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March 17, 2020
VINTAGE BOOK REVIEW: A Parcel of Patterns by Jill Paton Walsh
A parcel of patterns brought the plague to Eyam. A parcel sent up from London to George Vicars, a journeyman tailor, who was lodging with Mrs. Cooper in a cottage by the west end of the churchyard. So begins Mall Percival's account of how her village of Eyam [...]
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March 15, 2020
BOOK REVIEW: Mermaid Singing by Charmian Clift
The Blurb (from Goodreads): The story of a year spent by two Australian writers on the Greek island of Kalymnos in the 1950s. My Thoughts: This […]
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March 12, 2020
VINTAGE BOOK REVIEW: Witch Child by Celia Rees
Enter the world of young Mary Newbury, a world where simply being different can cost a person her life. Hidden until now in the pages of her diary, Mary's startling story begins in 1659, the year her beloved grandmother is hanged in the public square as a witch [...]
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March 11, 2020
BOOK REVIEW: Star-Crossed by Minnie Darke
Sometimes even destiny needs a little bit of help. When childhood sweethearts Justine (Sagittarius and serious skeptic) and Nick (Aquarius and true believer) bump into each other as adults, a life-changing love affair seems inevitable. To Justine, anyway. [...]
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March 7, 2020
BOOK REVIEW: You Daughters of Freedom: The Australians Who Won the Vote and Inspired the World by Clare Wright
For the ten years from 1902, when Australia’s suffrage campaigners won the vote for white women, the world looked to this trailblazing young democracy for inspiration. Clare Wright’s epic new history tells the story of that victory [...]
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March 5, 2020
BOOK REVIEW: Angel Mage by Garth Nix
More than a century has passed since Liliath crept into the empty sarcophagus of Saint Marguerite, fleeing the Fall of Ystara. But she emerges from her magical sleep still beautiful, looking no more than nineteen, and once again renews her single-minded quest to be united with her lover, Palleniel, the archangel of Ystara.
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March 3, 2020
VINTAGE BOOK REVIEW: Ember Island by Kimberley Freeman
You might also like to read my review of Secrets of the Tides by Hannah Richell
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BOOK REVIEW: The Joy of High Places by Patti Miller
A soaring memoir of longing, resilience and delight in the natural world. In this extraordinary and unexpected book, Patti tells the story of her own long-distance walking over hundreds of kilometres in Europe and of her brother’s obsession with paragliding. As adults, a tragic accident changes their relationship. One day, Barney’s wing [...]
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March 2, 2020
THE 50/50 PROJECT: The Great Wall of China
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March 1, 2020
BOOK REVIEW: Diving for Seahorses by Hilde Ostby & Ylva Ostby
Diving for Seahorses answers these questions and more, offering an illuminating look at one of our most fascinating faculties: our memory. Sisters Hilde and Ylva Østby – one an acclaimed writer the other a neuropsychologist—skilfully interweave history, research and personal stories in this fascinating exploration [...]
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