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The Cat’s Eye Shell (Chain of Charms #4) by Kate Forsyth

Title: The Cat's Eye Shell (Chain of Charms #4) Author: Kate Forsyth Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Pan Macmillan Published: 11th November 2007/1st September 2008 Format: Paperback Pages: 245 Price: $9.99 Synopsis: The fourth exciting book in the six-book series by bestselling author, Kate Forsyth. Once there was a gypsy queen who wore on her wrist… Continue reading The Cat’s Eye Shell (Chain of Charms #4) by Kate Forsyth

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The Herb of Grace (Chain of Charms #3) by Kate Forsyth

Title: The Herb of Grace (Chain of Charms #3) Author: Kate Forsyth Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Pan MacMillan Published: 10th November 2007 Format: Paperback Pages: 246 Price: $9.99 Synopsis: Once there was a gypsy queen who wore on her wrist a chain of six lucky charms. The queen gave each her six children one of… Continue reading The Herb of Grace (Chain of Charms #3) by Kate Forsyth

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The Silver Horse (Chain of Charms #2) by Kate Forsyth

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

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Wrap up #4: Australian Women Writer’s Challenge 2017: Challenge Completed

Wrap up #4: Australian Women Writer’s Challenge 2017: Challenge Completed     2017 was the first year I took part in the Australian Women Writer’s Challenge, and it was the sixth year it has been running. Keen to read more Australian Women Writers and raise the profile of our wonderfully talented female authors, I signed… Continue reading Wrap up #4: Australian Women Writer’s Challenge 2017: Challenge Completed

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Wrap Up #3: Favourite Reads of 2017

Wrap Up #3: Favourite Reads of 2017   In my third wrap up post for 2017, I am looking at my favourite reads of the year. Over the past twelve months of reading so many books, narrowing down my favourites has been quite hard. There are definitely a few that stick out, though. Deciding how… Continue reading Wrap Up #3: Favourite Reads of 2017

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Sunday Spotlight via Australian Women Writers, interview with Kate Forsyth and Theresa Smith

Welcome to Sunday Spotlight. Today it gives us great pleasure to bring to you a conversation with Kate Forsyth about her exciting new book, Vasilisa the Wise and Other Tales of Brave Young Women. I read on your blog that Vasilisa the Wise and Other Tales of Brave Young Women was born out… via Sunday Spotlight… Continue reading Sunday Spotlight via Australian Women Writers, interview with Kate Forsyth and Theresa Smith

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Vasilisa the Wise and Other Tales of Brave Young Women by Kate Forsyth and Illustrated by Lorena Carrington

Title: Vasilisa the Wise and Other Tales of Brave Young Women Author:  Kate Forsyth and Illustrated by Lorena Carrington Genre: Fairy tales, children’s literature Publisher: Serenity Press Published: 14th December 2017 Format: Hardcover Pages: 100 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: For many young women, the only fairy-tales they know are the ones that have been retold by Walt… Continue reading Vasilisa the Wise and Other Tales of Brave Young Women by Kate Forsyth and Illustrated by Lorena Carrington

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Once Upon A Time – Fairy Tales and The Pre-Raphaelites with Kate Forsyth

It is very rare that I get to meet my favourite authors, or in fact, any authors, even though we interact over social media, so when I heard that Kate Forsyth would be at an author event at Kincumber Library, I booked to go before the tickets were all gone. It was a lengthy month… Continue reading Once Upon A Time – Fairy Tales and The Pre-Raphaelites with Kate Forsyth

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Beauty in Thorns by Kate Forsyth

Title: Beauty in Thorns Author: Kate Forsyth Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Penguin Random House/Vintage Published: 3rd of July 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 465 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: A spellbinding reimagining of ‘Sleeping Beauty’ set amongst the wild bohemian circle of Pre-Raphaelite artists and poets. The Pre-Raphaelites were determined to liberate art and love from the shackles… Continue reading Beauty in Thorns by Kate Forsyth