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The Book of Colours by Robyn Cadwallader

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Title:  The Book of Colours Author: Robyn Cadwallader Genre: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins/4th Estate Published: 1st May 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 368 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: From Robyn Cadwallader, author of the internationally acclaimed novel The Anchoress, comes a deeply profound and moving novel of the importance of creativity and the power of connection, told through… Continue reading The Book of Colours by Robyn Cadwallader

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Miss Lily’s Lovely Ladies by Jackie French (Miss Lily #1)

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Title: Miss Lily's Lovely Ladies Author: Jackie French Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Published: 27th March 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 524 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: A tale of espionage, love and passionate heroism. Inspired by true events, this is the story of how society's 'lovely ladies' won a war. Each year at secluded Shillings Hall, in… Continue reading Miss Lily’s Lovely Ladies by Jackie French (Miss Lily #1)

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Book Review and Giveaway: The Gum Nut Babies by May Gibbs

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Title: Gumnut Babies Centenary Edition Author: May Gibbs Genre: Children’s Literature Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 1916, Centenary Edition 2016 Format: Hardcover Pages: 272 Price: $39.99 Synopsis: Beautiful new Centenary edition to celebrate the publication of May Gibbs’s first book, Gumnut Babies, in 1916. May Gibbs’s marvellous creation – the Gumnut world, with its tiny heroes and… Continue reading Book Review and Giveaway: The Gum Nut Babies by May Gibbs

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To Love A Sunburnt Country by Jackie French (Matilda Saga #4)

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Title: To Love A Sunburnt Country (Matilda Saga #4) Author: Jackie French Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins Published: 1st December 2014 Format: Paperback Pages: 466 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: In war-torn Malaya, Nancy dreams of Australia - and a young man called Michael. The year is 1942 and the world is at war. Nancy Clancy left… Continue reading To Love A Sunburnt Country by Jackie French (Matilda Saga #4)