by Anne Skyvington | May 8, 2016 | Books & Movies, Writing Topics
“My Brilliant Friend” by Elena Ferrante, is a brilliant read, if somewhat elusive at the start. This mirrors the enigmatic aspect of the novelist herself: Who is she? Is part of the draw-card the setting in Naples, that boisterous and “dangerous” city to...
by Anne Skyvington | Apr 25, 2016 | Books & Movies, Writing Topics
Meet the Author, HELEN O’NEILL, in conversation with Suzanne Leal Thursday 21 April 2016 6.30-8pm Waverley Library I attended an interesting conversation in 2016 at the Waverley Library, Bondi Junction, Sydney, between Susanne Leal, journalist and author, and Helen...
by Anne Skyvington | Apr 9, 2016 | Books & Movies, Writing Topics
I’ve just had my review of My Year with Sammy by Libby Sommer published in the Quadrant Magazine under Reviews. The review is entitled “Retrieving A Childhood. I’m chuffed! The Book: MY YEAR WITH SAMMY by Libby Sommer, Published by Ginninderra...
by Anne Skyvington | Feb 20, 2016 | Books & Movies
Harper Lee Source: Sad News: Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird has died aged 89 See book reviews on her most famous book: To Kill a Mockingbird https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2657.To_Kill_a_Mockingbird...
by Anne Skyvington | Dec 28, 2015 | Books & Movies, Writing Topics
Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way(Leo Tolstoy 1878) Tolstoy’s Impact Tolstoy is a philosopher/narrator within his novel Anna Karenina. He invites the reader to philosophize about happiness, as they read the doings, the...
by Anne Skyvington | Aug 7, 2015 | Books & Movies, Writing Topics
Double Madness by Caroline de Costa Published by Margaret River Press, 2015 If you like detective stories and a rollicking good read, with a nice dose of voyeurism thrown in, this first novel by Caroline de Costa, is definitely for you. “Double Madness” is a crime...
