Greetings from the skeleton crew staffing the House of Onion today. Sensible people took a long weekend, but here we are - pottering
around, sending books to the printer, amusing ourselves.
Horses you would bet on in the 2011 Melbourne Cup if it were...
A Georgette Heyer novel:
- Fox Hunt
- Precedence
- Lost in the Moment
A Hornblower novel:
- Drunken Sailor
A novelisation of Casablanca:
- Americain
A Roddy Doyle novel:
- Shamrocker
A French farce:
- Moyenne Corniche
- Red Cadeaux
- Glass Harmonium
- At First Sight
A picture book:
- Illo
An epic fantasy:
- Older Than Time
- Hawk Island
- Niwot
- Manighar
A PD James novel:
- Unusual Suspect
A letter from Maria Shriver to her ex-husband:
- Verminator
A pamphlet on what to expect if you are a passenger grounded by Qantas:
- Tullamore
So, here's to the race that stops a nation. BOM reports that it's likely to be one for the Rain Lovers, so Think Big in terms of wet weather wear, may your champagne be sourced from a Vintage Crop, may your fluttering be Efficient, not Shocking and your day be entirely Tawrrific.
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