I am very excited! Eighteen months after its original publication date in Australia, my memoir, I Belong to No One, is about to be released in paperback form in the USA and Canada, available on Amazon in each country. The publisher is Orion Books under ISBN-13: 978-1409164890. This is in addition to the already available Kindle, … Continue reading I Belong to No One releases to the US and Canada on 31st January 2017.
Author: Garrulous Gwendoline
Of Chimney Sweeps and Other Urchins
Derrick Knight's recent post on child labour and chimney sweeps prompted me to re-read my copy of Charles Kingsley's The Water Babies. I must have been around eleven when I last read this book. We didn't have television, and I didn't have a sibling near my age, so I was a voracious reader. Books were precious to me. … Continue reading Of Chimney Sweeps and Other Urchins
Day 15 of our Victorian Road Trip: Myrtleford and Beechworth
We had toyed with staying another night in Bright, and then it occurred to us that the places we wanted to see next were all north and in the direction of home. So we checked out of our motel and headed off, not completely sure what we wanted to do or where we would stop … Continue reading Day 15 of our Victorian Road Trip: Myrtleford and Beechworth
GWEN WILSON The Reluctant Retiree 