It would be easy to assume from the beginning of this story that it was a simple teenage romance. The reader meets Virginia, age 16, […]
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Crossing Ebenezer Creek
When the American Civil war raged between the North and the South many slaves took the opportunity to leave their places of cruel bondage and […]
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Monsters and Creatures have dominated the annuls of history, some with relevance, some fictitious and others with a purpose. There are many that have pedigree […]
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Mad Boy
Set admits the turbulent times of what is billed as the largely forgotten war in America, the War of 1812, we met 10 year old […]
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Alexx Stuart and this book are guaranteed to become your very new best friends. Why, you may well ask? Because it is filled with the […]
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Long overdue, this etiquette book for the modern man should be placed on the compulsory, must read list, especially for students who are about to […]
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Body Music
Love in all its many aspects has been gathered together in this intriguing collection and revealed under the guise of Body Music, pen and ink, […]
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Helen Razer is no stranger to book writing, with this the fifth humorous, non-fiction book she has written, in which she shares her thoughts on […]
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Charlie Brown and his unshakable logic is back again to help start the New Year and sooth the Christmas beast, with he and his great […]
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For those of you who simply love a dose of tartness in their reading material, Bitch Doctrine will fit the bill very nicely. Laurie Penny […]
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For anyone who loves dogs this is a must have as it is full of the cutest, funniest and adorable pictures of lovely ‘fur babies’ […]
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Suddenly One Summer
Life and how you view it can change in a mere second, a splinter of time, and the effects can be life changing, as was […]
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For her first novel, Rachel writes with great understanding and intensity. Her portrayal of young adult passions and emotions are credible and realistic. Their world […]
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Following on from his previous book Uncommon Soldier where he explored the ‘myth, legend and reality’ which surrounds the modern day soldier and where it […]
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As a septuagenarian and a writer, the author has decided to tell his own story. It is a slow burning tale of a young man […]
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Looking back is always something done with great fondness and this reflection of life in Australia during the 1960’s is absolutely no exception. Thanks to […]
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Many a great story comes about by chance. Codename Suzette is exactly that. Stumbled upon while researching Red Orchestra, a retouched photograph of a woman […]
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I keep coming back to John Marsden. What makes him so fascinating to me is that he approaches writing for young adults with a whole […]
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Who would ever have thought, Donald Trump and poetry on the same page! In this very interesting anthology the words of Donald Trump have been […]
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Imagine
The beautiful words of Imagine, penned by John Lennon so many years ago, are just as relevant today, if not more so, in what would […]
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As Australia approaches the Century of the end of the First World War on 11 November 1918, when Germany agreed to an Armistice, a day […]
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On the Island of Shikoku, there is an 88 Temple Pilgrimage which is walked by many people. It consists of a 1200 kilometre loop around […]
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Sometimes these outrageous stories hit the marketplace at exactly the right time: in Australia the issue of sexuality and lifestyle is currently a red hot […]
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The incredible, delightfully funny John Birmingham is back, with a weird and whacky selection of short stories, most of which he claims to be amongst […]