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Jenni Ogden

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Reading and writing fiction is my passion, along with walking, swimming, reading and sleeping on beaches. Husband John and I live off-grid on spectacular Great Barrier Island, 100 kms off the coast of New Zealand, a perfect place to write, and we often spend time in Australia, preferably close to a coral reef. My latest novel, 'Dancing with Dragons' the winner of the 2024 GOLD Independent Publisher Book Awards for Fiction, Australia/New Zealand-Aotearoa/Pacific Rim, was published in July, 2024.. 'Call My Name' , a great read for bookclubs, set mainly in Queensland, Australia, is the story of two women, bound together by contrasting personalities, friendship, love and home—until motherhood rips them apart. My debut novel, 'A Drop in the Ocea ...more

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Jenni Ogden If I extend ‘my life’ back to my genealogical past, there are many intriguing mysteries. My earliest ancestors who arrived in New Zealand came on the …moreIf I extend ‘my life’ back to my genealogical past, there are many intriguing mysteries. My earliest ancestors who arrived in New Zealand came on the very first immigrant ship to New Zealand, arriving in 1842. George McKinlay and Fanny Cannon (love that name!) and their six children came to NZ on The Duchess of Argyle from Glasgow (a sixteen week journey), and had more children when they arrived in Auckland (which was very primitive at that time). I have followed them back and been to the house they lived in, in Paisley, Scotland, where they were weavers, and been in the church where they married. However, according to the Census they were not born in Scotland, but in Ireland, possibly Northern Ireland, as they were protestants and there was a lot of to-ing and fro-ing between Northern Ireland and Scotland as they were so close geographically, and therein lies the mystery. I can find no records of them in Ireland, whether by searching records or by going to Ireland and searching. So many records were lost in Ireland, sadly. Indeed there are many ‘mysteries’ or more accurately ‘stories to be discovered’ in my genealogy, as all of my ancestors emigrated to NZ from the UK between 1842 and 1862, the most ‘recent’ ones to the goldrush in the 1860s. Their courage and ‘fortitude’ and the hard lives they led makes life today seem very easy.(less)
Jenni Ogden I have two favorite couples, both in the same novel, "Crossing to Safety" by Wallace Stegner. This book also happens to be my favorite novel! Larry an…moreI have two favorite couples, both in the same novel, "Crossing to Safety" by Wallace Stegner. This book also happens to be my favorite novel! Larry and Sally Morgan and Sid and Charity Lang become friends as young marrieds in the late 1930s. They meet in Madison, Wisconsin when Larry and Sid both have junior academic positions in the English department at the university. The Langs are 'old money' and the Morgans struggle financially but they become close friends, and their friendship lasts over decades, surviving many challenges. The reasons I enjoy them so much are many; each of the four is very different, the two couples remain faithful to their partners over the years (unusual in fiction about couples!), yet this is an engrossing story about the power of true friendship. The fact that it is so beautifully written by one of the greatest American novelists is also a major factor! (less)
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“May the road rise to meet you May the wind be always at your back May the warm rays of sun fall upon your home And may the hand of a friend always be near. May green be the grass you walk on, May blue be the skies above you, May pure be the joys that surround you, May true be the hearts that love you. —Traditional Irish Blessing”
Jenni Ogden, A Drop in the Ocean

“The pathogen-free pig is considered a possible candidate,”
Jenni Ogden, Fractured Minds: A Case-Study Approach to Clinical Neuropsychology

“I was the first to arrive, and Bill was in the process of cleaning his barbecue. He looked about forty, and he told me that he and Violet had been on the island for three years, ever since he’d been made redundant from his job in Sydney. Apart from helping Tom out when he needed it, he and Violet managed a group of four holiday cabins for an absentee owner, and also ran a low-key café in the holiday season. They loved it and intended to stay until the kids had to go to secondary school”
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Jenni Ogden Signora wrote: "I look forward to your book updates. I keep adding to my to-read list...just hope I have enough "life" left to read them all!!! Thank you."

And I hope I have enough life left to write them! Thanks for your support!


Signora I look forward to your book updates. I keep adding to my to-read list...just hope I have enough "life" left to read them all!!! Thank you.


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