Book Reviews
HAAG’s Older Tenants Voice Newsletter occasionally reviews books about older people, housing and homelessness. If you’ve read a great book on the topic send us a review!
The Salt Path
Raynor Winn and her husband Moth, both in their 50’s, lose their farm and livelihood after a friend’s investment scheme fails and he sues them. If this isn’t bad enough, at the same time Moth is diagnosed with a terminal neurological illness. With very little money, and nowhere to go except sleeping on friends couches for the foreseeable future, they …Posted in: Reviews
The Thursday Murder Club
The Thursday Murder Club was a hotly contested ‘secret Santa’ gift at HAAG’s end of year party, and it was easy to see why. The Thursday Murder Club is ‘cosy crime’ at its best, set in Cooper’s Chase, an upmarket retirement village in England. The Thursday Murder Club is a group of residents – Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim – …Posted in: Reviews, Retirement Villages
Forgotten Australians – Life Stories Project
The Alliance for Forgotten Australians (forgottenaustralians.org.au) have produced a series of Life Stories about the lives of some of the Forgotten Australians who endured hardship, poverty and cruelty at the hands of people who were supposed to care for them. Many of them were child migrants who were brought from overseas orphanages and sent to institutions run by religious organisations. …Posted in: Reviews
A Safe Distance: Surviving Religious Trauma
In “A Safe Distance: Surviving Religious Trauma”, HAAG member Steve Hyndes candidly shares his journey from life as a Roman Catholic priest to building a new life with his wife Paula and a growing family. From the age of 15, Steve felt the pull towards priesthood, but it wasn’t until 17 that he entered the seminary, unaware of the cult-like …Posted in: Reviews