December 2020 Book Group Chat
Saturday, 5th December – 9:30am
We are delighted to have MONICA McINERNEY, author joining us for the December Book Group Chat.
The heartwarming new novel by Australia’s #1 bestselling author.
The highly anticipated new family drama from one of Australia’s most beloved authors.
Eliza Miller grew up in Australia as the only daughter of a troubled young mother, but with the constant support of two watchful godmothers, Olivia and Maxie. Despite her tricky childhood, she always felt loved and secure. Until, just before her eighteenth birthday, a tragic event changed her life.
Thirteen years on, Eliza is deliberately living as safely as possible, avoiding close relationships and devoting herself to her job. Out of the blue, an enticing invitation from one of her godmothers prompts a leap into the unknown.
Within a fortnight, Eliza finds herself in the middle of a complicated family in Edinburgh. There’s no such thing as an ordinary day any more. Yet, amidst the chaos, Eliza begins to blossom. She finds herself not only hopeful about the future, but ready to explore her past, including the biggest mystery of all – who is her father?
Set in Australia, Scotland, Ireland and England, THE GODMOTHERS is a great big hug of a book that will fill your heart to bursting. It is a moving and perceptive story about love, lies, hope and sorrow, about the families we are born into and the families we make for ourselves.
‘A warm, hilarious and hopeful story about family, friendships and secrets…The Godmothers is the ultimate comfort read: delightful and uplifting, with more than a few twists and turns to keep you going. ’Better Reading
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September 2020 Book Group Chat
Saturday, 26th September – 9:30am
We are delighted to have Paula Heelan, photo-journalist and author joining us for the September Book Group Chat.
Paula is an award winning Queensland photo-journalist. She is the author of several books including Australian Midwives, Outback Governesses and An Outback Life, and a contributing writer for Cattlemen in Pearls. Paula regularly writes for magazines and newspapers, including Outback, Graziher and The Guardian. Paula and her husband Peter moved from their cattle property in Central Queensland to Geham, north of Toowoomba. She would love to talk to the group about her writing journey and tips and tricks.
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Upcoming Book Group Chat Dates
- Saturday, 26th September 2020
- Saturday, 31st September 2020
- Saturday, 5th December 2020
The QRRRWN Book Group is led by our Past President, Rosemary Burnett. We are incredibly grateful for Rosemary’s ongoing involvement and enthusiasm in leading the Book Group in 2020. The Book Group is open to all financial members of QRRRWN.
The Book Group was founded in 2019 by Dr Cecily Jensen-Clayton PhD, Frances Miller, Robin McConchie and Rosemary Burnett (originally named The QRRRWN Book Club).
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Background
Since 2019, the QRRRWN Membership Team has run a Book Group that shares reviews of the works of selected authors each month in the E-News. In 2020, we will also commence regular teleconference or on-line chats to discuss that month’s book and the review. We will also trial an email chat group and closed facebook group for QRRRWN members who join the Book Group.
We will send a reminder on the QRRRWN pages about registering for the Book Group teleconference or on-line chat.
Join the Book Group!
If you would like to join the Book Group and are a financial member, please email Megan at eso@qrrrwn.org.au to join. Or become a QRRRWN member to enjoy our member benefits and access to the Book Group here. https://www.qrrrwn.org.au/membership/
Be A Book Reviewer!
We are always looking for new book reviewers. If you are interested and agree with the guidelines below, please let Megan know at eso@qrrrwn.org.au.
Guidelines: book reviewers and approvers of book reviews
Books and their reviews do not need to fulfil on every one of the following points. They are to be used as a guide that align book choices and their reviews with objects of the QRRRWN constitution and recommendations made from contributors listed above.
A recommendation is that book selection and reviews align to at least one of the constitution objects.
Apply these guidelines when:
- selecting a book and reviewing it and
- when approving book reviews.
| Checkpoint | Book review guidelines |
| Title | |
| Author | |
| Place of publication: publisher, date of publication | |
| Number of pages | |
| Depending on the book’s purpose, if the author argues for a particular solution to a public problem, then the review should judge: · whether the author has defined the problem, · identified causes, planned points of attack, · provided necessary background information, · and offered specific solutions. | |
| Indicate the author’s professional expertise | |
| Cover the author’s main points | |
| Describe the kind of evidence the author uses to prove his or her points | |
| Describe how this book relates to other books on the same topic | |
| Critique whether or not the author has the necessary expertise to write the book | |
| Describe how successful/or not you think the author was in carrying out the overall purposes of the book | |
| How does this book create, promote and/or maintain networks amongst QLDs rural, remote and regional women? | |
| Does this book have a personal development or educational theme that could empower QLD’s rural, remote and regional women and their communities? | |
| Does this book raise the profile of QLDs rural, remote and regional women and, if so, in what way? | |
| Does this book create, promote and/or maintain networks between QLD’s rural, remote and regional women and local, state and federal governments, businesses and other organisations? |