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ICYMI this week's reviews: Braham Dabscheck on Phil Craig's 1945 The Reckoning: War, empire and the struggle for a new world Ann Skea on Jo Harkin's novel The Pretender, set in the aftermath of the Wars of the Roses newtownreviewofbooks.com.au Hachette Australia Books Bloomsbury Australia

"When she went to work for Anthony Bourdain... the flamboyance, the midnight hours, the travel, the mania, became all-consuming and lasted nine years..." Jessica Stewart reviews Laurie Woolever's #memoir Care and Feeding: newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/laurie-wooleve… Affirm Press #Bourdain

"Tesh is just as interested in the art and magic of the teaching profession as she is in the world of demons... a great fantasy book with plenty to say about the real world" Robert Goodman reviews Emily Tesh's novel The Incandescent: newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/emily-tesh-the… Hachette Australia Books

"Despite the complex, interwoven identities and darker themes of prejudice.. a wry, occasionally funny voice works well to brighten the darkness.." Ben Ford Smith reviews Steve MInOn's debut novel First Name, Second Name: newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/steve-minon-fi… UQPBooks #AustLit #QPLAwinner

ICYMI this week's reviews: Jessica Stewart on Laurie Woolever's memoir Care and Feeding Robert Goodman on Emily Tesh's magic-school fantasy for grownups, The Incandescent Ben Ford Smith on Steve MinOn's award-winning debut novel First Name Second Name newtownreviewofbooks.com.au

"a masterful account of a supreme tennis player and the world of tennis that he inhabited." Braham Dabscheck reviews Christopher Clarey's The Warrior: Rafael Nadal and his kingdom of clay: newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/christopher-cl… Hachette Australia Books Christopher Clarey 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 #tennis #RafaelNadal

"Sebba’s history makes compelling reading, recording what must be one of the cruellest uses of an artform of all time." Justine Ettler reviews Anne Sebba The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz: newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/anne-sebba-the… W&N Hachette Australia Books #history

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ICYMI this week's reviews: Braham Dabscheck on Christopher Clarey's The Warrior: Rafael Nadal and his kingdom of clay Justine Ettler on historian Anne Sebba's The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz newtownreviewofbooks.com.au Christopher Clarey 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 Anne Sebba Hachette Australia Books #BookReviews

"full of humour, sly winks to the source material and more than a little quirkiness" Robert Goodman reviews John Wiswell's new novel Wearing the Lion, a fresh take on the labours of Heracles: newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/john-wiswell-w… Hachette Australia Books #fiction #Heracles

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"a beautiful tale about the things we do for love" Amelia Dudley reviews Kell Woods' new historical fantasy Upon A Starlit Tide: newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/kell-woods-upo… Kell Woods HarperVoyagerAU #BookReview

ICYMI this week's reviews: Robert Goodman on John Wiswell's new novel Wearing the Lion, bringing a fresh take to the story of Heracles Amelia Dudley on Kell Woods' historical fantasy Upon A Starlit Tide newtownreviewofbooks.com.au #BookReviews @hachetteaus HarperVoyagerAU

Lyons-Lee's "interweaving of fact and fiction creates a fascinating and enjoyable tale, and offers interesting background to both Fanny’s and Louis’ lives" Ann Skea reviews Belinda Lyons-Lee's novel The Haunting of Mr and Mrs Stevenson: newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/belinda-lyons-… Barry Scott

"From a climate fiction perspective, Salvage is up there with the best of the recent crop of novels." Robert Goodman reviews Jennifer Mills new novel, Salvage: newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/jennifer-mills… @macmillanaus jennifer mills #ClimateFiction #AustLit

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ICYMI this week's reviews: Ann Skea on Belinda Lyons-Lee's new historical novel The Haunting of Mr and Mrs Stevenson Robert Goodman on Jennifer Mills' new speculative fiction Salvage newtownreviewofbooks.com.au Barry Scott Pan Macmillan Aus #BookReviews #AustralianAuthors

"The personal accounts of the nuns and ex-nuns are unusually candid, giving a rare insight into the world of the convent" Suzanne Marks reviews Sarah Gilbert's Unconventional Women:The story of the last Blessed Sacrament Sisters in Australia newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/sarah-gilbert-… Melbourne University Publishing

"The strength of the bonds between these four women is an inspiring demonstration of the power of sisterhood, even in the face of the most terrible oppression." Ann Skea reviews Lynne Olson's The Sisterhood of Ravensbrūck: newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/lynne-olson-th… Scribe Publications #FrenchResistance

ICYMI this week's reviews: two books dealing with very different communities of women: Suzanne Marks on Sarah Gilbert's Unconventional Women Ann Skea on Lynne Olson's The Sisterhood of Ravensbruck newtownreviewofbooks.com.au Melbourne University Publishing Scribe Publications #BookReviews