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Book review: The Promised Land is a must-read for those who love a thriller
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Book Review: When fire ravages the town of Myrtle, lives are fractured
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Book Review: When fire ravages the town of Myrtle, lives are fractured

Book Review: When fire ravages the town of Myrtle, lives are fractured

With a sharp eye for human foibles, this is an evocative tale of everyday people fighting for themselves, their families and their town.
What will Nell do to ensure her future?
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Book review: Passion, adventure and a woman’s quest for independence

Book review: Passion, adventure and a woman’s quest for independence

When Nell's husband is murdered there are few who grieve his loss, including Nell.
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Book Review: A couple must face the future after tragedy strikes

Book Review: A couple must face the future after tragedy strikes

Sarah and Matt need to find the path to forgiveness and healing, or their grief will keep them apart forever.
Main Street Kalgoorlie, part of the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia
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Secrets, betrayal, an Aussie town on the edge: This book has it all

Secrets, betrayal, an Aussie town on the edge: This book has it all

In a mining town, there are those who have always lived there and those who go there to escape their past.
Enslaved in an alien culture, Asta loses more than her freedom
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Enslaved in an alien culture, Asta loses more than her freedom

Enslaved in an alien culture, Asta loses more than her freedom

In 1627 Icelandic islanders were abducted and sold into slavery in Algiers - a combination of fact and fiction tells their story.
Lessons from the Irish about living, loving and dying
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Lessons from the Irish about living, loving and dying

Lessons from the Irish about living, loving and dying

A must-read for all of us caught up in the business of living.
What’s the greatest gift one woman can give to another?
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What’s the greatest gift one woman can give to another?

What’s the greatest gift one woman can give to another?

The poignant, heartwarming story of one woman who wants to nurture, and another who never wanted to be a mother.
Pirrimimma Garden at Wentworth Falls one of the 18 landscaped by Michael Bates
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Gardens as destination spaces is the new landscaping movement

Gardens as destination spaces is the new landscaping movement

Michael Bates shows us gardens where the relationship between architecture and garden is paramount, creating connection between indoors and outdoors.
Eating good brain food could help cheat dementia
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Eat to cheat dementia with ‘Better Brain Food’

Eat to cheat dementia with ‘Better Brain Food’

Modern science uncovered foods and ingredients that help protect brain cells from damage, keeping the systems that support them working as well as possible.

About Lorraine Parker

I am one of those people who have re-invented myself a number of times. I am interested in so many things but my commitment to health and well being, especially nutrition has been ongoing. I am trained in Food Technology and also Hospitality, Commercial Cookery I. I love all things creative from cookery to landscaping, design technology and textile art. I also have a Degree in Behavioural Science. I have designed and taught a number of University Courses.