Title: Bitter Greens Author: Kate Forsyth Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Penguin Ausrtaloa Published: 1st March 2013 Format: Paperback Pages: 576 Price: $22.99 Synopsis: Winner of the 2015 American Libraries Association prize for Historical Fiction. A lovely stew of sex, fairytales and, well, sex really. THE AGE. An exquisite rendering of the story behind the… Continue reading Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth
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Censorship
The written word is influential, sacred and powerful. The influence and power of the written word is seen in many ways and is most often abused when used for propaganda or to push ideology upon people that is merely the belief of those in charge and without basis in fact. Influence and power goes hand… Continue reading Censorship
Fairytales
One of the very first things I remember about my reading life is reading fairytales - in every form imaginable. abridged, unabridged, sanitised and unsanitised. The abridged and sanitised ones are definitely not as interesting as the ones left as they are, and I am not a fan of these ones. I support the dissemination… Continue reading Fairytales
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