Summary

An online bookclub has been meeting for over ten years, but they have never met face to face. Until now…

Adele invites members of her book club to the Blue Mountains, where she is house sitting. Each member has been asked to bring a book that will teach the other members more about her. The women in this club are all at the stage of their lives, when life as they have always known  it, is changing. Each week. as they studied another book, not only did they learn more about the person who chose the book, but they were learning more about themselves.

My Thoughts

I asked myself what book I would choose to teach others more about me. I’m still not sure about that. It was interesting to see the books that were chosen.  I was surprised at each choice, as I did expect the author may have chosen more well known books or best sellers. The books chosen by each character were perfect to help better understand her life and what she was going through at the time.

As a member of two bookclubs, I do enjoy a book about bookclubs, and this one was no exception. I came to love the characters despite their flaws. They seemed very real to me, and by the end of the book, I wanted to know what would come next for each of them.

This is the first book that I’ve read by this author. I will definitely reading her previous books.

Recommendation

“Byrski is by turns turbulent and tender. Her characters are portrayed as warm, funny, flawed heroes and heroines grappling with the cards destiny has dealt them.” – West Australian

“A Month of Sundays demonstrates the capacity of a book to act as a mirror to the soul and an eloquent guide to a more contented future.  Executed with wit and affection, the novel delivers exactly what it promises” – Weekend Australian

My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

About The Author 

Liz Byrski is a writer and broadcaster with more than 40 years experience in the British and Australian media. She is the author of eleven non-fiction books and five novels, and her work has been published in national and international newspapers and magazines.

In the nineties Liz was a broadcaster and executive producer with ABC Radio in Perth and later an advisor to a minister in the Western Australian State Government; she now lectures in Professional and Creative Writing at Curtin University of Technology in Perth, and has PhD in writing with a focus on feminist popular fiction.

Liz was born in London and spent most of her childhood in Sussex. As an only child she spent a lot of time alone, much of it buried in books. She began her working life as a secretary and later moved into journalism working as a reporter on a local newspaper until she took up freelance writing when her children were born. Before moving to Western Australia she also worked as an appeals organiser for Oxfam.

After moving to Perth with her family in 1981 she once again established a freelance career writing for Australian publications including The Australian, Homes and Living, Cosmopolitan and Weekend News.

Liz lives between Perth and Fremantle and in addition to enjoying the company of family and friends, she spends most of her time reading, writing and walking. She has two adult sons and twin grandsons. – Goodreads.com

Recommendations

What book would you choose to teach others more about you? I found this a tough question, and would love to hear about your book choice. I promise to reply to all comments made.

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Published in July 2018, by MacMillan Australia. Paperback 352 pages