2014 – My Year in Books
It’s that time of year when the blogosphere, literary journals and newspapers are full of lists of best books of 2014. So, for what it’s worth, here’s a list of (almost) everything I’ve read this year for pleasure. The comments are simply whatever small note I made (or didn’t make) in my reading journal. I…
This House of Grief by Helen Garner
On the evening of Father’s Day 2005 Robert Farquharson drove his car into a deep dam. Farquharson emerged physically unscathed. His three sons (aged 10, 7 and 2) all drowned. This House of Grief is Helen Garner’s attempt to explain that event, through the prism of Farquharson’s subsequent murder trial. Garner’s prose is as clear…