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Book review: Homecoming by Kate Morton

Book review: Homecoming by Kate Morton

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I confess to putting Homecoming by Kate Morton aside every time I’ve opened a new book in the last month or two. Not because I wasn’t looking forward to it. I was and Morton is a favourite author of mine. But because it is huge.

I’m reminded of the meme or joke about someone thinking that a 2.5hr movie on Netflix is too much of a commitment, but they’re more than happy to watch 13 x 1hr episodes of something. I will willingly read a 300ish page book each night for several nights in a row, but picking up a 600 page book seems like a commitment too far. Nevertheless I finally dove in and was relieved (as I knew I would be) that I’d finally indulged.

four-stars

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Book review: The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton
Book review: The Lake House by Kate Morton

Book review: The Lake House by Kate Morton

I’ve long been breaking my own (somewhat irrational) reading rules when it comes to Kate Morton. Back when I didn’t read Australian authors, or books set in Australia I made an exception for her books… telling myself it was because they were usually (at least partially) set overseas. Similarly, I’ve enjoyed her books DESPITE my usual antipathy towards historical fiction. And again I’ve wondered if it’s because her books straddle contemporary and historical fiction—unfolding in multiple timeframes.

Or perhaps it’s just because she’s a fabulous storyteller.

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