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When I was in primary school, I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up. I was in awe of my teachers even the evil ones, and there were a few. I was in awe of their knowledge; they knew the answers to everything! Perspective is a great thing. I viewed teachers …

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Travelling with my family

In these weird times of limited wanderlust, I find myself drawn to the travel and vacation section of the newspaper. I came across an article persuading readers to take up adventure travel which I would do in a heartbeat. Being an adventurous traveller, I love these sorts of articles. Whitewater rafting in Tasmania was on …

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Book Review: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain

This one flew across my radar from a conference I attended. I’m not an overly talkative person but I also seem to cross the boundary between extrovert and introvert. I do get a bit annoyed that sometimes the loudest person in the room is the most heard although they often don’t have much to say. It’s …

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Book review: The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult

5 out of 5 stars I have read a couple of other Jodi Picoult books and decided she wasn’t really for me. She seemed a bit preachy, somehow. However, The Storyteller was brilliant. I loved it from the start, the writing was excellent, I felt for the characters and the story was so sensitively written. …

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Book review: The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan

Book review: The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan

4 out of 5 stars If you love mystery, suspense, odd children, large old houses, flashbacks and elderly women of an evil disposition, you will love The Ruin. Told with empathy, sensitivity and with a huge talent for suspense, McTiernan packs a punch with her first novel. The Cormac Reilly character is well drawn and …

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Book review: Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

Book review: Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

3 out of 5 stars There were so many sad stories and characters in this book that I can’t really say I loved it. I certainly wouldn’t want to live in that small town if there’s so much depression, suicide and murder of women going on! While the writing is good and you could call …

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Book review: Swimming lessons by Claire Fuller

Book review: Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller

3 out of 5 stars A sad, dissatisfied wife and mother writes letters to her husband which are buried between the pages of the books in his library. In her last missive, she asks him to burn the letters (including the books one suspects) so that her two daughters cannot know the truth of their …

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Book review: The Choke by Sofie Laguna

My rating: 4 of 5 stars As the title suggests, this book tightens your throat with its raw poignancy of an innocent girl born into a family who cannot and does not care for her. Her innocence is so beautifully shown that it is truly believable and she has no vocabulary for the ways of …

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Top 10 Tips for Publishing Your Book: Robin Bower

My self-publishing journey

I published my first novel on Amazon Kindle in 2014. This was the culmination of about five years’ work at some financial cost. Most aspiring authors want to know how to get published, make money so they can live in the south of France or a tropical paradise and write books while sipping on margaritas. …

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Senses of Paris Kindle ebook: Robin Bower

Senses of Paris Kindle version now available!

The Senses of Paris Kindle version is now available just in time for the French National Day on 14 July. Get it here! It’s been a challenge preparing the Kindle version of such a colourful, artistically designed book like this one. The Kindle version doesn’t really lend itself to design elements so it’s not quite …

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