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I live in wild and cosy Tasmania, Australia, and I write intrepid historical heroines who discover the world is more wondrous than they previously imagined.

I'm also a big reader of books both old and new, so here's a quick heads up about my review policy:

1. If you are a living author, as another living author I will not be giving you a critical review, because I know writing books is hard! Reading mean reviews makes everything harder.

2. If you are dead, the gloves are off!

3. Absence of stars may mean ambivalence as to quality, it may also mean I don't feel Aristotle needs my star rating.

4. Five stars may not mean I think the book is perfect. It can mean that I deeply enjoyed the book despite inevitable flaws, or that I consider it an excell
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Christina Baehr In the same sense that Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, Dorothy Sayers, CS Lewis, and JRR Tolkien were Christian authors, yes! (I mean, with only a tiny…moreIn the same sense that Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, Dorothy Sayers, CS Lewis, and JRR Tolkien were Christian authors, yes! (I mean, with only a tiny fraction of their craft!) But I do not write books that fit seamlessly within the commonly-accepted genre expectations of Christian Fiction, so you won’t find me categorising my books that way.(less)
Christina Baehr Yes! November 15. And VALLEY OF DRAGONS will cover the time period of September to Christmas 1899 (just in case you were wondering!).
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The Real Dragons of Wormwood Abbey

The following brief historical note is part of the back matter of my novel, Wormwood Abbey. Since it wasn’t included in the (otherwise wonderful) audiobook version, I’ve decided to make it available here, with my audiobook listeners particularly in mind.

Please be aware that there is at least one major spoiler in this historical note. If you are interested in Wormwood Abbey and would like to experi Read more of this blog post »
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“Doing everything yourself isn’t strength. It’s a kind of weakness, really. When you trust other people enough to ask them to help you—to admit your own weakness—there’s strength in that. A three-strand cord is not easily broken. But one strand on its own is sure to break.”
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“I began to wonder why I had ever thought I lived in a world without dragons.”
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“Courage is love defying fear.”
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In me there is bitterness, but with You there is patience;
I do not understand Your ways,
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Lord, I hear Your call and follow;
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