Posts By Jan Kershaw
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1.6KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Prince and the Witch and the Thief and the Bears, by Alastair Chisholm
A picture book for ages 3+ about young Jamie, who wants a made-up bedtime story from his dad with a prince, a...
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1.5KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: I Am Never Bored: The Best Ever Craft and Activity Book for Kids, by Sarah Devos
A fun, practical book of 100 craft ideas for kids to do when they've got nothing else to do. Ideal for the...
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1.1KEntertainmentTheatre Review: Cinderella in Pantomime
Venture Theatre Company presents a fun evening of pantomime with their latest production of Cinderella
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1.3KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Passion, Wit and Politics, by Elise Lauber-Sparre
An historical biography of two 18th Century female writers, Frances (Fanny) Burney and Anne Louise Germaine Necker, also known as Mme de...
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1.6KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Storm Keeper’s Island, by Catherine Doyle
Fionn and his older sister, Tara, are sent to stay with their grandfather for the summer on Arranmore Island. He is the...
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2.9KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Napoleon’s Australia, by Terry Smyth
In 1814, a French armada set sail for New South Wales. The armada’s mission was the invasion of Sydney, and its inspiration...
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2.1KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Children of the Dragon 1: The Relic of the Blue Dragon, by Rebecca Lim
Harley Spark is a normal 13-year-old boy until he has an overwhelming urge to pick up and take home a Chinese vase....
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1.4KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Murder Mile, by Lynda La Plante
Four brutal murders, a city living in fear, a killer on the streets...Prime Suspect's Jane Tennison returns in the 4th book in...
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1.1KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Wild Imaginings, by Catherine Rayner
Catherine Rayner, a life member of the Brontë Society, has combined facts with imagined incidents and dialogue to produce a detailed picture...
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979Books & LiteratureBook Review: Conan Doyle for the Defence, by Margarlit Fox
A well-researched true story of how Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, famous as the creator of Sherlock Holmes, fought tirelessly to right a...
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2.4KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Anzac Biscuits, by Allison Reynolds
A fascinating culinary history of one of Australia’s iconic foods, taking us around Australia, New Zealand and England, through recipe books, family...
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1.3KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: In the Land of the Magic Pudding, edited by Barbara Santich
A wonderful collection of poetry and prose from books, letters and journals along with magazine and newspaper articles on the history of...
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1.1KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Immeasurable World, by William Atkins
More than a travel book, Atkins provides details of religious history and doctrines, geography, art, environmental issues and the politics of the...
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2.4KArtsTheatre Review: The Phantom of the Opera
The G & S Society of SA are presenting the classic Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, "Phantom of the Opera"
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2.3KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Hell Ship, by Michael Veitch
The moving and compelling true story of the clipper ship Ticonderoga, struck by plague as it was bringing immigrants to Australia in...
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1.6KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The True Colour of the Sea, by Robert Drewe
This is a collection of 11 short stories set on, by, or near the sea, using it as a metaphor for dark...
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1.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Imperial Twilight, by Stephen R Platt
The definitive history of the Opium War between Britain and China in the nineteenth century, by an award-winning historian.
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2.3KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Sonam and the Silence, by Eddie Ayres
Sonam is a young girl, growing up in Taliban-controlled Kabul, Afghanistan, where music is banned. Then one day, she hears an amazing...
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2.1KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: HerStory: 50 Women and Girls Who Shook the World, by Katherine Halligan
A celebration of contemporary and historical women and girls, told through information, maps, quotes and photographs, bringing their achievements into the limelight...
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3.5KArtsTheatre Review: The Man from Earth
Director Robert Kimber has said the theme of the play can be encapsulated in the idea of ‘moving on’ but at the...
