Monthly Archive for: ‘March, 2015’

Don’t Hit Me! de Largie on Domestic Violence Packs a Disturbing Punch

Vanessa de Largie was 22 in 2000 when she arrived in Melbourne to pursue her acting career. Her bright hopes were bruised at the hands of her partner — a violent and unstable man, whose weapons included his fists and psychological manipulation. More than a decade on, de Largie is a successful actress and author, whose

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Follow the fire … Craig’s Panthers is hot

It’s inevitable that author Jen Craig will be asked questions about the weight loss company that bears her name. Especially since the protagonist of her new novella Panthers and the Museum of Fire is called Jenny Craig and in the grip of anorexia at the time the diet company was launched. The topic was aired,

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A world of book love shared on Facebook

While you are waiting for the next review to arrive on this blog, get on over to A Bigger Brighter World’s Facebook page to keep feeling the love we have for the world of books. There you’ll find longlists and shortlists, announcements of prize winners, posts about the evolution of reading technologies and people wasting

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