Rocky Road

I was incredibly excited when I stumbled on this one on the shelf at my local Dymocks bookstore. Some of my fondest childhood memories growing up in country Victoria include the excitement of my Great Aunt Kate visiting from Melbourne and bringing us the small bottles of Darrell Lea Bo Peep lollies.......more

Probably a 3.5. To be honest I doubt the credibility of the story being told. The book is neither a family history nor a biography of the family members. The reader is given the impression of an evil self obsessed matriach and how Valerie influenced the lives of her children, both natural and adopte......more

It started of good but half way through was tedious......more

Typical narrative organisation for a journalist writer - all over the place - but the story is eye-catching. Mrs Lea-is-HORRIBLE (yes, for those who have read it I'm copying her diary STYLE). Wouldn't read this unless you had a penchant for their chockies growing up in the first place - I'm not sure......more

Very interesting story about the family behind a very famous Australian name. Sad for some of the people involved seeing as they could have vastly different lives if the had not been adopted into the family.....or had been given the same advantages and included properly into the family and loved equ......more