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Historical Fiction, Music, Young Adult

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Annette Young holds a BA (Honours) degree in History from the University of Sydney, and a Doctorate in English Literature from the University of New South Wales. She currently divides her time between research, piano and violin, raising four gentlemen, and writing her World War II trilogy, 'In the Hearts of Kings', volume one of which has been published as 'By Violence Unavenged'.
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It started with Sporky, a flying purple giraffe.

Since she was three, Annette Young has had imaginary friends, most of whom are human; and over the years, those friends have been her solace.

That they should make their way into novels, however, was unimaginable.

Annette first wanted to be an actor, especially after she played Nancy in a school production of 'Olive ...more

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A while ago, a lot of people were posting on Substack Notes pictures which represented the vibe they bring to Substack. I joined in with Robert Delaunay’s Rhythm, Joy of Living (1930), a detail of which I used as this article’s theme picture. In hindsight, I think I chose Delaunay’s painting probably more because of how Substack vibes for me, rather than for the vibe I bring to Substack. All t

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The Man in the Iron Mask (Le vicomte de Bragelonne #4/4)

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