VISIT ISSUE 11 Just reading the blurb about Robyn Mundy is like reading an adventure story. Her first novel, The Nature of Ice, was shaped by winters and summers spent in Antarctica. Her second novel, Wildlight, is set on an island that is home to Australia’s loneliest lighthouse. Cold Coast is influenced by working for […]
VISIT ISSUE #10 Marie de France is considered to be that country’s first female poet. Who she actually was is still hotly disputed. Because of her level of literacy, most agree she was a noblewoman. Some believe she was an illegitimate child of one of the Plantagenents. Some believe she was one of Queen Eleanor […]
VISIT ISSUE 9 The Light Perpetual, authored by Francis Spufford, and published by Faber, was shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize. In the movie Sliding Doors, viewers watch the life of the protagonist play out according to two scenarios. Missing or catching a train leads to heartache or happiness. The Light Perpetual uses a similar […]
Visit Issue 8 I love the retelling of ancient myths if done well. As a result, I am a fan of Madeline Miller’s novels Circe and The Song of Achilles, and I listen again and again to Stephen Fry’s podcasts ‘Mythos’, ‘Heroes’ and ‘Troy’. It was just a matter of time before I picked up […]
Klara and the Sun is the eighth novel for the Nobel Prize-winning British writer Kazuo Ishiguro. It was published in March 2021 and is on this year’s Booker Prize long list, an award he won in 1989 for his novel, The Remains of the Day. Two of his novels have been developed into successful movies […]
M. John Harrison is a science fiction writer. Light was first published in 2002. Winner of many awards, The Guardian ranked it #91 in its list of the 100 best books of the C21.
It’s no wonder there are four authors, given the amount of research conducted in support of this book. There are great “love stories,” otherwise known as case studies on business, but for the purpose of being brief, I’m going to give you an outline of the three most important chapters. Let’s get straight to the […]
VISIT ISSUE 5 There’s something of a recent trend for writers to take back mythological, and sometimes historical women figures to rewrite them as strong women who survive and even thrive in a man’s world. Madeline Miller’s Circe is one of my favourites. Her protagonist is no longer the wicked witch who seduces the hero […]
Author Steve McKee, as president of McKee Wallwork & Company, specialises in revitalising stalled, stuck or stale brands. Full of wisdom from experiential learnings, he manages to make the book an easy and thought-provoking read. The book is broken up into five main concepts. WHO It is true that we can be so enthusiastic about […]
Six Learnings from The Art of Non-Conformity I heard about this book many moons ago at a networking event. A vibrant and self-proclaimed successful young man announced that this reading changed his life. I don’t profess to remember the entrepreneur, but the book title stayed with me, and on his recommendation, I consequently purchased it. […]