#AusReadingMonth: The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood

November 29, 202018 Comments

This book has been on my list since it won the Stella Prize in 2016, and thanks to AusReading Month--hosted by Brona@BronasBooks--I finally read it. The Natural Way of Things was inspired by a documentary the author watched about The Hay Institution for Girls: ten women were taken there and brutalized for being the "ten … Continue reading #AusReadingMonth: The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood

All The Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld

October 14, 201424 Comments

Jake Whyte is a young woman working alone on a sheep farm, keeping to herself, harbouring a secretive past, and feeling terrified all the time. I'm not even sure if she knows what she's afraid of, besides her past coming back to haunt her, or of getting too close to another human being. But, … Continue reading All The Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld