What makes historical fiction worth reading for me is the exploration of universal ''truths". Fortunately, Robyn Cadwallader's second novel, Book of colours, does this, albeit I wish that some of the universals - gender inequity, class (meaning social and economic inequity), and fear of foreigners - were no longer universal! The book explores other more general universals, … Continue reading Robyn Cadwallader, Book of colours (#BookReview)
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Robyn Cadwallader in conversation with Catherine Milne
It's some time since I last attended an author event, not because there haven't been any but because they've clashed with other commitments. I mean, why do organisations choose the same day of the week for events, like, say, Thursdays? Why don't they get together and agree to share them across all the week days? … Continue reading Robyn Cadwallader in conversation with Catherine Milne
Festival Muse: Question time – Robyn Cadwallader with Irma Gold
Cadwallader (L) and Gold in the Muse bookshop Introducing the first event of their Sunday afternoon program, Dan, co-owner of Muse, commented on a peculiarity of Canberra: when they offer sessions on politics or history, they are packed out, but when the focus is fiction, the events are more intimate. Fine by me! I love small, … Continue reading Festival Muse: Question time – Robyn Cadwallader with Irma Gold
Delicious descriptions: Robyn Cadwallader’s voices
In my recent review of Robyn Cadwallader's The anchoress, I included very few quotes or excerpts to show her writing. Somehow my post ended up in other directions. But, she had some wonderful ways of describing the world she created, and I'd like to share one aspect to demonstrate this. Locked away in her cell, … Continue reading Delicious descriptions: Robyn Cadwallader’s voices
Robyn Cadwallader, The anchoress (Review)
Let me start by saying that I'm not a big reader of historical fiction, and particularly not of non-Australian historical fiction, so to read a novel set in mediaeval times is quite a departure for me. However, I did want to read Robyn Cadwallader's The anchoress for a number of reasons. Not only is Cadwallader an … Continue reading Robyn Cadwallader, The anchoress (Review)
Whispering Gums 