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The Farm At The Edge of The World by Sarah Vaughan

I received a copy from the publisher for review Title: The Farm At The Edge of The World Author: Sarah Vaughan Genre: Fiction/Historical Fiction Publisher: Hachette/Hodder and Stoughton Published: 28/6/2016 RRP: $32.99 Format: Paperback Pages: 400 Synopsis: 1939, and Will and Alice are evacuated to a granite farm in north Cornwall, perched on a windswept… Continue reading The Farm At The Edge of The World by Sarah Vaughan

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Tales from the Kingdoms by Sarah Pinsborough

I received a copy from the publisher for review Title: Tales from the Kingdoms Author: Sarah Pinborough Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Hachette/Gollancz Published: 14/6/2016 RRP: $29.99 Format: Hardcover Pages: 464 Synopsis: Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty: stories you love, and that we think we all know...but why would a prince fall in love with a… Continue reading Tales from the Kingdoms by Sarah Pinsborough

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The Blood of Wolves by S.D. Gentill (Sulari Gentill)

Title: The Blood of Wolves (The Hero Trilogy #3) Author: S.D. Gentill Publisher: Pantera Press Category: Fantasy/YA/Mythology Pages: 440 Available formats: Print Publication Date: 1/3/2013 Synopsis: The third and final book in the HERO TRILOGY 4 DARING YOUNG HEROES… …INSANITY… HERESY… AND A BLOODY WAR… As empires fall and are founded anew, the Herdsmen of… Continue reading The Blood of Wolves by S.D. Gentill (Sulari Gentill)

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The Winter Isles by Antonia Senior

Title: The Winter Isles Author: Antonia Senior  Publisher: Atlantic Category: Historical Fiction Pages: 400 Available formats: Print Publication Date: 18/11/15 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: I am Somerled. The summer warrior. What am I, if not a warrior? In twelfth-century Scotland, far removed from the courtly manners of the Lowland, the Winter Isles are riven by vicious… Continue reading The Winter Isles by Antonia Senior

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Confused by Wanda Wiltshire

Title: Confused (Betrothed #3)  Author: Wanda Wiltshire Publisher: Pantera Press Category: Fiction Pages: 310 Available formats: Print Publication Date: 1/3/16 Synopsis: Defeated by shattering news after only just surviving the Shadow Fae, Marla abandons both Faera and her future role as Queen. With King Telophy's aid, she returns to Earth, to the human family she… Continue reading Confused by Wanda Wiltshire

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Between Enemies by Andrea Molesini

Title: Between Enemies Author: Andrea Molesini Publisher: Atlantic Category: Fiction Pages: 348 Available formats: Print Publication Date: 18/11/15 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: November 1917. When Austrian forces advance into Northern Italy, the aristocratic Spada family finds their estate requisitioned by enemy soldiers. A cruel act of violence against a group of local village girls sparks their… Continue reading Between Enemies by Andrea Molesini

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The Beast’s Garden by Kate Forsyth

Title: The Beast’s Garden Author: Kate Forsyth Publisher: Random House Category: Fiction Pages: 512 Available formats: Print Publication Date: 3/8/15 Synopsis: ‘Ava fell in love the night the Nazis first showed their true nature to the world …’  A retelling of the Grimms' Beauty and The Beast, set in Nazi Germany. It’s August 1939 in Germany, and… Continue reading The Beast’s Garden by Kate Forsyth

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The Looking Glass House by Vanessa Tait

*I received a copy of this book for review from the publisher* Title: The Looking Glass House Author: Vanessa Tait Publisher: Corvus Category: Fiction Pages: 304 Available formats: Print Publication Date: 29/7/15 RRP: AU$27.99 Synopsis: What happened before Alice fell down the rabbit hole? Oxford,1862. As Mary Prickett takes up her post as governess to… Continue reading The Looking Glass House by Vanessa Tait

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Swimming Home by Mary-Rose MacColl

Title: Swimming Home Author: Mary-Rose MacColl Publisher: Allen & Unwin Category: Fiction Pages: 400 Available formats: PrintPublication Date: 23/9/15 RRP: AU$29.99 *I received a copy of this book from the publisher for review* Synopsis: The lone swimmer, turning over now to switch to a perfectly executed back crawl, wasn't Oxford or Cambridge, wasn't a man.… Continue reading Swimming Home by Mary-Rose MacColl

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The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler

I received a copy of this from the publisher for reviewing purposes Title: The Book of Speculation Author: Erika Swyler Publisher: Corvus Category: Fiction Pages: 352 Available formats: Print and eBook Publication Date: 29/7/15 RRP: AU$29.99 Synopsis from the Publisher: A sweeping and captivating debut novel about a young librarian who is sent a mysterious… Continue reading The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler