Tag Archives: Annette Trevitt

My Best Books for 2024

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I did away with ‘top tens’ a few years ago, and instead I finish the reading year with a recap of the books that are still speaking to me (less about four and five-star ratings, more about what has stuck). Continue reading →

Nonfiction November 2024 – Book Pairings

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It’s Week 3 of Nonfiction November, this week hosted by Liz at Adventures in Reading, Running and Working From Home. The task? Pair up a nonfiction book with a fiction title. This is my absolute favourite #NFN exercise.

What happens when a whale dies? Soundings by Doreen Cunningham and Whale Fall by Elizabeth O’Connor.

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I Had a Father in Karratha by Annette Trevitt

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Two things I never expected when I started I Had a Father in Karratha by Annette Trevitt –

1. That the very last line of a book would make me burst into tears (especially having not cried prior to that)
2. That a memoir about being the executor of a will would be one of the best books I’ve read this year (and will most certainly be in my favourites for 2024). Continue reading →