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A Ramble about Reading

March 6, 2022 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 30 Comments

It is about 5pm on the first Sunday in March as I write, and outside my window steady rain is falling in a sheet that obscures the view. It's been raining for about two weeks now. Much of the coast of lower Queensland and New South Wales is caught in an east coast low that … Continue reading A Ramble about Reading

All Because of Posy, Kathleen O’Farrell

August 12, 2021 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 24 Comments

'All Because of Posy' is another of my childhood books which had migrated to the culling pile, earmarked for going to the next charity drive. (Take note for later: Gwen = Gwendoline = Lyn) My efforts to find background on the author, Kathleen O'Farrell, have not born much fruit, beyond her being a prolific writer … Continue reading All Because of Posy, Kathleen O’Farrell

Under Australian Skies by Phyllis Power

July 25, 2021July 27, 2021 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 17 Comments

Remember, almost a year back, when I started a project to re-read my childhood books and write a post about each before culling it? I only got two books in, and then was side-tracked with so many other things. So this next book I am featuring was actually many read months ago. My edition was … Continue reading Under Australian Skies by Phyllis Power

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Garrulous Gwendoline

Garrulous Gwendoline

Australian writer who grew up in the western suburbs of Sydney. Her memoir, I Belong to No One, is available in Paperback, eBook, Kindle and Audio. Published by Hachette Australia and Orion Books UK.

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