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JB Rowley

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I grew up in a small Australian town called Orbost in the state of Victoria. I spent my childhood chasing snakes and lizards down hollow logs, playing Hansel and Gretel in the bush with my brothers, climbing trees, searching the local rubbish tip for books to read and generally behaving like a feral child. We didn't have horses (apart from an old draught horse) but we had sheep so I used to ride on the back of a big ram. I also did a lot of reading, usually curled up in the hay shed. These days I live in Melbourne (Australia) where, when I am not writing, I work as an English tutor and I still do a little oral storytelling.

My mother's story 'Whisper my Secret' and its sequel "Mother of Ten' are both Amazon best sellers. I also write the Du
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There was a monumental mystery in my own life; the mystery of why my mother had three children taken from her. I haven't used it in a fiction book but I wrote about it in Whisper My Secret.

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“Society continually tells victims to ‘get over it’, or ‘it’s in the past’. I can assure you that the treatment of those of us who survive will not be “in the past” as long as one of us draws breath, for we suffer the consequences every second of our existence.”
JB Rowley, Mother of Ten

“Audrey’s arm up to her armpit. Throughout her mother’s chanting Audrey had managed to keep a solemn face but at the moment her mother tickled her under the arm she burst into peals of laughter. Myrtle also shook with laughter, suddenly realising it was the first time she had laughed in a long time. The feeling of wellbeing that resulted took her by surprise. Noel”
JB Rowley, Whisper My Secret

“Nellie was just an ordinary girl until the day she fell through a crack in the Earth.”
JB Rowley, Trapped in Gondwana

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JB Rowley Emily wrote: ""Trapped in Gondwana; a fantasy adventure series set in the ancient southern supercontinent of Gondwana for children in the 8 – 12 age group."

Sounds like an interesting project! Good luck :)"


Hi Emily. My apologies if I did not acknowledge your comment. Please don't think me rude; I am just a techie tenderfoot! JB :-)


message 3: by JB

JB Rowley C. A. wrote: "Hey JB! Haven't been on Goodreads for a few weeks, too busy writing. Just saw you'd launched the second in your Gondwana Land series. BIG congratulations! Planning on reading both before I see you ..."

Thanks Carole. Great to hear from you. Your comment has verified that I must have done everything correctly in order to add Trapped in Gondwana: Book 2 to the Goodreads listing. I always bumble with these things until I become used to the particular platform. By the time I get to Book 7 I guess I'll be pretty comfortable with the Goodreads process. (Maybe!) Like you, I don't always have time to pop into Goodreads or to meet the reading challenges but I do try.

Looking forward to coffee and chat or even grog and gossip in Feb. JB :-)


message 2: by C.A.

C.A. Hocking Hey JB! Haven't been on Goodreads for a few weeks, too busy writing. Just saw you'd launched the second in your Gondwana Land series. BIG congratulations! Planning on reading both before I see you in February.
Kind Regards
Carole


message 1: by Emily (last edited Mar 20, 2012 04:40AM)

Emily E "Trapped in Gondwana; a fantasy adventure series set in the ancient southern supercontinent of Gondwana for children in the 8 – 12 age group."

Sounds like an interesting project! Good luck :)


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