Category Archives: Adrian Hyland (Aus)

Kinglake-350 by Adrian Hyland

Posted on July 30, 2011 by bernadetteinoz

Regular readers of this blog will know I am rather taken with the writings of Adrian Hyland. His two novels set in central Australia, Diamond Dove and Gunshot Road, are both among my favourites of the past few years. But … Continue reading →

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Books of the Month – July 2010

Posted on August 1, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

That was Then July was a month of reading highs and lows for me. Undoubtedly my favourite book for the month (and the year so far) was Adrian Hyland’s Gunshot Road. I know I have become a bit of a broken … Continue reading →

Posted in Adrian Hyland (Aus), books of the month, Camilla Lackberg, Deon Meyer, Domingo Villar, Henning Mankell, Ian Rankin, Teresa Solana | 15 Comments

The good, the bad and the ugly of reading slumps

Posted on July 21, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

The good (great even) I loved Adrian Hyland’s Gunshot Road and feel very privileged to have read it. I have already told you all to read it but it warrants repeating. Read it. Now. All of you. Yes even you … Continue reading →

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Aussie Authors Aced

Posted on July 16, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

I know the title doesn’t mean much but I had a yen for alliteration. What it means is that I have finished the highest possible level of the Aussie Author Challenge (8 books by Aussie Authors during 2010). And it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Adrian Hyland (Aus), Aussie Authors Challenge 2010, Brian Kavanagh (Aus), Colleen McCullough (Aus), Kathryn Fox (Aus), Leah Giarratano (Aus), list, Malla Nunn (Aus), memes and challenges, Michael Robotham (Aus), P D Martin (Aus) | 4 Comments

Review: Gunshot Road by Adrian Hyland

Posted on July 15, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

I try quite hard to have no expectations of the books I read. Even if I have enjoyed an author’s work before there is no guarantee I will do so the next time and sometimes I disagree with even my … Continue reading →

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Books of the Month – June 2010

Posted on July 2, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

That Was Then I only finished 11 books in June and formally consigned one to the DNF pile. It’s hard to pick my favourite book for the month as both Blacklands by Belinda Bauer and The Darkest Room by Johan … Continue reading →

Posted in Adrian Hyland (Aus), Andrea Camilleri, Bateman, Belinda Bauer, books of the month, Deon Meyer, Elly Griffiths, Johan Theorin, John Hart, Leah Giarratano (Aus), Linda Castillo, Mario Vargas Llosa, Rob Kitchin, Stuart Neville | 13 Comments

2009 – The Favourites

Posted on January 2, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

I don’t rely entirely on my ratings for including a book into my favourite reads of the year. There’s also an indefinable ‘something-about-it-stuck-in-my-head-long-after-finishing’ quality that comes into play and that element is unknown when I give my rating (which I … Continue reading →

Posted in Adrian Hyland (Aus), books of the year, Colin Cotterill, Denise Mina, Johan Theorin, Karin Alvtegen, list, Malla Nunn (Aus), Matt Beynon Rees, Reginald Hill, Stieg Larsson, Tom Rob Smith | 7 Comments

Review: Diamond Dove by Adrian Hyland

Posted on April 14, 2009 by bernadetteinoz

Title: Diamond Dove (alternative title Moonlight Downs) Author:Adrian Hyland Publisher: Text Publishing [originally published 2006, this edition 2007] ISBN: 978-1-921145-92-6 No. of Pages: 322 In her mid-20’s and after travelling around the world Emily Tempest goes back to the place … Continue reading →

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