Bone by Bone, Tony Johnston

4 thumbs up

Nine-year-old David can’t understand why his father won’t let his best friend Malcolm into the house because he’s black. Set in Tennessee in the 1950s during a time of racial intolerance, Tony Johnston’s novel draws on her own childhood memories to reveal a story of friendship attempting to survive in the territory of the Klu Klux Klan.



The Quakers, Rachel Hennessy

5 thumbs up

Fascinating account of Hennessey’s fictionalised version of her schoolmate Anu Singh, who in real-life murdered her boyfriend and became the subject of Helen Garner’s Joe Cinque’s Consolation. In this tale, Narinda is a beautiful young woman who draws men and women to her with fatal consequences. Recommended.

Word of Honor, Radclyffe

4 thumbs up

This seventh title in the Honor series sees first daughter Blair Powell and her lover, newly appointed deputy director of the Homeland Security Office Cameron Roberts, escape to a ski chalet after a harrowing attack by members of a domestic terrorism organisation. A fast-paced lesbian romance from this renowned author. Available from eevolution.com.au.

Justine Henin, Mark Ryan

3 thumbs up

Sports journalist Mark Ryan has compiled his indepth knowledge of the Henin family in this biography of one of tennis’s great champions. Interviews with the Henin family reveal details of Justine’s many personal tragedies as well as her well-publicised feud with some members of the family.

All titles available from Hares & Hyenas, 63 Johnston St, Fitzroy, Melbourne  (03) 9495 6589 www.hares-hyenas.com.au