Caroline Overington

Jan 23, 2025 | audible.com | Jane James |Caroline Overington |Sun Tzu

Seventeen-year-old Debora Rosenbaum, ambitious and in love with literature, arrives in the capital of the new Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Kharkiv, to make her own fate as a modern woman. The stale and forbidding ways of the past are out; 1930 is a new dawn, the Soviet era, where skyscrapers go up overnight. Debora finds work and meets a dashing young officer named Samuel who is training to become a fighter pilot. They fall in love, and begin to mix with Ukraine's new cultural elite.

Nov 7, 2024 | theaustralian.com.au | Anne Barrowclough |Joe Kelly |Adam Creighton |Caroline Overington

Welcome to The Australian's rolling coverage of the US election after Donald Trump's resounding win. Highlights'We lost this battle but accept the country's choice': Biden addresses the nationJoe Biden has told Americans he accepts Donald Trump’s victory and vowed a peaceful transfer of power, as he acknowledged Democrat supporters’ pain. Addressing the nation from the Rose Garden at the White House, the US President said: “I know for some people, it’s a time for victory, to state the obvious.

Oct 10, 2024 | audible.com | Jane James |Caroline Overington |Sun Tzu |K. L. Slater

Chloe stepped from the school bus into the snowy slush of the sidewalk, flipped her backpack around her shoulders and let loose a string of curse words as her strap broke and books and papers spilled onto the wet ground. "Well now, little child, that's some vocabulary you've got there. But tell me, do you need some help?" The voice boomed in Chloe's ear, and she gazed in wonder into eyes that oddly danced and flashed sparks of white and gold.

Aug 4, 2024 | betterreading.com.au | Caroline Overington

Caroline Overington talks to Cheryl about the evolving landscape of Australian literature, the rise of audiobooks and the enduring appeal of printed books. Her latest book, Looking for Eden, is out now. CAROLINE OVERINGTON is one of Australia’s most successful writers and journalists.

Apr 10, 2024 | theaustralian.com.au | Natasha Robinson |Caroline Overington

Dieting. It’s just the worst, isn’t it? The miserly scrape of butter across a ­single slice of toast. Squirting detergent over what remains of the Tim Tams before putting them in the bin. Looking down at the scales, then up at the ceiling in despair, because you’ve somehow managed to stack another kilo on. Is there anything more ­depressing? Yes, there is. Feeling fat, in a world where being slim is celebrated.