Review: White Beech by Germaine Greer

Germaine Greer writes that restoring the land is her proudest achievement.

Review: Song Of The Crocodile by Nardi Simpson

Another unpredictable and unsettling novel from the latest flourishing of Aboriginal writing.

Review: The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr.

A tremendously rewarding novel about love in the cruellest of places.

Review: Crow by Ted Hughes

A fascinating and ugly collection of poetry.

Review: Sea People by Christina Thompson

A riveting and passionate tale of intellectual inquiry into the origins of Polynesia.

Review: The Light Years by Elizabeth Jane Howard

The Light Years is the perfect novel for a society sleep-walking towards disaster.

Review: The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste

An ambitious novel about war and memory.

Review: Fifth Sun by Camilla Townsend

The Fifth Sun is a fascinating, scholarly and moving portrayal of a people surviving colonisation.

Review: Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

A tale of despair, illness and poverty that captures the swooping highs and devastating lows of life.

Review: The Portrait Of A Lady by Henry James

A novel that does what it says, painting a portrait of an ambitious and charming young woman as she seeks to experience all life has to offer.