Waiting In The Wings

Last updated 22 April 2024      

      My waiting in the wings book list, from good reviews, a synopsis that caught my eye, recommended by someone whose opinion I respect, or I've enjoyed another from the same author. None of which is a guarantee, but you have to start somewhere. I know I'll never get to them all, and I keep adding more than I read anyway.

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    (5* Adv) = stars given in Advertiser review
    (SS) = short stories

"The Zoo" - Christopher Wilson

"Lamb: The Gospel According To Biff" - Christopher Moore

"A Map Of Glass" - Jane Urquhart

"Every Move You Make" - David Malouf

"A Spot Of Bother" - Mark Haddon

"Best Aust Short Stories 2006" - Ed Robert Dawe

"Carry Me Down" - M J Hyland

"Slow Water" - Annamarie Jagose

"Beaten By A Blow" - Dennis McIntosh

"Goldie" - Bill Marsh

"Pasteur's Gambit" - Stephen Dando-Collins

"The Minutes Of The Lazarus Club" - Tony Pollard

"Giving Up The Ghost" - Hilary Mantel

"Grace And Truth - Jennifer Johnston

"Zenna Dare" - Rosanne Hawke

"The Fern Tattoo" - David Brooks

"Surrender" - Sonya Hartnett

"This Is How" - M J Hyland

"Jasper Jones" - Craig Silvey

"The River Baptists" - Belinda Castles

"Run" - Ann Patchett

"Don't Call Me Ishmael!" - Michael Gerard Bauer

"To The Bright Edge Of The World" - Eowyn Ivey

"The Pleasures And Sorrows Of Work" - Alain de Botton

"The Angel's Cut" - Elizabeth Knox

"The Dirty Beat" - Venero Armanno

"The End Of The Alphabet" - C S Richardson

"The Home Crowd" - Graham Kershaw

“A Keeper” – Graham Norton

“Grace” – Phil Lynch

“The Unexpected Education Of Emily Dean” – Mira Robinson

“Exploded View” – Carrie Tiffany

“Restless Souls” – Dan Sheehan

“Dreams They Forgot” – Emma Ashmere

“Bluebird” – Malcolm Knox

“Broken Rules (And Other Stories)” – Barry Lee Thompson

“May Flies” – Andrew O’Hagen

“The Liars Dictionary” – Eley Williams

“Here Is The Beehive” – Sarah Crossan (5* Adv)

“The Silence” – Don DeLillo

“The Midnight Library” – Matt Haig

“Last One At The Party” – Bethany Clift

“A Million Things” – Emily Spurr (5* Adv)

“Male Tears” – Bemnjamin Myers (SS) (5* Adv)

“Freckles” – Cecelia Ahern (Irish) (4* Adv)

“Cooper Not Out” – Justin Smith (5* Adv)

“The Books Of Jacob” – Olga Tokarczuk (5* Adv)

“A Solitary Walk On The Moon” – Hilda Hinton (4* Adv)

“Dinner With The Schnabels” – Toni Jordan (4* Adv)

“Brunswick Street Blues” – Sally Bothroyd (4* Adv)

“The Improbably Life Of Ricky Bird” – Diane Connell (4* Adv)

“Here Goes Nothing” – Steve Stoltz (5* Adv)

“the Perfect Golden Circle” – Benjamin Myers (4* Adv)

“The Family String” – Denise Picton (4* Adv)

“Bootstrap” – Georgina Young (3.5* Adv)

“Willowman” – Inga Simpson (5* Adv) (Cricket)

“The Romantic” – William Boyd (4) (Hist novel)

“I’ll Leave You With This” – Kylie Ladd (5)

“The Redgum River Retreat” – Sandie Docker (5) (Aust)

“A Better Place” – Stephen Daisley ((5) (NZ WWI)

“The Secrets Of The Huon Wren” – Claire Van Ryn (5)

“The Librarianist” – Patrick Dervitt (4)

“The Girl From Londro” – Olivier Spooner (4)

“The Alternatives” – Caoilinn Hughes (5) (Irish)

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