Another week, another square to check off for book bingo. This time, I'm checking off a book by an Australian man, with a new historical fiction book by Anthony Hill, who has written many historical stories about war and animals in war. This time, he has turned his hand to writing about the voyage that… Continue reading Book Bingo 14 – A Book by an Australian Man
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Harry Potter – Diagon Alley: A Movie Scrapbook by Warner Bros with Jody Revenson
Title: Harry Potter - Diagon Alley: A Movie Scrapbook Author: Warner Bros with Jody Revenson Genre: Film Guide, Harry Potter, Children's, Fantasy Publisher: Bloomsbury Published: 5th July 2018 Format: Hardback Pages: 48 Price: $27.99 Synopsis:Diagon Alley is a cobblestoned shopping area for wizards and witches, and it was Harry Potter's first introduction to the wizarding… Continue reading Harry Potter – Diagon Alley: A Movie Scrapbook by Warner Bros with Jody Revenson
The Herb of Grace (Chain of Charms #3) by Kate Forsyth
Title: The Herb of Grace (Chain of Charms #3) Author: Kate Forsyth Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Pan MacMillan Published: 10th November 2007 Format: Paperback Pages: 246 Price: $9.99 Synopsis: Once there was a gypsy queen who wore on her wrist a chain of six lucky charms. The queen gave each her six children one of… Continue reading The Herb of Grace (Chain of Charms #3) by Kate Forsyth
If Kisses Cured Cancer by T.S. Hawken
Title: If Kisses Cured Cancer Author: T.S. Hawken Genre: Literary Fiction, Fiction Publisher: Seahawk Press Published: 1st May 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 466 Price: $30 Synopsis:If Kisses Cured Cancer is a story about life in a growing coastal town, falling in love and stealing shopping trolleys. Matt Pearce is depressed, working an uninspiring job and… Continue reading If Kisses Cured Cancer by T.S. Hawken
Interview with Anthony Hill – 2nd July 2018
Hi Anthony, and welcome to The Book Muse. First, I really enjoy your historical fiction books, and have read a few. What is it about historical books and historical fiction that interests you? From childhood I have always been fond of history and stories from the past. As a journalist for some 40 years… Continue reading Interview with Anthony Hill – 2nd July 2018
Captain Cook’s Apprentice by Anthony Hill
Title: Captain Cook's Apprentice Author: Anthony Hill Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Penguin-Viking Published: 2nd July 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 290 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: The enthralling story of Captain Cook's voyage to Australia, as seen through the eager eyes of a cabin boy. When young Isaac Manley sailed on the Endeavour from England in 1768, no one on… Continue reading Captain Cook’s Apprentice by Anthony Hill
The Silver Horse (Chain of Charms #2) by Kate Forsyth
Title: The Silver Horse (Chain of Charms #2) Author: Kate Forsyth Genre: Historical Fiction, Children's Literature Publisher: Pan MacMillan Published: 10th November 2007 Format: Paperback Pages: 212 Price: $9.99 Synopsis:Once there was a gypsy queen who wore on her wrist a chain of six lucky charms - a golden crown, a silver horse, a butterfly… Continue reading The Silver Horse (Chain of Charms #2) by Kate Forsyth
A Wild Adventure (Ella and Olivia #21) by Yvette Poshoglian, illustrated by Danielle MacDonald
Title: A Wild Adventure (Ella and Olivia #21) Author: Yvette Poshoglian, illustrated by Danielle MacDonald Genre: Children's Fiction Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: Format: Paperback Pages: 64 Price: $7.99 Synopsis: Ella and Olivia are going to a native animal park! But are they prepared for their own wild adventure? ~*~ Sisters Ella and Olivia - aged… Continue reading A Wild Adventure (Ella and Olivia #21) by Yvette Poshoglian, illustrated by Danielle MacDonald
Book Bingo 13 – a book with non-human characters
Book bingo Saturday again - round two, post thirteen of the year for the challenge. To mark off the non-human characters square, I have gone to a book I wrote a quiz for as part of my quiz writer job with Scholastic that fits the category of a book with non-human characters: A book with… Continue reading Book Bingo 13 – a book with non-human characters
The Gypsy Crown (Chain of Charms #1) by Kate Forsyth
Title: The Gypsy Crown (Chain of Charms #1) Author: Kate Forsyth Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Pan Macmillan Published: 10th November 2007 Format: Paperback Pages:202 Price: $9.99 Synopsis: Once there was a gypsy queen who wore on her wrist a chain of six lucky charms - a golden crown, a silver horse, a butterfly caught in… Continue reading The Gypsy Crown (Chain of Charms #1) by Kate Forsyth
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