Miss Ada Carmichael and her family are immigrating to Australia on the Black Swallow. Tom Darley is a member of the crew. They are about to become the only two survivors of a tragic shipwreck, and turns them into national darlings. But Ada doesn't want to be a national darling. She wants to escape, hide, …
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It's Iola here. Welcome to our Australasian Christian Writers Tuesday Book Chat, where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today's question is: Do you prefer historical or contemporary settings? Why? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation in a comment on this post or …
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From the time I was little, I dreamed of becoming a writer. It didn’t happen … at first. But as I reached the ripe old age of 50 ... I finally made it. And I haven’t looked back! The interesting truth though is that I never planned to write what I do now—for some reason, …
Synapse is a difficult novel to review. Parts were excellent. Parts were not excellent. And parts were downright weird. Let's start with what I thought was excellent. Synapse is set in the future—2037. Humanoid robots are commonplace, as are the Purists, terrorists who seek to destroy the Artificials before Artificials destroy humanity (a valid concern …
Welcome to the Australasian Christian Writers Tuesday Book Chat, where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: Who is your favourite Christian romance heroine? What makes her so special? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation in a comment on this post …
You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might - Deuteronomy 6:5 Have you ever had seasons where you felt like you were loving God with your heart but not your mind? Or you were loving God with your thoughts, but your heart …
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By Josephine-Anne Griffiths About the Book Fifteen-year-old Meena has given up all hope of ever escaping the brothel.For three years she’s locked away her memories – of home, of her childhood friend, of what it means to hope. But when a botched police raid offers her a chance at freedom, Meena must face the truth …
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A common ice breaker question is for someone to ask: “what do you do?”. Now this can be an easy question to answer or it can be a tough and complex one. If we love what we do then it’s easy. However, if we’re struggling with what we do then the answer can feel like …
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Welcome to the Australasian Christian Writers Tuesday Book Chat, where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: What's next on your to-read list? (Or is yours a mountain?) We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation in a comment on this post or …
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Welcome to October's New Releases Congratulations to all who have new releases out this month. Please read to the end to see who the winner of the gift card is. Memphis Grace by Catriona McKeown (Published by Rhiza Edge Release date: October 1st 2019) Graceland was named after the King of Pop’s mansion by her …
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