This sprawling novel tells the tale of two WWII Australian POWs who develop an unlikely friendship. The novel won awards for its portrayal of how war affects the men who are forced to participate and the families that have to cope with their deep scars after the war. It was vaguely reminiscent of Steinbeck in its descriptions of the hard scrabble settings of the Australian country. I was glad to have learned about this acclaimed author.

Found it difficult to follow all the different characters. Couldn’t keep my focus on the storyline too. The written “accents” of the characters was annoying. Did not capture my interest. Did not really enjoy this book.

The alphas are ready to kill!

Bittersweet—-Heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. The cruelty of societal racism (especially by the very wealthy) that the characters had to bear was painfully sad to read, but the simple joys in life that they held onto and finding home” was heartwarming. Morrison was able tell the story in a beautiful poetic way.

I had to see whether this book lived up to the hype and chose it as my beach read. I was sorely disappointed with the lack of depth with the characters. So many stereo-types! There just wasn't enough satire here for me to make all the extremely unlikable characters more interesting. The ending made no sense at all, and it felt like the author chose the topic of "trad wives" because of the zeitgeist of the time, but failed to deliver a novel that really had anything to say. So disappointing!

I enjoy the Women's Murder Club books a lot. They usually center around a particular murder mystery. This book, however, had three different plot lines, and the chapters kept jumping around. I found it disconcerting, so I didn't enjoy this book as much as the others in the series.

This was my first time reading from this author. Really liked her writing style. The book was humorous and very serious at times. Two women who own a bakery get involved in shenanigans that put them in very dire situations - but in this book they overcame the obstacles they were faced with and found a twist of an outcome.

Fantasy/surreal story that was a bit confusing to fully understand. Quick read but takes more time to decipher what actually happened in the story as there is alot of symbolism. Unique & creative.

A wonderful twist at the end that you don’t see coming!

If you saw two dirty, ragtag children who growled and snarled, would you believe they were raised by wolves?