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Magdalena Ball
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There was a time when I thought the arts and the sciences were at odds with one another. I can recall a rather heated argument back at Oxford with a scientist friend just back from Antarctica, in which, with all the blinkered certainty of youth, I stated something of the kind, standing firm with hands on hips. One, I said, relies on intuition, instinct and metaphor, while the other relies on e...
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Black Cow
by Magdalena Ball (Goodreads Author), Ball Magdalena   4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings
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2012
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Sleep Before Evening
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2007
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Repulsion Thrust
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2009
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She Wore Emerald Then: Reflections on Motherhood
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2008
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Blooming Red
by Magdalena Ball (Goodreads Author), Carolyn Howard-Johnson (Goodreads Author) 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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2009
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Imagining the Future: Ruminations on Fathers and Other Masculine Apparitions
by Magdalena Ball (Goodreads Author), Carolyn Howard-Johnson (Goodreads Author) 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Quark Soup
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2006
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Cherished Pulse: Unconventional Love Poetry (Volume 1)
by Magdalena Ball (Goodreads Author), Carolyn Howard-Johnson (Goodreads Author), Vicki Thomas 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Cherished Pulse: Unconventional Love Poetry
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The Art of Assessment
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location: Aussie Readers Group, Australia description: Winter is once again upon us, and the best way to make it bearable is to snuggle up, be warm and cosy, and READ! [image] Once again, list all your choices in this thread, as you work them out, then update everyone as you go throughout the months of winter. |
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"Think you're escaping and run into yourself. Longest way round is the shortest way home."
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James Joyce
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When an upwardly mobile couple encounters the kinds of problems many of us today, they decide to simplify by moving away from the bright lights and stress of bigtown Sydney. That's when life really starts getting interesting!
Magdalena Ball has set... " Read more of this review » |
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Magdalena Ball is a remarkable wordsmith. Her prose hovers above your skin like ‘need’ and never drifts away. Her latest novel, Black Cow, is yet another masterpiece which I will keep treasured on my bookshelf. The characters in this story are on...
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“Think you're escaping and run into yourself. Longest way round is the shortest way home.”
― James Joyce, Ulysses
― James Joyce, Ulysses
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