Book Review: The Strays by Emily Bitto

In a bid to #ReadTheWorld, this month Babbling Book Club stopped in Australia to read The Strays, a family saga, written by Emily Bitto. From the back cover: On her first day at a new school, Lily befriends one of the daughters of infamous painter Evan Trentham. He and his wife are trying to escape …

Bookish Ramblings: Back to Unbound and my new book pledge…

I'm unbounding again! For those of you unfamiliar with the term 'unbounding,' please see the Dictionary-of-Janel definition below. Please familiarise yourself with the term as I'm sure it's one I will be using many times in the future! unbounding [verb] to pledge and support a book on it's journey to publication for exclusive rewards. The …