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April 5, 2012
FREE 5-6 April 2012, 4+stars: Secrets From The Dust
Secrets From The Dust, my novel about a headstrong Australian Aboriginal girl snatched from her family to be brought up in a European household, under the government sponsored assimilation policy, who fights for her freedom and identity, is being offered as a free download. Why not give it a try; I think you'll enjoy it.
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Author Interview at Confessions of a Reader
I am interested in peoples struggles, be they for freedom, inclusion or to be loved. I also like to travel, when possible, and learn about different cultures. This has led to incidents from around the world generating ideas for my stories… Read the rest of my interview with Marilou George at Confessions of a Reader
March 29, 2012
Author’s research: Secrets From The Dust – Australian Aboriginal Civil Rights Movement
In this next post from my series about how the research for Secrets From The Dust relates to the novel, I look at the Australian Aboriginal civil rights movement, followed by a short scene from the novel which illustrates their activities.
The Aboriginal civil rights movement of the 1960s focused on the key areas of Aboriginals having the right to be citizens of Australia, having ownership rights to land that they had occupied for thousands of years, and halting the policy of taking their mixe...
Author's research: Secrets From The Dust – Australian Aboriginal Civil Rights Movement
In this next post from my series about how the research for Secrets From The Dust relates to the novel, I look at the Australian Aboriginal civil rights movement, followed by a short scene from the novel which illustrates their activities.
The Aboriginal civil rights movement of the 1960s focused on the key areas of Aboriginals having the right to be citizens of Australia, having ownership rights to land that they had occupied for thousands of years, and halting the policy of taking their...
February 21, 2012
Carnival of Hope Ebook Freebie
Ebook Freebie: From Tuesday 21 February 2012, I'd like to keep carnival going for four more days by offering my novel, Carnival of Hope, as a free download until 23:59 PST on Friday 24 February 2012. You can download a free copy by following the links below on those days. Happy reading.
Title: Carnival of Hope
Author: George Hamilton
Genre: Contemporary drama, Suspense
Price: $0.00 (£0.00) from 21-24 Feb 2012
Rating: USA: 4*; UK: 5*
Description:
Tomas, a poor, idealistic educator forced to...
February 19, 2012
What is the vibrant and colourful event of carnival all about?
The Brazilian 2012 Carnival officially kicked off in Rio on Friday 17th February (festivities started the previous day in places like Salvador de Bahia), and will run for five days. Carnival provides one of the main turning points in my novel, Carnival of Hope, when Tomas and Thereza, the main characters, begin to discover that rather than offering hope of a job in a Southern city, the carnival competition is a life-threatening deception. So, what is this vibrant and colourful event all...
January 22, 2012
How soon should an author change the genre of their novels?
I am deciding on which novel to work on next, and one of the choices involves a shift in genres, so I would like your help on making the decision as to what is an appropriate time to shift genres.
My first two novels can both be classified into the following genres: General, literary, drama. The first novel also has the historical tag because it is set in 1960s to 1970s, whilst the second novel has some thriller elements.
A couple of the ideas on my list for the next book can be put into the...
January 20, 2012
Author’s research: Secrets From The Dust – The loneliness of the outback for European women
In the third of a series of posts about how the research for Secrets From The Dust relates to the novel, I look at the loneliness of life in the outback for European women, followed by two short scenes that illustrate Anne McDonald’s isolation.
Assisted immigration fuelled Australia’s growth during the 1960s. Half of all the assisted places went to the British, who were known as “ten pound poms” because of the cheapness of their assisted passages. The remaining places were filled by other Euro...
Author's research: Secrets From The Dust – The loneliness of the outback for European women
In the third of a series of posts about how the research for Secrets From The Dust relates to the novel, I look at the loneliness of life in the outback for European women, followed by two short scenes that illustrate Anne McDonald's isolation.
Assisted immigration fuelled Australia's growth during the 1960s. Half of all the assisted places went to the British, who were known as "ten pound poms" because of the cheapness of their assisted passages. The remaining places were filled by other...
January 3, 2012
Review of Pearl S. Buck’s The Good Earth 4/5*
I love novels that help me to experience a new culture, and the Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck took me on a thoroughly entertaining journey through early 20th-c China. We follow the lives of the hardworking but poor farmer Wang Lung, who marries the plain and thrifty slave O-Lan. Together, they set out on an adventure to improve their lives. But if they succeed, will they inevitably change from simple, industrious farmers to ape the idle lifestyles of the country’s Ladies and Lords? This is the...
