Liza Perrat's Blog, page 25
January 20, 2013
Thanks to Melissa of Confessions of an Avid Reader for he...
Thanks to Melissa of Confessions of an Avid Reader for her insightful, detailed review of Spirit of Lost Angels.
January 9, 2013
Oz holiday
Where did the past seven weeks go? As my holiday time in Australia comes to a sad close, and I try to accept returning to wintery, grey France, I thought I'd pen a few random thoughts and pics about my adored homeland.
Morning walks on Corrimal beach with the "crowd".
The scruffy man throwing a ball for his scruffy dog, a green parrot perched on a red and white checked tea towel draped over his shoulders. The fisherman standing for hours on the shoreline and never catching a thing, his wife reading her Kindle under the parasol.
The army of dog-walkers on the dog-friendly part of the beach, the smiley mutts speeding along the sand after balls, and getting dumped by breakers onto the shore.
The mums jogging behind 4x4 wheel strollers.
Carving Happy Xmas into the sand to send as a Christmas card.
Pelicans perched on the lampost by Towradgi pool crapping on my book, my thongs and my towel!
Blue bottle stingers bobbing ominously on waves:
Beach, BBQs and drinks with long-time friends.
Catching up with family. Lunch with Mum and Dad:
Organising my daughter for uni, buying her bed, etc for her new flat.
Pink and grey parrots pecking the grass:
Interview and photo session on the rocks at the lighthouse, wearing skimpy dress and ungainly high heels for the Illawarra Mercury who are very kindly doing a piece on Spirit of Lost Angels on Feb 10th.:
New Year's Eve with Jean-Yves, Camille, Marcel and Tonia, down at North Beach, watching fireworks over Belmore Basin:
And more... so much more. If only these kinds of holidays would never end, but home, and my third novel, eagerly awaits.
Morning walks on Corrimal beach with the "crowd".
The scruffy man throwing a ball for his scruffy dog, a green parrot perched on a red and white checked tea towel draped over his shoulders. The fisherman standing for hours on the shoreline and never catching a thing, his wife reading her Kindle under the parasol.
The army of dog-walkers on the dog-friendly part of the beach, the smiley mutts speeding along the sand after balls, and getting dumped by breakers onto the shore.
The mums jogging behind 4x4 wheel strollers.
Carving Happy Xmas into the sand to send as a Christmas card.
Pelicans perched on the lampost by Towradgi pool crapping on my book, my thongs and my towel!
Blue bottle stingers bobbing ominously on waves:
Beach, BBQs and drinks with long-time friends.
Catching up with family. Lunch with Mum and Dad:
Organising my daughter for uni, buying her bed, etc for her new flat.
Pink and grey parrots pecking the grass:
Interview and photo session on the rocks at the lighthouse, wearing skimpy dress and ungainly high heels for the Illawarra Mercury who are very kindly doing a piece on Spirit of Lost Angels on Feb 10th.:
New Year's Eve with Jean-Yves, Camille, Marcel and Tonia, down at North Beach, watching fireworks over Belmore Basin:
And more... so much more. If only these kinds of holidays would never end, but home, and my third novel, eagerly awaits.
A big thank you to Naomi Blackburn of A Book and A Review...
A big thank you to Naomi Blackburn of A Book and A Review for nominating Spirit of Lost Angels in the historical fiction category of eFestival of Words Best of the Independent eBook Awards.
Vive the world's book bloggers. Where would authors be without them!
Vive the world's book bloggers. Where would authors be without them!
December 17, 2012
North Beach, Wollongong
I just love coming home to Australia. Mornings like this: nice walk, swim, coffee and book signing with friends.
December 16, 2012
Bulli Bookclub
Well last week could be called bookclub week. Spent a fabulous evening at Ryan's Hotel, Bulli, with the lovely Lesley Bennett's bookclub girls. Far more chatting and laughing than actually talking about the book!
December 10, 2012
Wollongong Bookclub
Last Friday evening, with a touch of trepidation and a small knot of nerves, I went to the Links restaurant on the stunning Wollongong beachfront, to meet up with my first Aussie bookclub readers of Spirit of Lost Angels. The wine and champagne surely helped, but I needn't have worried a bit, the girls were all gorgeous and gave me some insightful feedback into my novel. As the evening wore on, I felt less on the chopping block, and more part of their friendly group, especially during the hilarious Secret Santa present swap. A big thank you to Sharyn, the bookclub's 'co-ordinator extraordinaire', and to my long-time school and nursing friend, Deb Holdsworth, for organizing such a wonderful evening.
December 9, 2012
New Review for Spirit of Lost Angels
Many thanks to Julianne Douglas of Writing the Renaissance, for her review of Spirit of Lost Angels.
Fête des Lumières Videos
After my guest post on Writing the Renaissance, about Lyon's international light festival, Julianne has posted some great video links to this year's festival.
December 5, 2012
Fête des Lumières
Every year, the city of Lyon, France celebrates la fête des Lumières - an international light festival to celebrate the end of the black plague in Lyon. Read my guest post on Julianne Douglas' blog: Writing the Renaissance.
