Born in Egypt, brought up in Australia since she was two, Anne Aly named Azza Mahmoud Fawzy El Housseini Ali Al Serougi, always came top of her class. This counter terrorism expert was the first Muslim woman to be elected to Federal Parliament. An inspiring memoir, full of warmth, and revealing what is possible.
Finding My place, written by Anne Aly, or Azza Mahmoud Fawzy Housseini Ali Al Serougi as she was born, is an incredible story of an Australian politician who was born in Egypt. Anne Aly writes from her heart with honesty about her experiences leading up to and including being the first Australian Muslim Woman to Read More …
A woman who is obsessive about her house in a trendy London Street, an irresponsible male who is a twit and two young boys who are reported as always fighting, are the main characters in this novel. We want to know how the story finishes and so keep on reading. The end is surprising and Read More …
This book had me in – hook, line and sinker in the very first chapter! There was an immediate sense of drama on reading about how Fi Lawson, a wife and mother, drives down the street to unknowingly find moving trucks in her driveway. She quickly discovers that her treasured family home is stripped bare Read More …
Bluebottle, by Belinda Castles, is a cleverly crafted book that keeps the reader on the edge of their seat right to the end. Jack, Louisa and Phoebe grew up living by the beach, and what should have been a free and easy childhood was tempered by the unpredictable behaviour of their father, Charlie. Charlie’s mood Read More …
Charlie Bright is larger than life, a schemer with big ideas, the life of the party. He is also unpredictable and even slightly dangerous. He has a long suffering wife and three children – Jack , Lou and Phoebe. The novel mainly takes place at the Bright’s cliff top home that seems to represent the Read More …
You don’t love someone for their looks, their clothes or their fancy car, but because the sing a song only you can hear. Oscar Wilde Rob Fitzgerald is curious about love. Ever since Destry Camberwick walked into the classroom during Maths, Rob has been smitten. Rob’s friend, Andrew, agrees to get close to Destry and Read More …
I had such friends opens with the quote from William Butler Yeats, ‘Think where man’s glory most begins and ends, And say my glory was I had such friends.’ Seventeen-year-old Hamish Day, the protagonist and narrator, doesn’t have many friends. He is short, pale, and weedy – certainly not built for work on the family Read More …
When Elephants Fight is a compelling novel by Sudanese-Australian Majok Tulba and confrontingly told from a child’s voice. The story starts with young Juba, who lives a traditional village life in South Sudan, but the threat of the civil war is always close. Juba’s father died, killed by government forces many years ago and his Read More …
It is 11.34pm on Wednesday the fifteenth of August and Olivia Law is drunk. She is a very successful newsreader who works hard to maintain her perfect exterior but she has just turned forty five and her husband, it seems, has left her. She does something totally out of character that will change her life, Read More …
