Reviews

“A fascinating novel” is Australian philosopher John Young’s assessment of A Distant Prospect. After he attended Annette’s recent book club event in Melbourne, Thomistic philosophy lecturer John Young generously wrote a full-page review of A Distant Prospect that has just appeared in News Weekly magazine’s 30th July 2016 edition, for print subscribers and online at http://newsweekly.com.au/article.php?id=57389 Thomism’s philosophical approach […]

Philosophy lecturer John Young reviews A Distant Prospect

July 29, 2016 in Reviews by francis

A new, one-minute book trailer captures the poignancy and beauty of Lucy’s story, with visuals of Galway and 1920s Sydney. Borodin’s beautiful Nocturne, third movement from his String Quartet No. 2 in D major, sets the mood. Paired in a program with Haydn’s “Fifths” quartet, this music features in the key climax […]

Irish-English Book Trailer for A Distant Prospect

July 3, 2015 in Book production / Borodin / Galway / Reviews / Video by francis

Annette is delighted that Denver-based Sonlight Curriculum, which is celebrating its 25th year in 2015, has selected A Distant Prospect as one of its Summer Reader choices. She is especially pleased by the way in which Jonelle brings out the carefully woven inter-generational themes in her video review below. Thank […]

“A book my Mom and I couldn’t put down.” – ...

May 30, 2015 in Reviews / Suffering / Video by francis

A Distant Prospect is “a rare find in a sea of mediocre modern novels” according to Jacinta Woodnutt, writing at Restless Press. “I couldn’t put it down for days,” she writes, echoing the most common sentiment expressed in reader reviews. A Distant Prospect “conveys truth, goodness and beauty; but it […]

A rare find in a sea of mediocre modern novels

April 27, 2015 in Reviews by francis

Sonlight's 20th Century Literature sub-package 330 — Character, culture, plot, emotion, language. Only two or three books per hundred meet all of these tough criteria! If you ever need to choose truly memorable fiction books, whether for yourself, your children, or your school, you could do worse than add these seven benchmarks to your arsenal. Sarita Holzmann, […]

The Seven Pillars of Great Fiction, or how to choose ...

April 25, 2015 in Reviews / Writing by francis

Click to look inside the Kindle edition — A book for mother and daughter, June 16, 2014 This novel is set in Sydney Australia between the two world wars. The female protagonist is a feisty 15 year old Irish girl who has been crippled by polio. It is a good read for both teenagers and adults with the […]

Amazon Reviews – add yours!

September 19, 2014 in Reviews by francis

This article appeared on page 11 of the September 2014 issue of Aurora magazine, published by the Catholic diocese of Maitland-Newcastle, and is reprinted with permission of its editor, Tracey Edstein. A huge thank you to Aurora magazine editor Tracey Edstein for contacting us, and to Trish Bogan for interviewing […]

Debut novel reflects life – Aurora interviews Annette Young

September 4, 2014 in Annette / Reviews by francis

Sydney Conservatorium early 1920s — Paul from Dublin says “it was a joy” to read authentic Irish phrases in A Distant Prospect. Congratulations on a most uplifting epic, Annette! So seldom is it possible to find authors of fiction who set out to inspire, who are conscious that each one of us is called to […]

An Irish Review – each of us is called to ...

August 30, 2014 in Irish / Mrs Epstein / Reviews by francis

What clever readers! Lots of people correctly answered the quiz question, hoping to win a personally dedicated copy of A Distant Prospect. Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter! The question after the book review in The Catholic Weekly of 13 July was this: “What talking movie […]

Book prize winner announced by The Catholic Weekly

July 25, 2014 in Promotion / Reviews by francis

A milestone in Australian literature? Susan Reibel Moore has high praise for a locally-written novel – and its author. (Click for printable PDF version) (Credit: Annals Australasia and The Catholic Weekly.) Annette Young was teaching junior secondary English and History at the Tangara School for Girls in Cherrybrook, when we […]

Susan Moore book review: Suffering and its aftermath

July 16, 2014 in Reviews by francis

Catholic Weekly readers in Sydney and regional New South Wales can win a signed copy of A Distant Prospect in this weekend’s 13 July edition! The back page features a generous book review of A Distant Prospect by Dr Susan Reibel Moore, educator and author of several books including What […]

Catholic Weekly book review and competition – win a signed ...

July 10, 2014 in Reviews by francis

Welcome to readers of Annals Australasia, which featured Dr Susan Moore’s erudite book review of A Distant Prospect at page 15 of the June 2014 issue. A few snippets: “I’d no idea that she’d write a memorable Australian work of fiction. Yet if there has been a more brilliant novel […]

Annals Australasia – Suffering and its Aftermath by Susan Reibel ...

June 26, 2014 in Reviews / Suffering by francis

Anthony English wants to tell everyone about a book he loved, and why:

Anthony English video review of A Distant Prospect

March 31, 2014 in Reviews by francis

Thank you, Alan Jones AO, for your praise of Annette Young’s A Distant Prospect on Radio 2GB this morning. Welcome to any of Alan’s listeners who might be visiting this blog today, and please support your local bookshop, who can obtain copies quickly from our distributor Dennis Jones & Associates […]

Alan Jones praises A Distant Prospect

December 12, 2013 in Reviews by francis

First time novelist, Australian born Annette Young, has certainly proven her mettle in this period piece of interwoven themes, set in the late 1920s in Sydney. Written within an autobiographical framework by the fifteen year old Irish born character, Lucy Straughan, A Distant Prospect is a deeply moving account of […]

Christine McCarthy: “beautiful and poignant”, “graphic and colourful”, “a marvellous ...

November 15, 2013 in Reviews by francis

Reviewed By Gabrielle Smith A Distant Prospect by Annette Young is a well-written, well-researched novel set in Sydney in 1928. It is basically concerned with the character of an apprehensive, self-conscious, resentful teenager, Lucy Straughan. Following the tragic death of his beloved wife, grieving and poverty-stricken Morgan Straughan escapes the […]

Cardinal Newman Catholic Bookshop reviews A Distant Prospect

October 26, 2013 in Morgan Straughan / Reviews by francis

2013 Miles Franklin Literary Award Judges — Thank you to the organisers and judging panel of the 2013 Miles Franklin Literary Award for considering Annette Young’s A Distant Prospect, and congratulations to those selected on the 2013 Long List today. 72 novels were nominated, one-third more than last year, however only 10 titles were selected for this […]

2013 Miles Franklin Literary Award Long List

March 25, 2013 in Book production / Events / Reviews by francis

Clare Cannon of GoodReadingGuide.com has filed this enthusiastic video book review. Clare describes A Distant Prospect as “A Book That Has It All: Historical Fiction, Friendship, Romance, Family, Music, Art, Culture…“. The Good Reading Guide YouTube channel is at http://www.youtube.com/user/GoodReadingGuide/videos?view=0 Thank you, Clare! GoodReadingGuide.com is a great resource if you […]

Video book review from Good Reading Guide

March 16, 2013 in Reviews by francis

A Distant Prospect – ISBN 9780987435101