Australia culture blogBooksReviewHenshaw’s first book in 25 years is not only a novel about mysteries, but a metaphor for the nature of storytelling
One night in Paris, in 1989, retired inspector Auguste Jovert receives a letter from a woman in Algiers claiming to be his daughter. A chance encounter with a stranger – Tadashi Omura, former professor of law of the Imperial University of Japan – suddenly finds him entwined in the stories of Omura’s best friend, the arrogant and brilliant novelist Katsuo Ikeda, and the lives of three Japanese women, Fumiko, Mariko and Sachiko. Read More...
Ian Fleming This article is more than 4 years old'Extraordinary' letters between Ian Fleming and wife to be soldThis article is more than 4 years oldMore than 160 letters written over 20 years shine light on James Bond author’s life An extraordinary stash of letters that shine a light on the tangled relationship between the James Bond creator, Ian Fleming, and his wife, Ann, from their intense and secret affair to the bitter end of their marriage, are to appear at auction. Read More...
Tennis‘Fight till the end’: Iga Swiatek roars back to defeat Danielle Collins in Australian Open epicSwiatek defeats Collins 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to reach third roundPolish world No 1 mounts extraordinary comeback in third setFrom the moment the Australian Open draw was dealt last week, there was little doubt that a wild ride awaited world No 1 Iga Swiatek, after so many difficult opponents were drawn in her section. Of all her potential challengers, no first-week foe seemed as dangerous as Danielle Collins. Read More...