Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • The Hero Maker: A Biography of Paul Brickhill

    The Hero Maker: A Biography of Paul Brickhill The Australian behind the legendary stories The Dam Busters, The Great Escape and Reach for the Sky By Stephen Dando-Collins Penguin Random House ISBN 9780857988126 August 29, 2016 Imprint : Vintage Australia RRP: $34.99   As the daughter of a Lancaster wireless operator/air gunner growing up in the…

  • Yong : the journey of an unworthy son – Janeen Brian

    ISBN: 9781925126297 Imprint: WALKER BOOKS AUST Distributor: Harper Collins Distribution Services for Australia and New Zealand August 1, 2016 RRP $16.99 There have been many accounts of the Chinese coming to Australia in the gold rush era both for adults and children but this is the first I have read which explores the history of some of these…

  • Barney and the Secret of the Whales – Jackie French

    ISBN: 9780732299446 ISBN 10: 0732299446 Imprint: HarperCollins – AU On Sale: 01/02/2016 Pages: 144 List Price: 12.99 AUD   Is there any other author who has such a deft hand at bringing Australian history alive for young readers as Jackie French? It appears this much –loved and well-respected writer is unsurpassed in this particular genre (not to mention all her other…

  • Not Your Usual Bushrangers – Peter Macinnis

    Five Mile Press ISBN: 9781760065690 Published: July 2015 Imprint: Echo Publishing RRP: $34.95 Many years ago my dad handed me a copy of Frank Clune’s ‘The Wild Colonial Boys’ saying “You should read this.” – a common occurrence as we shared both a literary taste and an interest in colonial history. From that moment I…