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Books for ANZAC Day

Ashleigh

ANZAC Day is coming up next Friday, and it marks two significant anniversaries: 110 years since the landing at Gallipoli of the first ANZACS, and 80 years since the end of World War Two, as well as commemorating all who have served Australia in war. The following list of books are about the ANZACS and… Continue reading Books for ANZAC Day

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200 Years of Emily Brontë

Ashleigh

2018 marks the two hundredth anniversary of Emily Brontë’s birth. The fifth of six children, Emily lived with her parents and siblings at Haworth, a Pennine village in Yorkshire, England. Born on the 30th of July 1818, Emily Brontë, along with her sisters Anne and Charlotte, are the most well-known of the Brontë siblings. Growing… Continue reading 200 Years of Emily Brontë

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Eighteenth Anniversary of Dragonclaw

Ashleigh

I am a few days late, but it has been, as of the first of June, the eighteenth anniversary of Kate Forsyth publishing her first novel, Dragonclaw. I still have my first edition copies on my shelf, collecting dust, but waiting to be read again. I started the series at fifteen, when, in search of… Continue reading Eighteenth Anniversary of Dragonclaw