Title: Six Tudor Queens #3: Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen Author: Alison Weir Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia/Headline Review Published: 8th May 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 532 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: The third stunning novel in the Six Tudor Queens series by foremost and beloved historian Alison Weir JANE SEYMOUR: THE HAUNTED QUEEN by historian Alison Weir, author… Continue reading Six Tudor Queens #3: Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen by Alison Weir
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Grandpa, Me and Poetry by Sally Morgan, Illustrated by Craig Smith
Title: Grandpa, Me and Poetry Author: Sally Morgan, illustrated by Craig Smith Genre: Children's Fiction Publisher: Omnibus/Scholastic Published: 1st May, 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 52 Price: $9.99 Synopsis: Melly likes poems that rhyme with words like frog, bog, doggedy-dog. And when the school holds a poetry competition, Melly has her eye on the prize, with… Continue reading Grandpa, Me and Poetry by Sally Morgan, Illustrated by Craig Smith
Eleanor’s Secret by Caroline Beecham
Title: Eleanor's Secret Author: Caroline Beecham Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 1st May 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 432 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: An engrossing wartime mystery of past deceptions, family secrets and long-lasting love... London, 1942 When art school graduate, Eleanor Roy, is recruited by the War Artists Advisory Committee, she comes one… Continue reading Eleanor’s Secret by Caroline Beecham
The Jade Lily by Kirsty Manning
Title: The Jade Lily Author: Kirsty Manning Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 24th April 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 456 Price: $29.99 Synopsis:The Jade Lily is a sweeping story of friendship, loyalty, love and identity from the popular author of The Midsummer Garden. Praise for The Midsummer Garden 'This is a rich, sensual, and evocative novel,… Continue reading The Jade Lily by Kirsty Manning
Australia Day by Melanie Cheng
Title: Australia Day Author: Melanie Cheng Genre: Short stories, Fiction Publisher: Text Publishing Published: 3rd July 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $29.95 Synopsis: Australia Day is a collection of stories by debut author Melanie Cheng. The people she writes about are young, old, rich, poor, married, widowed, Chinese, Lebanese, Christian, Muslim. What they have in… Continue reading Australia Day by Melanie Cheng
Book Bingo Six: A Book With a One-word title, a book published more than ten years ago.
Only two books for today's book bingo post - both of which fit into one of the categories I am filling today, and two more rows have a bingo - Row One Across: Row #1 - - BINGO A book set more than 100 years ago: Rose Raventhorpe Investigates: Hounds and Hauntings by Janine… Continue reading Book Bingo Six: A Book With a One-word title, a book published more than ten years ago.
Thunderwith by Libby Hathorn
Title: Thunderwith Author: Libby Hathorn Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia/Lothian Children's Books Published: First published in 1990, current edition published 2015. Format: Paperback Pages: 217 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: A modern Australian classic from bestselling author Libby Hathorn, now with a new, contemporary jacket in celebration of its twenty-fifth anniversary. Lara feels completely alone after her… Continue reading Thunderwith by Libby Hathorn
Little Gods by Jenny Ackland
Title: Little Gods Author: Jenny Ackland Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 28th March 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 346 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: A rare, original and stunning novel about a remarkable girl who learns the hard way that the truth doesn't always set you free - with echoes of Jasper Jones, Seven Little Australians and Cloudstreet. As… Continue reading Little Gods by Jenny Ackland
The Freedom Finders Series: Touch the Sun (Book #2) by Emily Conolan
Title: The Freedom Finders Series: Touch the Sun (Book #2) Author: Emily Conolan Genre: Young Adult Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 28th March 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Choose your own destiny and step into the shoes of a Somalian boy escaping war-torn Mogadishu for Australia in 2011 in this exciting… Continue reading The Freedom Finders Series: Touch the Sun (Book #2) by Emily Conolan
The Paris Seamstress by Natasha Lester
Title: The Paris Seamstress Author: Natasha Lester Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 27th March 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 435 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: How much will a young Parisian seamstress sacrifice to make her mark in the male-dominated world of 1940s New York fashion? From the bestselling author of A KISS FROM MR FITZGERALD and… Continue reading The Paris Seamstress by Natasha Lester
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