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Penelope Janu

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Penelope Janu writes contemporary fiction about clever and adventurous women who don’t mean to fall in love, but do. Penelope’s novels, whether coastal or rural, celebrate Australian communities.

Penelope is a lawyer with an interest in social justice issues and the environment. She has six children, a big dog, a distracting husband and never enough time to write. Now that she lives on a small farm, she also has an impossibly large garden, a vegetable patch and a herd of cattle that never get taken to market.

Penelope hopes readers will fall as passionately in love with her heroines and heroes as she invariably does. She has travelled to many places in the world but has lived most of her life in Sydney, Australia. When not reading or writing ...more

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	On the Same Page 3.44 avg rating — 662 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	In at the Deep End 4.08 avg rating — 345 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
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	Up on Horseshoe Hill 4.09 avg rating — 297 ratings — 9 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
	Clouds on the Horizon 4.01 avg rating — 291 ratings — 6 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
	On The Right Track 4.13 avg rating — 259 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Starting from Scratch 3.96 avg rating — 237 ratings — 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
	Sunshine through the Rain 4.07 avg rating — 196 ratings — 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
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	The Six Rules of Christmas 4.29 avg rating — 95 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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Penelope Janu and 1 other person liked EmG ReadsDaily's review of A Country Practice Christmas: "A wonderful collection of Australian stories, that shine a light on the country practices, health professionals and individuals who shape rural communities. The Christmas Cake War by Stella Quinn - A heartwarming and informative story inspired by the " Read more of this review »
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Penelope Janu and 1 other person liked Beccabeccabooks's review of A Country Practice Christmas: "I look forward to the release of this anthology every Christmas and this year's didn't disappoint. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that A Country Practice Christmas is my favourite so far! Penelope, Stella, Renee and Pamela really outdid themselves " Read more of this review »
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Twist of Fate by Karly Lane

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On The Right Track by Penelope Janu

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Nothing Without You by Rhonda Forrest

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Mary Christmas by Mary-Anne O'Connor

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