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A Most Magical Girl by Karen Foxlee

  Title: A Most Magical Girl Author: Karen Foxlee Genre: Children’s/Fantasy Publisher: Bonnier/Piccadilly (Allen and Unwin) Published: 28th September, 2016 Format: Hardcover Pages: 304 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Magical machines, wizards, witches, mysterious underworlds, a race against time - and two most magical girls Annabel Grey has been brought up to be a very proper Victorian… Continue reading A Most Magical Girl by Karen Foxlee

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The Safest Place in London by Maggie Joel

I received a copy from the publisher for review   Title: The Safest Place in London Author: Maggie Joel Genre: Fiction/Historical Fiction Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published: 24th August 2016/September 2016 release Format: Paperback, also available in eBook Pages: 352 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Two frightened children, two very different mothers, and one night of terrifying… Continue reading The Safest Place in London by Maggie Joel

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Maggie’s Kitchen by Caroline Beecham

I received a copy from the publisher for review Title: Maggie’s Kitchen Author: Caroline Beecham Genre: Fiction/Historical Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 27/7/2016 RRP: $29.99 Format: Paperback Pages: 391 Synopsis: They might all travel the same scarred and shattered streets on their way to work, but once they entered Maggie's Kitchen, it was somehow… Continue reading Maggie’s Kitchen by Caroline Beecham

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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