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Review: Return Ticket by John Doust, by Kate Lomas Glendenning

September 23, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Title: Return Ticket Author: Jon Doust review Publisher: Fremantle Press Genre: Historical fiction Favourite quote: “Perhaps I wash the dishes the way I

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#AWWC #Reader Resources #Reviews #Shelley Carter

Review: An Inheritance of Secrets by Sonya Bates, by Shelley Carter

May 17, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

Title: Inheritance of Secrets Author: Sonya Bates Genre: Historical Thriller Publisher: HarperCollins Australia (2020) After the horrific death of her Oma and Opa,

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#Listicles #Reader Resources #Shelley Carter

Six Historical Fiction Books by Aussie Authors, by Shelley Carter

May 13, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

When I’m in a reading slump, or feel as though I need an escape from the world, I tend to gravitate towards historical

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Review: The Daughter of Victory Lights by Kerri Turner, by Shelley Carter

March 22, 2020November 18, 2020 By Underground Team

Title: The Daughter of Victory Lights Author: Kerri Turner Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: HQ Fiction, HarperCollins Australia imprint, (2020) After serving her country proudly

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#Jess Gately #Listicles #Reader Resources

5 Books for Getting the Facts in Fiction Right, by Jess Gately

February 16, 2020December 31, 2020 By Underground Team

The art of fiction is making it believable. Whether you’re writing a crime thriller, historical fiction, or science fiction, the realistic details are

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Review: The Orange Grove by Kate Murdoch, by Shelley Carter

November 24, 2019November 19, 2019 By Underground Team

Title: The Orange Grove Author: Kate Murdoch Publisher: Regal House Publishing Genre: historical fiction The Orange Grove follows an extensive cast of characters

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Review: Half Moon Lake by Kirsten Alexander, by Shelley Carter

September 1, 2019September 1, 2019 By Underground Team

Title: Half Moon Lake Author: Kirsten Alexander Publisher: Bantam (Penguin Random House); 2019 Genre: Historical Fiction/Crime When Sonny disappears without a trace in

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Interview: Kerri Turner, author of The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers and Underground Writers Alumni

March 28, 2019December 31, 2020 By Jess

Interview with Kerri Turner, author of The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers and Underground Writers Alumni In 2017, Kerri Turner submitted her

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#Blog Posts #Shelley Carter

9 Audiobooks to add to your 2019 TBR, by Shelley Carter

December 19, 2018December 10, 2018 By Underground Team

Featured image from Canva free stock images As someone who spends a decent amount of time commuting to work each week, audiobooks have

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#Blog Posts #Jess Gately

3 things to consider when choosing books for your loved ones this Christmas

December 13, 2018December 10, 2018 By Underground Team

Have you ever heard of Jolabokaflod, the Icelandic tradition of giving books on Christmas Eve? Translated to ‘The Christmas Book Flood’, Icelanders spend

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#Blog Posts #Shelley Carter

Book Cover Monotony and the Rise of the ‘Bouquet Book’, by Shelley Timms

August 22, 2018August 21, 2018 By Underground Team

The term ‘judging a book by its cover’ pretty much sums up my shopping technique when looking for new books. Even when I’m

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Review: Little Lost Girl (#1 Old Balmain House series) by Graham Wilson, by Shelley Timms

July 11, 2018July 4, 2018 By Underground Team

Title: Little Lost Girl Author: Graham Wilson Genre: Australian Historical Fiction Favourite Part: The way in which the antique perfume bottle was threaded

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#Blog Posts #Jemimah Halbert Brewster

7 Books That Celebrate Books, by Jemimah Brewster

June 27, 2018June 26, 2018 By Underground Team

I’m a book person: I read them, I write about them, and I like reading about how great they are. Deep meta. The

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#Listicles #Shelley Carter

Shelley’s Character List

June 20, 2018January 19, 2019 By Underground Team

A Character List by Shelley Timms Growing up, I had a hard time identifying with characters in the books I was reading. For

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Review: The Sisters’ Song by Louise Allan, by Jess Gately

June 17, 2018June 14, 2018 By Underground Team

Title: The Sisters’ Song Author: Louise Allan Genre: Historical Fiction A review by Jess Gately If you’re struggling to understand why gender roles

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#Jemimah Halbert Brewster #Listicles #To Be Read lists

Jemimah Halbert’s TBR – round 2

March 13, 2018January 19, 2019 By Underground Team

In 2018 I’ve challenged myself to read further outside my usual habits, so this To Be Read list features two memoirs, a historical

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Books to read if you loved ‘Moana’, by Jemimah Halbert

December 13, 2017July 25, 2018 By Underground Team

In the spirit of Summer I recently re-watched Disney’s Moana, one of my favourite Disney movies to date, and it got me thinking

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