And here it is!! I had only 3 of these on my ‘love’ list – being ‘The Rest of Our Lives’ and ‘The Land in Winter’, along with ‘the Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny’ (chosen because I want to read it). But of my predicted list – I had 4, missing only ‘Flashlight‘ and I […]| Yarra Book Club
The Short List of the Booker Prize is due to be announced on 23 September 2025. I would have loved to have read more of the books prior to the announcement, but it was not to be. I have read 7 of the books and my friend Ian has read 10. These are our thoughts […]| Yarra Book Club
This is the book for our Rose Book Club this month and due to my hiatus it has been a last minute read! And because I have borrowed the book from my friend Ian, we only have one copy and both Phil …| Yarra Book Club
Apologies – almost a 2 week hiatus! I wish I could say it was just a break from blogging and that I had crammed in the reading, but, no, it was the other way around. I got home from France an…| Yarra Book Club
One of our amazing Rose Book Club participants suggested this book in April for our book club to read, but it didn’t get the votes. But now it is on the long list, I have the opportunity to r…| Yarra Book Club
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It is here! Love Forms by Claire Adam (Faber) – 304 pages – 9 June (UK) 23 Sep (AU) The South by Tash Aw (4th Estate) – 288 pages – out now Universality …| Yarra Book Club
