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Novel Tea 'n Pages: August 2012
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Novel Tea 'n Pages. Saturday, August 25, 2012. Book Review: Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay. Some stories entertain, some enlighten, some make us laugh out loud, some teach, some make us cry, some tug at our emotional heart strings at all levels, they might keep us up all night, on the edge of our seat, some are forgettable and some leave us truly touched with a memory seared on our heart forever. Sarah's Key will haunt. That I've pored over my life time. And The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. Meets all ex...
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Novel Tea 'n Pages: October 2012
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Novel Tea 'n Pages. Monday, October 15, 2012. In between reading what's on the booklist for book club, I often read a number of other books on the go. My bedside table is regularly stacked with 'wanna be read' titles that wait patiently for their turn. I'm sure there are many book lovers out there who are just like me. A couple of books worthy of a mention are the following: One Day. By David Nicholls and The Mystery of the Cleaning Lady. I bought One Day. It was an insight to how this particular author ...
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Novel Tea 'n Pages: Poetry - Haiku
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Novel Tea 'n Pages. Composed by Deb Smith. Waft deep within the forest. Composed by Deb Smith. Cooling spring rains fall. The warm, humid air. Composed by Deb Smith. Hot embers - to drift and play. High up in the sky. Composed by Deb Smith. Skip across a sleeping lake. Composed by Deb Smith. Here and there - for little toes. Carry all - safely. Composed by Deb Smith. Crimson-stained across the sky. Composed by Deb Smith. Crimson-streaked across the sky. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Words from Willow Pond.
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Novel Tea 'n Pages: Reading in Between
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Novel Tea 'n Pages. Monday, October 15, 2012. In between reading what's on the booklist for book club, I often read a number of other books on the go. My bedside table is regularly stacked with 'wanna be read' titles that wait patiently for their turn. I'm sure there are many book lovers out there who are just like me. A couple of books worthy of a mention are the following: One Day. By David Nicholls and The Mystery of the Cleaning Lady. I bought One Day. It was an insight to how this particular author ...
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Novel Tea 'n Pages: Playing Beatie Bow by Ruth Park
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Novel Tea 'n Pages. Friday, March 8, 2013. Playing Beatie Bow by Ruth Park. During a recent trip to Sydney, I stayed at Darling Harbour and spent one of my days taking a look around The Rocks. I am currently writing about The Rocks and its history. I've been fascinated with The Rocks area for many years, dating back to my uni days in the early 80's, so much so it has wound up in the novel I am working on. Terraces found at the Rocks. A view of tight little rear yards that back onto narrow lanes. So as so...
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Novel Tea 'n Pages: May 2012
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Novel Tea 'n Pages. Sunday, May 27, 2012. June Book Club - 'The House on the Hill' by Estelle Pinney - Wednesday, 6 June 2012. Photo by: bibbity bob. This month's book club nomination is: 'The House on the Hill' by Estelle Pinney and it took me a little while to acquire my copy, unfortunately. I managed to find a copy using Fishpond.com. Belle Dalton has stardust in her eyes. It's early 1920s in Far North Queensland, and the three Dalton sisters board with Mrs Sanders in the house on the Hill. Molly reig...
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Novel Tea 'n Pages: July 2012
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Novel Tea 'n Pages. Saturday, July 7, 2012. August Book Club Title: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See. Novel Tea 'n Pages Book Club members are currently reading, 'Snow Flower and the Secret Fan' by Lisa See. In one remote county, Ms See writes of women who have developed their own secret code,. Below are some discussion questions to ponder as you read this month's selected novel. Book Club Discussion Questions. 2 Did See's descriptions of footbinding remind you of any Western traditions? 6 Lily...
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Novel Tea 'n Pages: The Railway Man's Wife by Ashley Hay
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Novel Tea 'n Pages. Wednesday, May 13, 2015. The Railway Man's Wife by Ashley Hay. It's not what we forget. But what was never known we most regret. Welcome to the month of May's book: The Railwayman's Wife. By Ashley Hay. I have listed some points for discussion and to think about as you read the journey of Annika, Roy and Frank. In a small town on the land’s edge, in the strange space at a war’s end, a widow, a poet and a doctor each try to find. Their own peace, and their own new story. Ashley Hay is ...
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Novel Tea 'n Pages: A Most Immoral Woman by Linda Jaivin
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Novel Tea 'n Pages. Monday, January 14, 2013. A Most Immoral Woman by Linda Jaivin. My summer holidays are sadly drawing to a close. They say all good things must come to an end. But I ask, 'Why is this so? Even though the holidays will pass, I know that it doesn't matter what part of the year it is, I will always be able to read a book. They are my constant companions, when I wish them to be. My cup of tea. Excerpt taken from Acknowledgments, "a most Immoral Woman" page 367). Of London, who was consider...
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Novel Tea 'n Pages: January 2013
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Novel Tea 'n Pages. Monday, January 14, 2013. A Most Immoral Woman by Linda Jaivin. My summer holidays are sadly drawing to a close. They say all good things must come to an end. But I ask, 'Why is this so? Even though the holidays will pass, I know that it doesn't matter what part of the year it is, I will always be able to read a book. They are my constant companions, when I wish them to be. My cup of tea. Excerpt taken from Acknowledgments, "a most Immoral Woman" page 367). Of London, who was consider...