I was delighted earlier this week when my first book review of the year was published on the Newtown Review of Books. This website does a great service to Australia's book industry and it is a pleasure to be edited by the founders of the website, Jean Bedford and Linda Funnell I reviewed Jane Gleeson-White’s latest book, Six Capitals: The revolution capitalism had to have – or … [Read more...] about Wisps of Change in Global Business?
Australian Women Writers Challenge
The Power of Bones by Keelen Mailman
“I chose survival” says Keelen Mailman in her memoir, The Power of Bones. Powerful, painful and memorable, The Power of Bones lays bare the struggles and achievements of Aboriginal life in Australia during the late twentieth century and more recently. Mailman is an Aboriginal woman from south-west Queensland near Charleville. She had a hard childhood and a poor education but … [Read more...] about The Power of Bones by Keelen Mailman
Review: Boy, Lost
Anyone who researches their family history of the twentieth century is inevitably confronted by a wall of silence about something or other. These secrets are often about events that occurred before we were born and now that the holders of those secrets are dying the story of these tragedies becomes even more difficult to retrieve. Kristina Olsson and her family have done the … [Read more...] about Review: Boy, Lost
Review: Broken Nation
Australia now has a comprehensive history of World War I. In one book, historian, Joan Beaumont gives an overview of the battles, the home front, diplomacy and memory of Australians at war. Written for the general reader, Broken Nation is a reference that family historians, students and anyone who is interested in war history would find a useful addition to their … [Read more...] about Review: Broken Nation
Reading in 2013: some reflections
During 2013 I participated in the Australian Women Writers' Challenge. This Challenge encourages people to read and review books written by Australian women. It is a response to the lack of attention women writers receive from major reviewing publications both in Australia and elsewhere in the western world. I like the fact that instead of whinging about yet another example of … [Read more...] about Reading in 2013: some reflections