Books we read in 2009

January     The Necklace by Cheryl Jarvis (Alana)

February  The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne (Bree)

March     The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Pip)

April     Still Alice by Lisa Genova (Kim)  **

May      The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones (Penny)

June     People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks (Sharon)

July     The Past and Other Lies by Maggie Joel (Jacqui)  

August     The Last Sky by Alice Nelson (Bridget)

September  In My Skin by Kate Holden (Bree)

October    Brown Skin Blue by Belinda Jeffrey (Alana)

November   Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (Rachael)

December   Mama Mia by Mia Freedman (Pip)

    

   

   

Books we read in 2008

January     The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom (Bree)

February  Everything Must Go by Elizabeth Flock (Bridget)

March     What Was Lost by Catherine O'Flynn (Alana)

April     The Adventures of Dietgirl by Shauna Reid (Rachael) 

May      Body Surfing by Anita Shreve (Pip)

June     Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (Louise)

July     The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell (Penny)  **

August     Addition by Toni Jordan (Kim)

September  Run by Ann Patchett (Sharon)

October    The Spare Room by Helen Garner (Jacqui)

November   Assorted children's titles by Roald Dahl (Bridget)

December   The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas (Rachael)

   

   

   

Books we read in 2007

January     The Alchemist by Paul Coelho (Bree)

February  The Freedom Writers Diary by The Freedom Writers (Michelle)

March     The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards (Alana)

April     The Glass Castle by Jeanette Wells (Pip) **

May      The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai (Kim)

June     My Latest Grievance by Elinor Lipman (Louise)

July     A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Penny)

August     The Last Summer (of You and Me) by Ann Brahsares (Rachael)

September  How to Talk to a Widower by Jonathon Tropper (Shaan)

October    The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells (Sharon)

November   The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (Michelle)

December   The Gathering by Anne Enright (Jacqui)

   

   

   

Books we read in 2006

January     The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (Kim)

February  I Have a Bed Made of Buttermilk Pancakes by Jaclyn Moriarty (Bridget)

March     Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee (Shaan)

April     A Million Little Pieces by James Frey (Alana) **

May      She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb (Michelle)

June     The Manic Streets of Perth by Dave Franklin (Rachael)

July     Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel (Pip)

August     Vernon God Little by DCB Pierre (Louise)

September We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver (Penny)

October    Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan (Kim)

November   The Secret River by Kate Grenville (Shaan)

December   You Gotta Have Balls by Lily Brett (Bridget)

   

   

   

Books we read in 2005

January     Midnight Water by Gaylene Perry (Jo)

February Princess by Jean Sasson (Emma)

March     Joe Cinque's Consolation by Helen Garner (Louise)

April     The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Liz)  **

May     Mao's Last dancer by Li Cunxin (Penny)

June     Life of Pi by Yann Martel (Michelle)

July     Almost French by Sarah Turnbull (Alana)

August     My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult (Pip)

September A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka (Rachael)

October   Case Histories by Kate Atkinson (Jo)

November   In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner (Penny)

December   White Teeth by Zadie Smith (Louise)