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Dianne Ascroft
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Alice Taylor, Maeve Binchy, Michael McLaverty
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Hitler and Mars Bars
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Dancing Shadows, Tramping Hooves: A Collection of Short Stories
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Dancing Shadows, Tramping Hooves: a collection of short stories
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Hitler and Mars Bars
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Hitler and Mars Bars (Literature & Fiction)
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updated Mar 29, 2010 04:34pm
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A remarkable child and era…the moving story, simply told, of a German boy's journey through loss, loneliness, fear, uncertainty, love and hope in war-torn Germany and post-war rural Ireland.
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| Untimed is a very engaging fantasy, coming of age story. I easily warmed to the two main characters, Charlie and Yvaine, so it wasn’t hard to root for them. From the first page the story held my attention. I knew little about Benjamin Franklin’s earl...more | |
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"A Parachute in the Lime Tree by Annemarie Neary would be an interesting read. It's set during The Emergency (WWII) in Ireland and centres on 4 charact...more
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I'm coming to this discussion late. I also discuss writing on my blog - my own thoughts and activities and I also interview authors about...more " |
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Hi Dianne, I loved your book - it was very touching and I have talked about it often. One of my book clubs is talking about adding it to the 2010 list of books we are going to read! :) I'm still amazed about Operation Shamrock.
I'm trying to get all my reviews updated onto the sites I add reviews to. . . I'm updated through mid-April so far.
I hope you are doing well!
:) Wendi
Thank you for accepting, Dianne!I too am excited when I come across other Canadian Authors, so I certainly look forward to our friendship!
Sincerely,
Ali :)
The world is indeed a very small place. I'll have to check out your book. My father has passed on now, but his childhood molded a great deal of the man he became because he chose to shake off the horrors of his past and became an American patriot like no other.Good luck with the sales of your book.
Candace
Thanks for having me as a friend on Goodreads, Diane, and for your comment. It's always nice to meet fellow authors.Bess McBride
Hi Dianne,Thanks for the friendship. Your book looks very interesting, and I love the title. Hope you're doing well and reading good books:), cheers Ivana
Hi, Dianne:Thanks for reading the excerpt. And I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Have a great day and enjoy the summer weather!
Judy
Sorry I haven't got back to you before now - it's been hectic the last week or so. I'm glad you enjoyed my book - and I hope your book club will too.
I've been editing a yearly publication for our local writers' organisation for a couple months as well as working on my own writing so I've barely had a minute. I really want to start work on the sequel to Hitler and Mars Bars - just have to clear some time for it.
Dianne