Book Club Pick

Sarah Winman’s captivating and laugh-out-loud funny novel, When God Was a Rabbit, traces the lives of Elly and her protective older brother, Joe, over the course of four decades.

Sarah Winman's When God Was a Rabbit is our next Book Club pick. Here's our review to get things started.

Debut author Grace McCleen drew on her background to tell the captivating but ultimately harrowing tale of Judith MacPherson, a 10-year-old growing up in a strict religious household with her father.

In our final chat about Grace McCleen’s debut novel, Alex, Lora and I revel in the brilliance of McCleen’s writing. She beautifully balances the darkness of the book’s themes of bullying and isolation with the humorous, engaging voice of 10-year-old heroine, Judith, and manages to surprise us along the way.

Alex, Lora and I marvel at how debut author Grace McCleen interweaves this tale of religious fundamentalism and bullying with laugh-out-loud humour thanks to her unforgettable lead character, a spunky 10-year-old named Judith McPherson.