Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe

  • The Fortune Maker – Catherine Norton

    Harper Collins Australia August 2023 The early 20th century pre-Great War was an interesting time, and there were many fads and fashions which likely strike us these days as being quite bizarre. Certainly there were interests which we could or would consider quite normal such as the growing enthusiasm for motorcars, bicycling, and a fondness…

  • When the War Came Home – Lesley Parr

    Bloomsbury Australia March 2022 ISBN: 9781526621009 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing. Imprint: Bloomsbury Children’s Books RRP: $14.99 A year ago I reviewed my first Lesley Parr historical fiction and absolutely loved it – I book-talked it for weeks afterwards to my kiddos, many of whom also enjoyed it hugely. So I was most excited to receive this…