Reviewed by Ian Lipke This is a hugely satisfying book that deals with real people in diverse cultures with fairness and honesty. It is the first book to be written by Nicole Sinclair and the first novel published by Margaret River Press. It is surprising that the book is as successful as it is. It
Reviewed by Ian Lipke “She’s alive, breathing, but only just. She’s on her side, hands cable tied behind her and a roll of electrical tape over her mouth,” – she has become caught up in the nightmare of Marlborough Man. And so the lives of those associated with Sergeant Nick Chester dice with danger as
Reviewed by Mike Clarke Gideon Haigh’s Stroke of Genius could be called ‘the book that changed cricket books.’ One of the finest writers on cricket, Gideon Haigh presents Stroke of Genius, not merely a book about Victor Trumper, but rather a definitive history of cricket in Australia that teases out the ramifications of influence
Reviewed by Jill Art critic, novelist, painter and poet – the many facets of John Berger’s life and passions are revealed in Landscapes: John Berger on Art, a selection of his writings. His lifelong passion for art underpins strong opinions. He acknowledges the writers and others who influenced him, and entertains us with episodes from
Reviewed by Ian Lipke Frederic Barbier’s book begins with an introduction into early media revolutions such as the Carolingian and then launches into the major foci of his text. He writes of pre-conditions for a new economy of the media which the book provided, the birth of a market for books, and then launches into
Reviewed by Ian Lipke Thomas M. Wilson has had a long-lasting affair with the south-western parts of Australia, defined loosely as those areas cut-off by a straight line from just south of Geraldton in the north to around Esperance in the south-east. Such an area is equivalent in size to a small European country. There
Reviewed by Jill Looking for intense, sustained mystery? Here it is. Peter May’s Coffin Road is a fitting title for a tale with twists and turns, blind corners and sometimes a dead end. A man washes up on a beach, minus critical parts of his memory, but with enough remaining to find a ‘home’ that
Reviewed by Julie Kearney North Stradbroke Island, affectionately known to many as Straddie or Minjerribah, has been a favourite holiday destination for south-east Queenslanders since the nineteenth century, when it first began attracting boating parties to its shores. Long before that, of course, it was regularly visited by indigenous mainlanders for similar purposes as well