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Robin Bower

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August 10

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Robin Bower is a writer and editor based in Perth, Western Australia. She holds postgraduate qualifications in education, editing and publishing, and creative writing. Her career spans educational publishing in Melbourne, international magazine editing in Hong Kong, and publications management in the Western Australian State Government.

She is the author of two self-published books (Beyond Home and My River Sanctuary) and a travel-memoir project, part of a broader series exploring place and sensory experience (Senses of Paris, Senses of Morocco and Senses of Italy).

Robin shares her creative work and photography through her Substack, Imagine Write Create (https://rbpublishing1.substack.com), her website www.rb-publishing.com, and on Instagr ...more

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	Beyond Home: A daughter's journey to Burma in search of her father's past 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My River Sanctuary really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Top 10 Tips for Publishing Your Book: Before, During and After the Writing Process really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Concrete Pool Buyers' Guide: Everything you need to know about buying a concrete pool: choosing a builder, quoting, design, types, features, cost (The Water's Edge, #1) by Steve Nener, Robin Bower (Goodreads Author) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Senses of Paris by Robin Bower (Goodreads Author), Christine Vandenbergh (Artist) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Senses of Italy: A creative journey through words, images and artistic impressions (Senses series Book 3) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Cool Pools to Colour and Keep: 40 swimming pool and landscape designs to colour for adults and children alike (The Water's Edge Book 2) by Steve Nener, Robin Bower (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Concrete Pool Buyers' Guide: Everything you need to know about buying a concrete pool: choosing a builder, quoting, design, types, features, cost by Steve Nener, Virtual Voice (Narrator), Robin Bower (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A Hymn to Life: Shame has to Change Sides

by Gisèle Pelicot

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17 Years Later

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Something Wicked This Way Comes (Green Town #2)

by Ray Bradbury

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