Suzie Eisfelder

It feels time for an update. The photo is of my Read Pile. It started a few years ago when I found I wasn’t reviewing books or magazines as I finished them. This may or may not have coincided with me studying VCE....

Last year we had the opportunity to visit Shanghai, it was long before the virus. I had mixed feelings about it but ended up enjoying myself. With my allergies and a language and alphabet that was very unfamiliar to me I felt justified in...

A Universe of Sufficient Size by Miriam Sved Published by Picador Australia on March 26th 2019 Pages: 320 Goodreads 'A fascinating, compelling, beautifully written novel.' Liane Moriarty 'Miriam Sved has woven three generations and two periods of history into a page-turning, emotional rollercoaster to remind us all...

We Need to Talk About Mum Dad: A practical guide to parenting our ageing parents by Jean Kittson Published by Macmillan Australia on March 10th 2020 Goodreads Everything you need to know about supporting ageing parents, from author and comedian Jean Kittson. This warm and witty practical guide...

The Secrets of Filming Swallows & Amazons (1974) by Sophie Neville Published by Smashwords Edition on November 13th 2013 Goodreads Second edition, revised and updated 2016. In 1973, Sophie Neville was cast as Titty alongside Suzanna Hamilton and Virginia McKenna in the EMI/Theatre Projects movie of 'Swallows &...

You're Not You by Michelle Wildgen Published by Picador USA on July 24th 2007 Pages: 274 Goodreads Now A major motion picture directed by George C. Wolfe, produced by Denise Di Novi and starring Hilary Swank, Josh Duhamel and Emmy Rossum Bec is adrift. It's the summer before her...

Darien, Shiang, The Sword Saint   by C.F. Iggulden Goodreads   I picked up these books through my local group on Facebook. It’s a lovely, friendly group. The admin really work hard to keep the aggro to a minimum. Someone offered them and I needed Book 1 in...

Something I used to do in the dim, dark past i.e. before I started studying at university, was to write an occasional article about what was happening in the book industry. I’ve had a couple of interesting things come across my desk recently so...

Writing James Gong: The Big Hit Publisher: Hybrid Publishers Distributor: New Holland RRP $16.95 ISBN: 978-1-925736-44-1 Paul Collins has supplied me with a few words talking about his new book James Gong: The Big Hit. I always a guest writer. Over to you, Paul… I originally got the idea for...