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Topical in this election year, particularly with the poor quality of political debate in Australia at the moment

In the last few years I've read a number of books about bomber crews in WW2 to gain an appreciation and understanding of my father's war experiences.
Lancaster Men includes anecdotes of a couple of family friends. Reading between the lines has been more revealing than the stories themselves.

The first in the trilogy Berlin Noir this is set in the years leading up to WW2. Kerr paints a vivid picture of Berlin in this time of persecution and power play. Can't wait to read on...

Loss, fear, anger, grief and death. Patrick Ness has charted a young boy's journey dealing with his mother's illness and death. Sensitively written and darkly illustrated.

I am enjoying Power's imagery: "On the air, every word freezes like frosted glass. You can see it from the mouths of every fish packer. Nouns and verbs crystallise as they slip off the tongue, slide from the lips, then splinter and fall to the ground"