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Tag Archives: Kindle
New Release Announcement #NewRelease – HIDDEN UNDER HER HEART by Rachelle Ayala
HIDDEN UNDER HER HEART (A Story of Abortion & Courage) by Rachelle Ayala On sale for 99c at Amazon and Barnes & Noble 21-23 Jan 2013 Maryanne Torres is a compassionate nurse who fails at relationships. After a string of … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, Books, compassionate, Contemporary, courage, cross genre, drama, ebook, Fiction, Kindle, Rachelle Ayala, rape, relationships, women's fiction
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Author’s research: Secrets From The Dust – Separation of the races and the settlements
In this next post from my series about how the research for Secrets From The Dust relates to the novel, I look at the use of settlements to separate the races from each other, and Aboriginals from their mixed-raced children. … Continue reading
Ebook Review: A Storm Hits Valparaiso by David Gaughran 5/5*
Once I started this book, I just wanted to be left in peace to finish it, and everything else—including preparing Sunday dinner—became an annoying distraction. We have all heard of Simón Bolívar, a leader in the struggle to free Hispanic-America, … Continue reading
George Hamilton’s Book Review – Malaika by Van Heerling 4/5*
Malaika is a wonderful short story about an American searching to find the answers to questions in his life by seeking solitude in the African Serengeti. He is befriended by a lioness, with whom he is able to communicate by … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, book review, Fiction, Kindle, Malaika, Serengeti, Van Heerling
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Thank you for supporting the recent promotion of Secrets From The Dust
Thank you for supporting the recent promotion of my novel, Secrets From The Dust, which saw it rise to #36 Free in Kindle Store, #1 Literary Fiction and #2 Drama. I hope the readers who downloaded the book will enjoy … Continue reading
Author Interview at Confessions of a Reader
I am interested in peoples struggles, be they for freedom, inclusion or to be loved. I also like to travel, when possible, and learn about different cultures. This has led to incidents from around the world generating ideas for my … Continue reading
What is the vibrant and colourful event of carnival all about?
The Brazilian 2012 Carnival officially kicked off in Rio on Friday 17th February (festivities started the previous day in places like Salvador de Bahia), and will run for five days. Carnival provides one of the main turning points in my … Continue reading
Posted in Carnival of Hope, Readers Section
Tagged author, Books, Brazil, Browsing Rhino, Carnival, Carnival of Hope, Fiction, George Hamilton, Kindle, novelist, Salvador de Bahia, writer
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Author’s research: Secrets From The Dust – The loneliness of the outback for European women
In the third of a series of posts about how the research for Secrets From The Dust relates to the novel, I look at the loneliness of life in the outback for European women, followed by two short scenes that … Continue reading
Author’s research notes: Carnival of Hope – the women’s rich sexual banter
Another feature of the research was how common sexual teasing and banter is in the favelas. Here are some examples which I unearthed, and then a scene to depict how this aspect was used in the novel: Erotic language is … Continue reading
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Tagged author, Books, Brazil, Browsing Rhino, Carnival, drama, George Hamilton, Kindle, novelist, Salvador de Bahia, thriller, writer
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Author’s research notes for Carnival of Hope – How was the north-eastern shantytown depicted in the novel created?
I read several modern day anthropological studies (1980’s) of places in the north-east of Brazil to come up with the fictitious shantytown where the story begins. Some of the descriptions of these places included: • Smoky, fly-infested huts, hungry toddlers … Continue reading
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Tagged author, Brazil, Carnival, Contemporary, Favela, Fiction, George Hamilton, Kindle, novelist, Rio de janeiro, Salvador de Bahia, thriller, writer
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