Kate Grenville - Restless Dolly Maunder

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WishesPromised · 19/03/2024 14:50

Picked this up from the library not knowing what it was.

I'm half way through and I really love it. I love the story and the writing.

It's been long listed for the Women's Fiction Prize.

Has anyone else read any Kate Grenville they would recommend?

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WishesPromised · 22/03/2024 09:00

@Sparsely I'll look them up, thanks.

@splothersdog that's interesting. I've never read her before but I enjoyed the simplicity in prose and storyline. Will be interesting to see how different her others are.

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splothersdog · 22/03/2024 06:20

I just read Restless Dolly Maunder and thought it was the weakest of her books. I am actually a bit bemused as to how it made the Women's Prize list.
As previous poster said The secret river and others are much more emotionally challenging read but better for it

Sparsely · 20/03/2024 23:28

Secret River and The Lieutenant both amazing reads . Very informative about history of Australia. They are both very dark and brutal. Dolly Maunder looks a bit more easy going.

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