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  • Don’t Miss It — The Movie Bohemian Rhapsody

    By annestg|Published On: November 23, 2022|Categories: Books & Movies, Writing Topics|0 Comments on Don’t Miss It — The Movie Bohemian Rhapsody|

    A unique love story, the many sides of love, modern music and much more The Movie I loved the film Bohemian Rhapsody. Seated next to my partner just before the [...]

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    KARRANA: A Professional Review

    By annestg|Published On: February 11, 2022|Categories: Books & Movies, Craft of Writing|0 Comments on KARRANA: A Professional Review|

    From Amazon's Online Book Club I'd received lots of reviews from family and friends of my debut novel, Karrana. But I never quite believed the veracity of these reviews, being [...]

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  • Bohemian Rhapsody the Movie

    By annestg|Published On: November 24, 2018|Categories: Books & Movies, Writing Topics|2 Comments on Bohemian Rhapsody the Movie|

    A Unique Love Story The Movie I loved the film Bohemian Rhapsody. Seated next to my partner just before the pandemic broke out, in the uber comfortable lounges at the [...]

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    The Phoenix Years

    By annestg|Published On: November 18, 2017|Categories: Books & Movies, Writing Topics|0 Comments on The Phoenix Years|

    THE NIB AWARD The Waverley Library Award for Literature, established in 2002, is entitled ‘the Nib’. Organised and financed by Waverley Council, it is managed by Waverley Library, with the [...]

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    Tell me who your mentors are and I’ll tell you who you are

    By annestg|Published On: August 8, 2017|Categories: Books & Movies, Writing Topics|2 Comments on Tell me who your mentors are and I’ll tell you who you are|

    Most people can only claim to have known one truly great love in their life. In the same way, it is likely that you will remember having had no more [...]

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    The Great Beauty

    By annestg|Published On: September 15, 2016|Categories: Books & Movies, Writing Topics|1 Comment on The Great Beauty|

    In the movie "The Great Beauty", the 2013 Italian film by Paolo Sorrentino, a tourist, after taking photos in Rome,  collapses and dies. The message is clear: See Rome and [...]

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    Elusive Elena’s Brilliant Novel

    By annestg|Published On: May 8, 2016|Categories: Books & Movies, Writing Topics|1 Comment on Elusive Elena’s Brilliant Novel|

    “My Brilliant Friend” by Elena Ferrante,  is a brilliant read, if somewhat elusive at the start. This mirrors the enigmatic aspect of the novelist herself: Who is she? Is part [...]

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    Daffodil: Biography of a Flower

    By annestg|Published On: April 25, 2016|Categories: Books & Movies, Writing Topics|6 Comments on Daffodil: Biography of a Flower|

    Meet the Author, HELEN O’NEILL, in conversation with Suzanne Leal Thursday 21 April  2016  6.30-8pm Waverley Library I attended an interesting conversation in 2016 at the Waverley Library, Bondi Junction, [...]

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  • An Article in Quadrant Magazine

    By annestg|Published On: April 9, 2016|Categories: Books & Movies, Writing Topics|5 Comments on An Article in Quadrant Magazine|

    I've just had my review of My Year with Sammy by Libby Sommer published in the Quadrant Magazine under Reviews. The review is entitled "Retrieving A Childhood.  I'm chuffed! The [...]

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  • Harper Lee has died aged 89

    By annestg|Published On: February 20, 2016|Categories: Books & Movies|8 Comments on Harper Lee has died aged 89|

    Harper Lee Source: Sad News: Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird has died aged 89 See book reviews on her most famous book: To Kill a Mockingbird  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2657.To_Kill_a_Mockingbird [...]

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