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Miles Off Course by Sulari Gentill

Book Title: Miles Off Course (Rowland Sinclair, #3) Author: Sulari Gentill Publisher: Pantera Press Genre: Crime, Historical Fiction Release Date: February 1st, 2012 Book Synopsis: In early 1933, Rowland Sinclair and his companions are ensconced in the superlative luxury of The Hydro Majestic - Medlow Bath, where trouble seems distant indeed. And then Harry Simpson… Continue reading Miles Off Course by Sulari Gentill

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A Decline in Prophets by Sulari Gentill

Book Title: A Decline in Prophets (Rowland Sinclair, #2) Author: Sulari Gentill Publisher: Pantera Press Genre: Crime, Historical Fiction Release Date: July 1st, 2011 Book synopsis: In 1932, the R.M.S. Aquitania embodies all that is gracious and refined, in a world gripped by crisis and doubt. Returning home on the luxury liner after months abroad,… Continue reading A Decline in Prophets by Sulari Gentill

Australian literature, Australian women writers, Books, Crime/Mystery, history, Reading, Reviews, Rowland Sinclair

A Few Right Thinking Men by Sulari Gentill

Book Title: A Few Right Thinking Men (Rowland Sinclair, #1) Author: Sulari Gentill Publisher: Pantera Press Genre: Crime, Historical Fiction Release Date: June 1st, 2010 Book synopsis: Rowland Sinclair is an artist and a gentleman. In Australia's 1930s the Sinclair name is respectable and influential, yet Rowland has a talent for scandal. Even with thousands… Continue reading A Few Right Thinking Men by Sulari Gentill

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Book Review: Chasing Odysseus by S.D. Gentill

Book Title: Chasing Odysseus, first book in the Hero Trilogy Author: S.D. Gentill Publisher: Pantera Press Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy/Mythology Release Date: 2011 Book Synopsis: Four young heroes in a quest against myth, magic...and betrayal. One girl, three brothers...four daring young heroes... Treachery, transformations and a deadly quest. A thrilling adventure of ancient myth, monsters, gods,… Continue reading Book Review: Chasing Odysseus by S.D. Gentill

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The Forgotten Pearl by Belinda Murrell

Title: The Forgotten Pearl Author: Belinda Murrell  Genre: Children's Fiction/Historical Fiction Publisher: Penguin Random House Pages: 282 Price: $17.99 Published: 2nd February 2015 Synopsis: When Chloe visits her grandmother, she learns how close the Second World War came to destroying her family. Could the experiences of another time help Chloe to face her own problems? In… Continue reading The Forgotten Pearl by Belinda Murrell

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The Puzzle Ring by Kate Forsyth

Title: The Puzzle Ring Author: Kate Forsyth Publisher: Scholastic/Pan Macmillan Category: Historical Fiction/Children's Fiction Published: 1st June 2009 Pages: 409 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: An ancient curse. A ruined castle. A journey back in time. Hannah Rose was not quite 13 years old when she discovered her family was cursed. . . . The arrival of a mysterious letter… Continue reading The Puzzle Ring by Kate Forsyth

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Time Slip Novels

Time Slip Novels A time slip novel, according to the UrbanDictionary.com, a novel that transports the main character and therefore the reader from one time to another, such as from the twenty-first century into the sixteenth century. Time slip novels, by my understanding, can combine this element of time travel and historical fiction, and fantasy. It… Continue reading Time Slip Novels