A though-provoking, engrossing novel… Phillips spins a briskly paced, keenly observed story in which a broken, abusive marriage impacts a child’s life in devastating ways. Set in Rhodesia, Zimbabwe and Australia, Jenny Phillips’s narrative of young Jessie’s life over… Read More ›
Women’s fiction
The Sum of All Things by Nicole Brooks
Evocative and intense… Brooks scores another win with this moving novel that examines the gender dynamics that have played across the world for centuries. Wren, a homeless addict and a broken woman, has talked to ghosts all her life…. Read More ›
Just Because We Can by Nicole Brooks
A moving debut… Nicole Brooks makes her debut with a moving story of love and ever-changing family dynamics filled with spiritual and emotional healing. After a string of failed IVFs and with onset of anxiety-laden panic attacks, Dale decides… Read More ›
Cake: a novel by Nicole Brooks
Enthralling, genuinely absorbing … With its interesting premise, vivid prose, and moving characters, Brooks’ highly engrossing story resonates deeply in today’s progressive world. Ambitious and determined Keely has nothing in common with meek, compliant Michelle. But when the two women’s worlds… Read More ›