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The Baking Collection – a fabulous book!
The Baking Collection by The Australian Women’s Weekly [food director, Pamela Clark] Post by Joy from Southport Branch Library. This book arrived in the library a short while ago and I fell in love with the dustcover. The dustcover is … Continue reading
1000 Best Ever Recipes From AWW
1000 Best Ever Recipes From AWW This is a great cookbook to flick through for inspiration on almost any cooking event. The pictures are great and are all labelled, so you get to see what the finished product should look … Continue reading
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Tagged Australian author, Australian books, Cook books, non-fiction
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The Freudian Slip
The Freudian Slip by Marion Von Adlerstein. The Freudian Slip is the first novel by Marion Von Adlerstein, who has previously written for magazines and has also written several non-fiction books. She worked as a copywriter in Melbourne, London and … Continue reading
‘Poppy’ Our Australian Girl series by Gabrielle Wang reviewed by Jill Smith
Titles: Meet Poppy – Poppy at Summerhill – Poppy and the Thief – Poppy Comes Home Author: Gabrielle Wang http://www.gabriellewang.com/ Publisher: Puffin Books It’s 1864 and Poppy lives at Bird Creek Mission near Echuca. She hates life there, only her brother Gus, … Continue reading
The Lieutenant
The Lieutenant by Kate Grenville Review by Jennifer, Southport Branch If you want a compelling read about human relationships and communication coupled with a slice of Australian history, this book is for you! While it is historical fiction, Grenville delves … Continue reading
The Spider Goddess
Tara Moss continues her paranormal book series with a second book, The Spider Goddess. In this story the reader is taken further into the life of Pandora English as she has some fun with knitwear, designers & supermodels while battling it out with the supernatural weirdness that has plagued her life since moving in with her great aunt Celia. With the help of her great aunt and a good looking ghost named Lieutenant Luke, Pandora starts to understand that she is the heir to a great gift & posses the ability to submerge into the other world.
This second novel is even better than the first as it hints at more to be revealed about the supernatural, its every bit as fun as the first only creepier! There are scenes that made my skin crawl & if you have a particular phobia of spiders you should be prepared that there are some spine tingling moments.
While Tara Moss gives her central character, Pandora, the main focus the supporting characters are also developing nicely. The reader will learn more about Lieutenant Luke’s visits, great aunt Celia’s strange relationship with the undead & exploration and reference to ancient legends and mythology.
It’s an amazing reinterpretation of the classic horror characters & the names like Pandora, Morticia & Deus provide an additional spooky element . This series can be read by all ages & dabbles in various genres – supernatural, chick lit, historical fiction, fantasy and thriller so it can be enjoyed by many. I think if you liked the first one, you will love this second installment. I can’t wait for the third book 
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Tagged Australian author, Australian books, Chick Lit, fantasy, tara moss, The Blood Countess, The Spider Goddess, vampires
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Flood, horror and tragedy by Agnew P & F Association
Flood horror and tragedy by Agnew P & F Association. Post by Anita from Southport Branch Library. Flood horror and tragedy as the title states is about the floods and the horror and tragedy that it brought to Queensland and its … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011 floods, Australian author, Australian books, non-fiction, Queensland floods
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