{"id":1694,"date":"2023-05-30T11:31:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T02:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hundredacreofbooks.com\/?p=1694"},"modified":"2023-05-30T11:32:17","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T02:02:17","slug":"a-womans-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hundredacreofbooks.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/30\/a-womans-work\/","title":{"rendered":"A Woman&#8217;s Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1694\" class=\"elementor elementor-1694\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43d07709 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43d07709\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7eca2e41\" data-id=\"7eca2e41\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ecd0b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ecd0b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"255\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hundredacreofbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/A-Womans-Work.png?fit=255%2C390&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1695\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hundredacreofbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/A-Womans-Work.png?w=255&amp;ssl=1 255w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hundredacreofbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/A-Womans-Work.png?resize=196%2C300&amp;ssl=1 196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dd2116c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dd2116c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p>Author: Victoria Purman\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Genre: Historical Fiction, General Fiction\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Year of Release: 2023<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Release Date: 05\/04\/23<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Rating\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f31f.svg\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf1f\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f31f.svg\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf1f\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f31f.svg\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf1f\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f31f.svg\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf1f\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f31f.svg\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf1f\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Synopsis\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The astonishingly rich prize of the 1956\u00a0Australian Women&#8217;s Weekly\u00a0cookery competition offers two women the possibility of a new kind of future, in this compassionate look at the extraordinary lives of ordinary women &#8211; our mothers and grandmothers &#8211; in a beautifully realised post-war Australia.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s 1956, and while Melbourne is in a frenzy gearing up for the Olympics, the women of Australia are cooking up a storm for their chance to win the equivalent of a year&#8217;s salary in the extraordinary\u00a0Australian Women&#8217;s Weekly\u00a0cookery contest.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>For two women\u00a0the\u00a0prize could be\u00a0life-changing. For war widow and single mum Ivy Quinn, a win would mean more time to spend with her twelve-year-old son, Raymond. Mother of five Kathleen O&#8217;Grady has no time for cooking competitions, but the prize could offer her a different kind of life for herself and her children, and the chance to control her own future.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>As winter turns to spring both women begin to question their lives. For Kathleen, the grinding domesticity of her work as a wife and mother no longer seems enough, while Ivy begins to\u00a0realise,\u00a0she has the courage to make a difference for other women and tell the truth about the ghosts from her past.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>But is it the competition prize that would give them a new way of seeing the world &#8211; a chance to free themselves from society&#8217;s expectations and change their own futures &#8211; or is it the creativity and confidence it brings?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Review\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>1956, St Kilda Melbourne, Australia the Olympic Games are coming to town and the television is about to be switched on in the country for the first time ever, allowing those households lucky enough to own the technology the ability to watch some events from the comfort of their homes.\u00a0\u00a0The city is a buzz with anticipation for the upcoming events and changes in modern history.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0The woman of Melbourne however are reaching for their Australian\u00a0<em>Woman\u2019s Weekly\u00a0<\/em>magazines and cookbooks turning their ovens on high; that\u2019s right the<em>\u00a0Australian Woman\u2019s Weekly<\/em>\u00a0Cookery Contest entries are now open. A whopping 600 pounds the equivalent of one year\u2019s wages is up for grabs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0For Single mother Ivy Quinn and Kathleen O\u2019Grady, this completion could be life-changing. Ivy Quinn a war widow and single mother dreams of winning so she can spend more time with her twelve-year-old son, Raymond. Kathleen a mother of five has no time on her hands for cooking completions, but the prize would certainly offer a new life for herself and her children, a chance to control her own future; wouldn\u2019t that be something to celebrate?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>As the seasons change Winter turns to Spring the woman begin to examine their lives, Kathleen feels as if there is more to life than the set menu, she must cook for her always-hungry family, can she add some much-needed variety in her daily routine will it be met with open arms from those closest to her? Or is she doomed to cook the same meals as she has always done, her menu on repeat?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>As for Ivy Quinn, she soon becomes aware of a change that she can make for other women in the community and finally realises she does indeed have the courage not just for other woman but for herself too, opening a door long since closed and laying old ghosts, and their hurts to rest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Bestselling Australian Author Victoria Purman has returned, this time in post-war Australia 1956 in the kitchen, she is one of our country&#8217;s most talented authors and if you haven\u2019t discovered her books yet let me tell you there is no better time than right now!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Victoria\u2019s previous novel\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hundredacreofbooks.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/24\/the-nurses-war\/\"><em>The Nurse\u2019s War<\/em><\/a>\u00a0is a winner in this reviewer\u2019s opinion.\u00a0<em>A Woman\u2019s Work\u00a0<\/em>is a book that everyone will talk about for years to come, a triumph for this Author and the reason she has become a must-read author for this reviewer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve been reading my reviews for some time, you\u2019ll know I\u2019m all about character-based books so much, so I usually unintentionally only ever have one character I connect with the most when it comes to dual perspective novels this is not the case with<em>\u00a0A Woman\u2019s Work,<\/em>\u00a0I simply had to devour each perspective in equal measure; and whilst I am not a mother, I was quickly drawn into the plight of these two women the minute I met them. I had my fingers and toes crossed for Kathleen and Ivy. I believe both women are dynamic characters experiencing significant growth and change as the story progresses and their journey\u2019s will win over any reader.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>A novel that has been meticulously researched and expertly carried out traditions as well as highlighting beliefs from that period, it might be seen to some as being unapproachable to a certain age group, but I assure you this book can be read and enjoyed even if you weren\u2019t a child of the \u201950s or 60\u2019s.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><em>A Woman\u2019s Work<\/em>\u00a0will not have time to grow dust on your bookshelf or bedside table the minute you pick up this book I guarantee you\u2019ll find it hard to put down as the story moves at an enjoyable pace which any avid reader will appreciate but be warned the story will run out of pages before the reader is ready.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Sub plots are included in\u00a0<em>A Woman\u2019s Work:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Acceptance\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Bullying<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Courage<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Disability representation\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Heartbreak<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Friendship\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Loss<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Secrets\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Self-discovery\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Self-worth\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Self-determination\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll be honest when I started this book, I might have thought I could guess where the story was headed, but I was wrong and gladly so, the Author has once again waved her magic wand and taken this reader by surprise, I used to say the more I read the more I\u2019m glad I don\u2019t have a surprise waiting for me for the most part, that\u2019s still true depending on the genre of my current read,\u00a0\u00a0but in this case, I was happily surprised hence my 5- star rating.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>If you buy any book based on my recommendation this year let it be\u00a0<em>Victoria Putman\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0<em>A Woman\u2019s Work.<\/em>\u00a0I highly recommend this novel to a mature audience; if you are interested in the Historical Fiction, General Fiction genres or character-based stories with heart, this is the book for you and your closest friends.\u00a0I find my mind still wonders back over this book often with a great sense of appreciation for how some things have changed over the years especially cooking, overall, my feeling of joy for this story will remain with me forever.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>With continued thanks to\u00a0<em>Harlequin Australia and HarperCollins Publishers<\/em>\u00a0for sending a physical copy of this book to read and review in exchange for my honest opinion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Victoria Purman\u00a0 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u00a0 Genre: Historical Fiction, General Fiction\u00a0 Year of Release: 2023 Release Date: 05\/04\/23 Rating\u00a0 Synopsis\u00a0&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-historical-fiction"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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