and love and courage and weakness – a tour through the human experience: its emotions, its hesitancies, its losses
The Echo Chamber by John Boyne
Truly a tale for our social media dominated times, this book is full of satire and humour with a strong end message
Deadly Intents by Laraine Stephens
Early twentieth century Melbourne is a city of dark corners but Reggie da Costa is there to shine an investigative light in this lively book
Sweet Caress by William Boyd
William Boyd delivers again – great story, vividly told, with an engaging and strong female narrator enhanced by “lost” photos
A Gilded Death by Cecelia Tichi
The first book in the series about Val and Roddy DeVere is a great opener, establishing the characters and atmosphere of the Gilded Age
One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle
An unusual book with a strong message about the way you choose to live your life, where the lead character takes a trip to Positano, Italy
Strange Fits of Passion by Anita Shreve
Anita Shreve’s books never fail to be a good, involved read and this story of a woman escaping a life of domestic abuse is real and astute
The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney
A glimpse of the fading days of the dominance of the Hudson’s Bay Company, woven into a gripping tale of murder, lust and individual courage
A Month in the Country by J. L. Carr
A novella about a war veteran, Tom Birkin, uncovering a painting in a church in an English village over a month – a vignette of his life
