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Steve Castley

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I was born in Brisbane, Australia in 1955. After a twenty-five year career as a teacher and principal in Queensland schools, I moved to Bali, Indonesia in 1999. Bali has been my home every since.

I run a villa management property in Ubud, but also have lots of spare time to write, paint, travel, walk my dogs and enjoy life.

I've written 2 books of short stories and in June 2020 published Rescued - The poodle's story. This is my poodle's memoir told in her voice.

I'm currently working on other manuscripts. One, The Maiden Aunts is completed and doing the rounds of agents. Four other books are still works in progress. ...more

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	Rescued: The poodle's story it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Through My Eyes - Adventures in Bali 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Look That Said It All by L.E. Daniels (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Meesha Whittam (Editor), Bek Diskett (Editor) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2024	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Taste of Bali - stories and poems by Steve Castley (Goodreads Author), Julie Silvester 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales from Paradise - The Search for Understanding. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Two Poofs and a Poodle: The Search for Unconditional love 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Grief is a hell of a motivator.

For seven and a half years we had adventures with Rina and I’d been recording them through her eyes. Some were sad, others disastrous, but most were happy, and funny. I expected the party to go on forever.

By September 2016 I’d completed 70,000 words of the Rina story and was working out how to finish it off. I wanted an uplifting, happy ending celebrating unconditional love. Rina was going on four Read more of this blog post »

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From a Far and Lovely Country (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #24)

by Alexander McCall Smith (Goodreads Author)

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Bird by Bird

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The Novel Project: A Step-by-Step Guide to Your Novel, Memoir or Biography

by Graeme Simsion (Goodreads Author)

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Steve Castley rated a book it was amazing Three Wild Dogs (and the Truth) by Markus Zusak (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
As a dog lover and advocate of adopting dogs, I found this book to be most entertaining. I loved the honest way this book was told and I highly recommend it to dog and pet lovers.
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Steve Castley is starting Three Wild Dogs: As a dog lover and an advocate of adopting dogs, I found this book to be honest and beautifully told. Zusak's honesty in the telling resonated with me. It is a great read and I recommend it to dog and pet lovers. Three Wild Dogs (and the Truth) by Markus Zusak (Goodreads Author) progress:	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The title is amazing and I enjoyed the book too, but I found the latter third of the book dedicated to moving beyond grief dragged. I still highly recommend this book.
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Steve Castley rated a book really liked it Mistakes Were Made (A Penguin Special) by Liam Pieper	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
An interesting collection of 4 short stories. I was hoping for more stories to be included in this book.
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Steve Castley rated a book it was amazing The Feel-Good Hit of the Year by Liam Pieper	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Outstanding Memoir. Very raw and at times uncomfortable reading but necessary to the story. Highly recommended.
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