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Alice Feeney’s My Husband’s Wife quietly dissects psychological identity: how dual timelines reveal memory as selective, marriage as a shifting pact. No grand drama, just human fragility. In Australia, where so many live far from origins, it resonates—reminding us identity isn’t fixed, but rebuilt daily through small acts of recognition and care. A subtle, wise thriller for reflective nights.

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A Restless Truth by Freya Marske -a review

A Restless Truth by Freya Marske -a review

A Restless Truth (The Last Binding #2) by Freya Marske Knives Out meets The Binding in this historical romp full of magic, romance and adventure. Maud Blyth has always longed for adventure. She’d hoped for plenty of it when she agreed to help her beloved older brother unravel a magical conspiracy. She even volunteered to serve as an old lady’s companion on an ocean liner. But Maud didn’t expect…

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[ktienh]

🌞 Happy Long Weekend! What a beaut of a weather so male sure you go out & soak it up. It's good for your soul (as well as your body) 😘 📗 T, a novel ✒️ Alan Fyfe 💊💊🍸 I knew from the start that this wasn't my cup of tea but I gave it a go anyway. I did finish as it was tolerable and I wanted to know the end; of there's a twist. Unfortunately for me, this was a rather weird and, I felt, stagnant plot. I'm afraid I've completely missed the point of the novel 😅 Thanks anyway @transitloungepublishing for gifting me a copy of this book. Thoughts are mine own. #tanovel #alanfyfe #literature #Aussiereads #aussieauthors #aussiefiction #australianauthors #ausbookstagramer #Ausbookstagram #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #booksandvodka #booksandvases https://www.instagram.com/p/CjO8RUrPmUQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ktienh]

💬 "... what is true and what is thought to be true can run side by side, not meeting, staying just ahead of the creeping shadow... But sometimes the silence can be pitiless..." 📚 The Book Stack - September BOM 📘 The Proxy Bride ✒️ Zoe Boccabella 🌶 D.N.F 🌶 Disclaimer: due completely to personal preference I'm keen to find out more about proxy brides back in the days so I thought this will be an interesting read. I was actually enjoying it quite a lot until [around p130] where it transpires that... ****SPOILER**** ****SPOILER**** ****SPOILER**** ****SPOILER**** the characters who fell in [insta] love with each other are married to others... 😒 I'm on holidays and am not keen to explore this one any further so gave it to my friend to read. I believe it's in good hands 🤗 Thank you The Book Stack (bookclub on Facebook) for gifting me a copy of this book. Sorry I just couldn't love it 😔 #theproxybride #zoeboccabella #historicalfiction #aussiereads #aussieauthors #australianwomenwriters #womenslit #dualtime #intergenerational #booksandflowers #booksandteacups #booksofinstagram #TheBookStack #bookstagram #ausbookstagramer #ausbookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CjHjfoYLROT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ktienh]

❓️ How's your staying power with long book serials? It's rather dismal for me... usually 5 or 6 and then I slacked off however this is one of those I've been hanging on to 😜 📕 Wrongfully Infused ✒️ H.Y. Hanna Book 11 is the series so yes, I've invested a lot of time and many many emotions. Unfortunately, while the MC stays true to her character, I feel the other more entertaining characters (the four old biddies) weren't featured as large as previous books. Also, what was that ending?! I. MUST. PROTEST!! I'm so absolutely devastated. Ok if such conflict is introduced at the beginning and somewhat tackled throughout but to end with that is just cruel 😭💔 #bookretreatbingo #wrongfullyinfused #OxfordTearoomMysteries #hyhanna #Aussiereads #australianauthors #australianwomenwriters #aussieauthors #cozymystery #litcelebrasian #pocauthor https://www.instagram.com/p/CirkMxqLeO-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The Carnival is Over by Greg Woodland -a review

The Carnival is Over by Greg Woodland -a review

The Carnival is Over (Mick Goodenough #2) by Greg Woodland 1971—Hal is seventeen, with dreams of escaping from Moorabool to a life in the city. But right now he’s on a good behaviour bond and stuck in a job he hates, paying off the car he ‘borrowed’ and crashed. Hal’s packing-room job makes him a target for workplace bullies and the friendship of the older, more worldly Christine is all that…

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All That's Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien -a review

All That’s Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien -a review

All That’s Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien There were a dozen witnesses to Denny Tran’s brutal murder in a busy Sydney restaurant. So how come no one saw anything? ‘Just let him go.’ Those are words Ky Tran will forever regret. The words she spoke when her parents called to ask if they should let her younger brother Denny out to celebrate his high school graduation. That night in 1996, Denny –…

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The Opal Miner's Daughter by Fiona McArthur -a review

The Opal Miner’s Daughter by Fiona McArthur -a review

The Opal Miner’s Daughter by Fiona McArthur Obstetrician Riley Brand leaves the city behind to go in search of her mother, who’s taken leave from her marriage to pursue a passion for opal mining in the dry backblocks of an old mining town. Accepting a short-term posting as a fertility expert in Lightning Ridge, Riley plans to assist women pursue their baby dreams in remote and regional areas,…

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