Archive for September, 2010

A good dose of obsession fuels thriller

September 18, 2010
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A good dose of obsession fuels thriller

Captured, by Neil Cross (Simon & Schuster, RRP $39): With a diagnosis of malignant brain cancer and just a few weeks to live, Kenny Drummond thinks back over his life and decides to put things right with the people he believes he has let down over the years. His main focus goes back 30...

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When the cat’s away …

September 5, 2010
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When the cat’s away …

Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation and GPS Technology, by Caroline Paul, illustrated by Wendy MacNaughton (Bloomsbury, RRP $29) Author Caroline Paul has drawn on the real-life experience of having her moggy companion Tibula, also known as Tibby, go walkabout to produce a cute and quirky tale. Incidentally, Tibby’s feline sibling is named...

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