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Joanne van Os
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Don't give up. If you love doing it, just keep writing. The more you practice, the better you'll become. And use less adverbs.
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Ronan's Echo
— published 2014 — 3 editions |
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Outback Heart
— published 2005 — 9 editions |
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The Secret of the Lonely Isles
— published 2011 — 2 editions |
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Brumby Plains (Brumby Plains adventure, #1)
— published 2006 — 2 editions |
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Castaway (Brumby Plains adventure, #2)
— published 2007 — 2 editions |
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Reader's Digest Encounters: "World Beyond Tears", "Outback Heart", "A Random Act", "The Big Twitch"
by Sue Williams, Joanne van Os (Goodreads Author), Cindi Broaddus |
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On the 23rd of February, it will be the 8th anniversary of the day our daughter Ali became an organ donor, the day we accepted there was nothing more that could be done, and allowed the hospital staff to wheel her warm but lifeless body away from us.… Read more »
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Great review Veronica. I've only read The Pilot's Wife, and had much the same reaction.
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"I had not read Susan Hill before, but when I've seen her titles I thought she veered toward ghost stories. As I chose to read this because it continues my exploration of WWI, I wasn't sure what to expect from her. It was nothing of what might have..."
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"It was 1931 and Lilly Blackwood had spent her entire short life in the attic bedroom of her parent’s house. Never allowed outside or even downstairs in case “someone saw her” - she was told by her Momma that she was an abomination. But things chan..."
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"Interesting story of Rod Ansell and his family's life in the Northern Territory. Joanne had a very challenging time working and bringing up her two boys in the outback but what I have taken from her story is that she is a very strong woman who dea..."
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"Great book!
I vaguely remember the end story in the news, but getting to "know" the people involved was quite a roller coaster. Well written and paced. " |
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| The introduction enticed me into this book, and the next two-thirds kept me reading. I found the last third, mainly a personal memoir about joining the Marines and going to Yale, a disappointment. Seems like the author went off on a tangent which was ...more | |
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“The untried recruits learned about fear. It wasn't some occasional leap of terror, a startled response; it was the unbearable tension of being forced to remain in a terrifying place, your mind the only thing preventing you from throwing down your rifle and running, anywhere, a flight of atavistic self-preservation.”
― Joanne van Os, Ronan's Echo
― Joanne van Os, Ronan's Echo
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Which genre would you like to read for the August Book of the Month?
YOUNG ADULT
Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones
Stitching Snow by R.C. Lewis
The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Wintersong by S. Jae-JonesStitching Snow by R.C. Lewis The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen
HISTORICAL FICTION
Ronan's Echo by Joanne van Os
Once by Morris Gleitzman
The Lavender Keeper by Fiona McIntosh
Ronan's Echo by Joanne van Os Once by Morris Gleitzman The Lavender Keeper by Fiona McIntosh
CHICK-LIT
The Sound of Glass by Karen White
Falling by Jane Green
The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet by Bernie Su
The Sound of Glass by Karen White Falling by Jane Green The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet by Bernie Su
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― Bernard M. Baruch
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Thank you to everyone who has posted a review on Goodreads about my new book,
. It's very much appreciated! I've started a Facebook Author page, where I'll post about books, interesting stuff, the odd photo, and connect to my blog. Please drop by and say hello! Just search for Joanne van Os Australian Author, and you'll find me.
The Giveaway for Ronan's Echo starts today - 10 copies are offered. Ends on 31 March so put your name in the draw!
