This book was both a good historical whodunit, and an insight into the lives of women in Melbourne’s early colonial days. To some degree it was based on the author’s family history which gave it an authenticity that can be lacking in some historical fiction books. Independent Australia doesn’t often offer fiction books for review so the opportunity to read it was a refreshing change from some of the non-fiction tomes I’ve previously put up my hand for, and which I have to hope won’t prove to be too dense, academic or tough to read in what are the tough times we’re already living in. They could get depessing. Sometimes fiction is what’s needed and The Butterfly Women delivered – despite crime novels not being my favourite genre.
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Political controversy continues about building Tasmania's third stadium at Hobart's Macquarie Point, a monument to the AFL that the majority of Tasmanians have consistently said they don't want and which they know is unaffordable at a time when public services are at crisis point. Yes to a team, No to a new stadium.
Seeking a publisher or agent for my book was never going to be easy, and so it is proving to be.
North-west Tasmania's branch of the Fellowship of Australian Writers' latest anthology collection is called 'Strange and Marvellous Things' and it showcases the talent of some lesser-known Tasmanian writers. The cover is the best yet, in my opinion. And some of my (mostly political) poems are included.