Sadie’s Wars by Rosemary Noble: bittersweet, and beautifully written

Synopsis An astonishing tale, spanning continents, where truth is stranger than fiction. This historical saga of an extraordinary Australian pioneer family continues into a new generation. Sadie is brought-up amongst the vineyards of the Yarra Valley while her work-obsessed father reaps riches from the boom years before the Great War. With post-war depression looming, Sadie’s… Continue reading Sadie’s Wars by Rosemary Noble: bittersweet, and beautifully written

Book Review: Endangered Eagle by Richard Carl Roth

This book describes itself as ‘a historical novel’. It entwines fact and fiction to create the story behind an attempt to assassinate Charles Lindbergh on a visit to Berlin. It’s been meticulously researched and the author enters into the spirit of the period and place he is portraying, namely 1930s Germany. For example, he uses… Continue reading Book Review: Endangered Eagle by Richard Carl Roth