Title: The Silver Horse (Chain of Charms #2) Author: Kate Forsyth Genre: Historical Fiction, Children's Literature Publisher: Pan MacMillan Published: 10th November 2007 Format: Paperback Pages: 212 Price: $9.99 Synopsis:Once there was a gypsy queen who wore on her wrist a chain of six lucky charms - a golden crown, a silver horse, a butterfly… Continue reading The Silver Horse (Chain of Charms #2) by Kate Forsyth
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The Gypsy Crown (Chain of Charms #1) by Kate Forsyth
Title: The Gypsy Crown (Chain of Charms #1) Author: Kate Forsyth Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Pan Macmillan Published: 10th November 2007 Format: Paperback Pages:202 Price: $9.99 Synopsis: Once there was a gypsy queen who wore on her wrist a chain of six lucky charms - a golden crown, a silver horse, a butterfly caught in… Continue reading The Gypsy Crown (Chain of Charms #1) by Kate Forsyth
Swallow’s Dance by Wendy Orr
Title: Swallow's Dance Author: Wendy Orr Genre: Historical Fiction, Children's Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 27th June 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Leira's family flee to the island of Crete just before a huge volcanic eruption destroys their island and sends a tsunami to where they thought they had found safety.… Continue reading Swallow’s Dance by Wendy Orr
Strange Meeting by Susan Hill
Title: Strange Meeting Author: Susan Hill Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin/Profile Books Published: 23rd May 2018 Format: Hardcover Pages: 260 Price: $22.99 Synopsis: A story of love and loss in wartime from master storyteller Susan Hill. Returning to his battalion in France after a period of medical leave in England, John Hilliard, a… Continue reading Strange Meeting by Susan Hill
The Ship That Never Was: The Greatest Escape of Australian Colonial History by Adam Courtenay
Title: The Ship That Never Was: The Greatest Escape of Australian Colonial History Author: Adam Courtenay Genre: History, Non-fiction Publisher: ABC Books/HarperCollins Published: 21st May 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: The greatest escape story of Australian colonial history by the son of Australia's best-loved storyteller In 1823, cockney sailor and chancer James… Continue reading The Ship That Never Was: The Greatest Escape of Australian Colonial History by Adam Courtenay
Six Tudor Queens #3: Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen by Alison Weir
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
Miles Franklin: A Short Biography by Jill Roe
Title: Miles Franklin: A Short Biography Author: Jill Roe Genre: Non-fiction, biography Publisher: HarperCollins, 4th Estate Published: 23rd April 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 432 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: Author, union organiser, WW1 volunteer, agitator, nationalist, Miles Franklin dedicated her life to many causes, none more passionately than Australian literature. Propelled to fame aged only twenty-one in… Continue reading Miles Franklin: A Short Biography by Jill Roe
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
Book Bingo Eight – a book that has been made into a movie, a book that scared you.
For my two categories this week, I have chosen a book that has been made into a movie, and a book that scared me. The book made into a movie was easy - as there are quite a few to choose from, whereas the book that scared me was trickier - as I'm not a… Continue reading Book Bingo Eight – a book that has been made into a movie, a book that scared you.
Book Bingo Seven – A Book that everyone is talking about, and a book with non-human characters.
Week seven of the 2018 Book Bingo, and I've managed to mark off 20 of the 25 squares already! This week there are two squares to include in this post: a book that everyone is talking about, and a book with non-human characters. First, my book with non-human characters is Monty the Sad Puppy, where… Continue reading Book Bingo Seven – A Book that everyone is talking about, and a book with non-human characters.
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