Monthly Archives: July 2015

WITHERING-BY-SEA

  Yesterday I beguiled a train trip to and from Melbourne – a bit less than 3 hours – with Withering -by-Sea: A Stella Montgomery Intrigue by Judith Rossell. As you can see from the shiny circle on the cover, … Continue reading

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VERITY’S LAUNCH

On Sunday 12th July, Verity Sparks and the Scarlet Hand was launched at Buda Historic Home and Garden in Castlemaine. Claire Hutchison, the administrator, had very kindly offered Buda as a venue for the launch –  it was the perfect … Continue reading

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MIXTURES AND CONUNDRUMS AND VIOLENT INDIGESTION

I am sure that the odd mixture of ideas in my head is a result of the odd mixture of books (all from the bargain box I scored at the local library sale) and newspapers and magazines I’m currently reading. … Continue reading

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WAYLAID BY A KOALA

I was going to write about the novel I’ve just finished – Margaret Drabble’s The Garrick Year – but got waylaid as I looked in various picture files on  my desk- top. Somehow the koala pictures got into a file … Continue reading

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