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The Wild Girl by Kate Forsyth | karen has things to say
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A Little About Me. Karen has things to say. Reading, thinking, writing …. The Wild Girl by Kate Forsyth. September 24, 2015. Paperback, 538 pages. Published March 18th 2013 by Random House Australia (first published March 13th 2013). 8220;In the meantime, the town was full of French soldiers. They drank and gambled and danced, taking what they wanted forth shops and houses, and paying with paper assignments that were virtually worthless.” …. Immolate myself on the altar of filial duty. Dortchen ends up b...
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List of Reviews | karen has things to say
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A Little About Me. Karen has things to say. Reading, thinking, writing …. All the books reviewed here are for AWW – the Australian Women Writers Challenge (which inspired the creation of this blog – I needed a place to put the reviews! Don’t know about it? It’s a reading and reviewing initiative to bring attention to the great work of Australian women writers who are otherwise under-reviewed, under-published and under-appreciated. If you’re interested, go here. To find out more. All the Birds Singing.
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The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood – Review | karen has things to say
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A Little About Me. Karen has things to say. Reading, thinking, writing …. The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood – Review. October 12, 2015. Paperback, 320 pages. Published October 1st 2015 by Allen and Unwin. The Natural Way of Things. Charlotte Wood has raised her voice in a clear, crystalline, articulate howl of fury against such misogyny in this, her fifth novel. And what a voice it is; fluent, powerful, lyrical, visceral. The novel might fairly be called important. The ministers-little-travel-t...
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Skin by Ilke Tamke – Review | karen has things to say
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A Little About Me. Karen has things to say. Reading, thinking, writing …. Skin by Ilke Tamke – Review. May 1, 2015. Paperback, 368 pages. Published February 25th 2015 by Text Publishing. Born to the skinless, or lost to their families before naming, the unskinned were not claimed by a totem. Their souls were fragmented, unbound to the singing. What do you make of the new trade taking hold at the eastern ports? I hear it is very lucrative and the Romans exploit it in ever greater quantities.’. The druid w...
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The Eye of The Sheep by Sophie Laguna | karen has things to say
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A Little About Me. Karen has things to say. Reading, thinking, writing …. The Eye of The Sheep by Sophie Laguna. September 23, 2015. Paperback, 308 pages. Published August 1st 2014 by Allen and Unwin Australia. What a delight this novel is – it absolutely deserves it’s 2015 Miles Franklin Literary Award. On the front cover it is described as ‘. A sparkling heartfelt wonder’. He has the charming naivety of a young child – he sees his father, who works at a refinery, as being possessed of superpowers:.
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Once more into the trenches … I mean, bookshops! | karen has things to say
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A Little About Me. Karen has things to say. Reading, thinking, writing …. Once more into the trenches … I mean, bookshops! January 4, 2017. I am a lifelong reader and a more recent writer. I took up the Australian Women Writers Challenge 2014, to join all those helping to raise the profile, hopefully worldwide, of our very own fine women writers. I'm doing it again this year because it's still a great cause and there are still a lot of great Australian women's work to read! Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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The Anchoress by Robyn Cadwallader – Review | karen has things to say
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A Little About Me. Karen has things to say. Reading, thinking, writing …. The Anchoress by Robyn Cadwallader – Review. April 28, 2015. The more a person limits himself, the more resourceful he becomes, – Kierkegaard. Paperback, 320 pages. Published March 1st 2015 by HarperCollins Australia (first published January 1st 2015). ISBN 0732299217 (ISBN13: 9780732299217). This is what brings Sarah to her denouement – having stored all her faith and hope and fervent wish to help the stricken Anna in the my...
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Karen M | karen has things to say
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A Little About Me. Karen has things to say. Reading, thinking, writing …. Author Archives: Karen M. February 28, 2017. Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty –. Published July 20th 2016 by Macmillan Australia. ISBN 1743534914 (ISBN13: 9781743534915). The story becomes really interesting as the drama unfolds following the fateful barbecue where it all comes adrift. I have one niggle – the set up part of the book is unnecessarily long and annoyingly chirpy as Moriarty fluffs about. If you’re ...She casts dep...
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Nest by Inga Simpson | karen has things to say
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A Little About Me. Karen has things to say. Reading, thinking, writing …. Nest by Inga Simpson. September 23, 2015. Nest by Inga Simpson. Paperback, 296 pages. Published July 29th 2014 by Hachette (first published July 1st 2014). Was her father involved in harming a child? I’m going to read her other novel on the strength of this one. Oh, and the mystery does get solved. 🙂. I am a lifelong reader and a more recent writer. I took up the Australian Women Writers Challenge 2014, to join all those helpi...
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