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The Very Fine Clock – Muriel Spark. Drawings by Edward Gorey.
Transit Children’s Editions New South Books Illustrated by Edward Gorey, author Muriel Spark 9798893380262/ February 2026/AUD$29.99, NZD$34.99 From the archives: Illustrator Edward Gorey Collection of Macabre Author and Illustrator Edward Gorey Item Well I knew Muriel Spark wrote The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and I certainly knew the name of Edward Gorey, – the…
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Moonboy – Anna Ciddor
Allen & Unwin March 2025 ISBN:9781761180743 Imprint:A & U Children RRP: $17.99 I love Anna Ciddor‘s historical time-slip adventures, and this newest one speaks to me even more because of personal connections. I was instantly transported back to First Form at St George Girls High School, and sitting with the rest of my cohort, squashed…
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The Outside – Larry Blair and Jeremy Goring
Cheating death, chasing waves and growing up in one of Australia’s most notorious crime families Penguin Books This isn’t really a review – but a recommendation. A few weeks ago the lovely Dot Tonkin from Penguin gave this one a book talk and on the strength of that, plus the fact that it was related…
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52 Mondays – Anna Ciddor
Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781760523480 Imprint: A & U Children Pub Date: March 2019 RRP $14.99 It would appear that Anna Ciddor and I must be of the same vintage as this fictionalised account of a year of her childhood and the many references to commonplace 60s objects and events resonate so readily.…
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