The following is a guest post by Catherine Berry, author of But You Are in France, Madame. There was no doubt that it was tough. Not in a life or death way – that was to come later. But, we had no right to complain, as it was personal choice that had led us to where we were, living in the beautiful French Alps. Our newly set-up blog pages quickly became…
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Jacquelyn Mitchard
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Two If by Sea by Jacquelyn Mitchard
Frank Mercy is an American expat in Brisbane, Australia, when his wife and unborn child perish in a tsunami. A former police officer, he is a volunteer first responder and helps rescue the survivors of the flood. Among them is a mysterious young boy whom Frank feels compelled to protect and care for. He decides to bring the 3-year-old back to the States with him, but he soon realizes that the…
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Writing as a Way of Exploring the World
The following is a guest post by Jan Harden, author of Fear of Staying. If you would like to write a guest post on my blog, please send me an e-mail at contact@cecilesune.com. Many thanks to Cecile for giving me the opportunity to guest post on her great blog. To begin with, I will ask the obvious question: what’s an aging Australian man living in the southern Netherlands doing writing novels?…
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ANZAC and Opals
The following is a guest post by Michelee Morgan Cabot, author of Fly Over Down Under. If you would like to write a guest post on my blog, please send me an e-mail at contact@cecilesune.com. On the wide South Australian desert horizon, flat and vague, slowly appeared low undulating mounds. Nothing spectacular – but the nearer we got, some appeared strangely, smoothly, cone-shaped. Mysterious piles like giant anthills – but not. As…
Liza Perrat
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Wolfsangel by Liza Perrat
The novel starts in 1943, when the German army is occupying France. In Lucie-sur-Vionne, a small village near Lyon, the enemy has requisitioned everything that can be of use or that can make a profit. Because her father has been sent to a work camp in Germany, Céleste Roussel wants to be more involved in the Resistance, especially as her sister, her brother and his best friend are active members….
Camilla Chance
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Wisdom Man by Camilla Chance
The following is a guest post by Camilla Chance, author of Wisdom Man: Banjo Clarke. If you would like to write a guest post on my blog, please send me an e-mail at contact@cecilesune.com. We can learn much from the Aboriginal people and Aboriginal Elder, Banjo Clarke, whom Camilla Chance writes about in her award-winning book, Wisdom Man. Like the white culture in the United States that had enslaved, colonized and…