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Murder on the Great Ocean Walk

About Murder on the Great Ocean Walk When her zany neighbour Doris Cleaver invites Ruth Finlay on a hiking tour with a mixed group of trauma survivors, neither anticipates that they’ll have to solve a murder. When one of the party, a nurse from Melbourne, is found dead in her room before they’ve even started the hike in Apollo Bay, they know there is a killer in their midst. Then, on that same…

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Facing Africa

“Facing Africa had me quietly rooting for a sweet outcome beneath all that blazing sky and swirling dust” – Henry Roi About Facing Africa Fuerteventura, 1901. The island, just off the coast of Africa, is in the grip of a severe drought. As merchant and journalist Javier Morales campaigns to reforest the island, Famara, the daughter of an out of work farm labourer, is facing starvation. She has…

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The AI of book publishing

Photo by Hans-Jürgen Weinhardt on Unsplash There’s a lot of talk right now about the new self-publishing start up Spines, who plan to bring to publication 8,000 titles in 2025 by using AI to deal with the entire publishing process, from editing and proofreading through to publication and beyond. Someone with a manuscript will pay up to $5,000 for the privilege, as this article in The Bookseller…

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Going public with Long Covid

I’m 62 years old and a woman. After living sixteen months now with Long Covid, I have decided to add my story to my website in the hope that it contributes something of value. First up, this is not a recovery story. It is a story of what it takes to live with Long Covid. I caught Covid in March 2023. An Omicron variant, I imagine. I had a weird sore throat that lasted for two weeks, the virus…

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Book Review: A Cat's Cradle by Carly Rheilan

About A Cat’s Cradle Nobody is innocent, nobody tells the truth…Perhaps, in the darkness, Ralph thinks of the other child, the child whom he killed all those years ago. But he will not say so: he has served his time. After all, he was little more than a child himself when he went to prison for it. He is older now and the world has moved on.Only his ailing mother – who wishes he had been hanged –…

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Special Offer of Emma's Tapestry

Ebook editions only $0.99 for a limited time. “inspiring and engrossing” – Pickled Thoughts and Pinot “absolutely beautifully written and immersive” – Jera’s Jamboree “Emma’s Tapestry will make you think, reflect, and gain insight in ways you never expect.” – Tessa Talks About Emma’s Tapestry At the dawn of World War Two, German-born nurse Emma Taylor sits by the bedside of a Jewish heiress…

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Entrevista Alice Bailey: Madre de la Nueva Era, con Isobel Blackthorn

Estoy muy feliz de compartir esta entrevista del canal La Taberna de Rudolph Steiner. Hablo de la vida y las ideas de Alice Bailey. Hace dos años Oscar Gonzalez me envió un correo con una solicitud. ¿Podría hablar de Alice Bailey en Español? Estaba viviendo en Australia y no tenía suficiente español para hacerlo. Ahora vivo en España y con mucho esfuerzo ahora puedo entender y hablar mucho mas…

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A Cape, A Rock and A Murder

Ruth Finlay Mysteries Book 3 About A Cape, A Rock and A Murder When Ruth lets her neighbour and sidekick Doris accompany her on a trip to Cape Bridgewater, an idyllic coastal location known for its pristine natural beauty, the last thing she expects to find is a body. With a feature to write and the promise of romance in the air, Ruth is reluctant to investigate another mysterious death. But…

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About That Snowy Evening... Stories Inspired by Classic Poems, from Emily Dickinson to Walt Whitman & More

I was invited to contribute to About That Snowy Evening some years ago and when I accepted, I was given a poem by Emily Dickinson. A poem about death. After sitting with the poem for a day or two, I remembered that I, too, had recently toyed creatively with the theme of death. It was a piece that lacked direction, that didn’t know what it wanted to be. I dug out the piece and saw immediately that…

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Isobel Blackthorn talks about Alice Bailey

I’m very pleased to share with you an interview I gave for A Better World Community’s radio show last week on Alice Bailey. This is the first recorded interview I have given since the biography came out in 2020. You can listen here: https://www.abetterworldcommunity.com/post/isobel-blackthorn-on-alice-a-bailey I’ve written extensively about Alice Bailey and you can access that writing here:…

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Too Bright for Murder

Ruth Finlay Mysteries Book 2 “The storyline kept me guessing until the end.” “a classic Agatha Christie tale” About Too Bright for Murder When Ruth Finlay accompanies her neighbour Doris Cleaver and the Mahjong club on a long weekend in the picturesque town of Bright, she’s hoping for a relaxing time researching the town for a feature article. Instead, the death of one of the tour party…

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Alice A. Bailey - Vita & Eredità

La biografía di Alice Bailey in italiano, tradotta con grande cura da Stefania Parente Ho scritto questa biografia dell’occultista sconosciuto e incompreso negli anni 2016-2020. La sua importanza è enorme nel mondo della spiritualità, ma la sua influenza si trova dietro le quinte. Ho scritto il libro con grande cura e affetto, e anche con distacco accademico. la descrizione del libro Dalle…

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Alice A. Bailey Vida e Legado Em Português

Escrevi esta biografia da esoterista Bailey, muitas vezes desconhecida e incompreendida, entre os anos 2016-2020. Sua importância no mundo da espiritualidade contemporânea é enorme, porém sua maior influência se situa por detrás das cenas exteriores. Escrevi esse livro com muito cuidado e carinho, e também com desapego acadêmico. Espero que gostem. “Uma leitura obrigatória para qualquer…

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Alice A Bailey - Madre de la nueva era: vida y legado

La biografía de Alice Bailey en español, traducido con mucho cuidado por Celeste Mayorga. Escribí esta biografía de la ocultista a la vez desconocida y incomprendida en los años 2016-2020. Su importancia es enorme en el mundo de espiritualidad, pero su influencia se sitúa detrás de escena. Escribí el libro con mucho cuidado y cariño, y también con desapego académico. La propaganda…

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Six Reasons Why I Love Gothic Fiction

Leonardo Yip – Unsplash Firstly, what makes fiction gothic? In a nutshell, gothic fiction contains a mix of romance and fear, a gloomy or bleak atmosphere, death and decay and madness and the supernatural, the story held together by mystery and suspense – all of these elements aiming to heighten emotions in readers. Gothic isn’t horror and often falls under the umbrella of historical fiction,…

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What Happened at the Abbey

The Straithbairn Trilogy Book 1 About What Happened at the Abbey When Ingrid flees a violent husband to become a housekeeper in the Scottish Highlands, she discovers the family she works for has a much darker history than her own. Who haunts Strathbairn? Why are the adult McCleod children at each other’s throats? And why does the youngest sneak off at night? As Ingrid searches for answers, she…