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Party Frock, Noel Streatfeild

October 8, 2020 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 35 Comments

Party Frock is the next of my childhood books to be read from the culling pile. First published in 1946, my version was printed in 1965 by the Collins 'Seagull Library', which means I was about ten when I read it. Illustrations are by Anna Zinkeisen. "Quintessentially English" is the phrase that sprang to mind … Continue reading Party Frock, Noel Streatfeild

Ash Road by Ivan Southall

September 20, 2020 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 30 Comments

The time has come, the walrus said, for grown-up women to divest their childhood books (apologies to Lewis Carroll for such clumsy paraphrasing). Along with so many others in COVID lockdown,  occupying themselves by cleaning and clearing, I eventually took a hard look at those books I have held on to for more than fifty … Continue reading Ash Road by Ivan Southall

Newcastle Writers Festival

May 2, 2018 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 4 Comments

In contrast to the Adelaide Writers Festival which I attended at the beginning of March the Newcastle Writers Festival is a smaller regional affair with predominantly home-grown authors on the dais. I was up there at the beginning of April, with Bill and I being house-guests of long-time friends, and attended events on the Saturday and Sunday. … Continue reading Newcastle Writers Festival

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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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Latest Stories

  • A Short Stay in Canberra, A.C.T. Day 1 December 22, 2020
  • Party Frock, Noel Streatfeild October 8, 2020
  • A Little Rant September 21, 2020
  • Ash Road by Ivan Southall September 20, 2020
  • Farewell to the last QANTAS 747 July 29, 2020
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