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Liz Thurlow – A serial Story

What started as a daily writing exercise has turned into a gripping, yet-to-be completed serial story of what happens when a bored housewife meets a Dostoevsky-quoting builder . . .

Liz Thurlow, Part Nine: Lies and More Lies

December 17, 2014May 28, 2015 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 32 Comments

'The usual?' Bob was already reaching for the gin bottle. 'Why would it be any different?' Liz's tone was waspish, unnecessarily sarcastic. She was still feeling fragile, off-balance. Bob gave her a hard look as he poured the gin and tonic. Liz turned back to the stove. Bob took his beer around to the other side … Continue reading Liz Thurlow, Part Nine: Lies and More Lies

Liz Thurlow, Part Eight: A Beautiful Picture

November 17, 2014May 28, 2015 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 20 Comments

Editor's Note: I have been away for almost three months and all that time Liz Thurlow has been stuck in bed with Tony Babic. Now, some may say that is a good thing - but in my opinion, it is high time to get that girl out of there! So here goes with a 30 … Continue reading Liz Thurlow, Part Eight: A Beautiful Picture

Liz Thurlow, Part Seven: Lovers

September 3, 2014May 28, 2015 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 13 Comments

Liz had had other lovers before she was married. Several in fact, as well as two one-night stands - but she didn't count them. They rested in her memory as sublime and secret experiences, the two delicious times she had abandoned herself in the arms of a man she would never meet again. But she never … Continue reading Liz Thurlow, Part Seven: Lovers

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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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