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Paula’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Paula’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Paula Vince
Goodreads Author
Born
in Adelaide, Australia
Website
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Influences
L.M.Montgomery, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Emily Bronte, Jane Austen, Harpe
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Member Since
July 2012
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Best Forgotten
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2011
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4 editions
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Imogen's Chance
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2014
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2 editions
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Picking Up the Pieces (Adelaide Hills #2)
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2010
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2 editions
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The Prophecies (Quenarden, #1)
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2002
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3 editions
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The Risky Way Home
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2012
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4 editions
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A Design of Gold
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2009
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3 editions
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The Dark Secret (Quenarden, #3)
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2004
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The Castle of Light (Quenarden, #2)
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2003
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Picking Up the Pieces
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Imogen's Chance
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'The Penderwicks at Last' by Jeanne Birdsall
Summary: Nine years, five older siblings, a few beloved dogs, and an endless array of adventures--these are the things that have shaped Lydia's journey since readers first met her in The Penderwicks in Spring. Bursting with heart and brimming with charm, this is a joyful, hilarious ode to the family we love best. And oh my MOPS - Meeting of Penderwick Siblings - does Jeanne Birdsall's The Pend Read more of this blog post »
Paula’s Recent Updates
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"I have always had issues with this book, and wanted to read it again to see if I felt the same - I did.
First, I can understand the idea behind the story, however I don't feel the execution works. The rainbow fish is beautiful and admired. When a littl" Read more of this review » |
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"This is a wonderful book demonstrating Sanford's healing ministry full of examples of how she used her gift to serve as a healing vessel for the work of Holy Spirit.
It's written in the 1940s so it's a little formal but it's inspiring to read Sanford'" Read more of this review » |
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Paula Vince
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Dale Harcombe’s review
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Between a Book and a Hard Place (Devereaux's Dime Store Mystery)
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The cover is lovely and appealing, but doesn't indicate all you've described. I think I'll give this one a miss :)
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Paula Vince
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25 other people
liked
Dale Harcombe's review
of
Between a Book and a Hard Place (Devereaux's Dime Store Mystery):
"one and a half stars
Dime store owner Dev Sinclair moved to Shadow Bend and has been helping her father who has been released from prison by having him work in her shop. But one night she arrives at the Shadow Bend Council Meeting. She finds an unexpe" Read more of this review » |
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Paula Vince
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'Home' by Marilynne Robinson
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Dale wrote: "Great post Paula, Lovely book and a great writer. I have read all of them but Gilead is my favourite,"
Hi Dale, I agree with you so far. I ...more " |
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Paula Vince
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| First, I want to describe how this book came into my hands. I was browsing at a secondhand shop, skimmed its blurb and thought, 'Hmm, this looks like one of those Biblical epics. Meh, well, why not?' It joined my stash of old books to be looked at do ...more | |
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Paula Vince
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her review
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The Greatest Story Ever Told: An Eyewitness Account - THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
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Dale wrote: "Lovely review Paula.🩷"
Thanks, Dale. Perfect book for the season. Hope you had a lovely Easter. ...more " |
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| On her way home from Christmas shopping, Mrs Elspeth McGillycuddy witnesses a brutal murder from her train window. A man in a train adjacent to hers, with his back to the window, savagely strangles a woman who is facing him. And then both trains set ...more | |
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| My daughter gave me this book last Christmas, and my first reaction when I saw the cover was, 'Haha, I had no idea Bear Grylls was so old.' But joking aside, I decided to save it for a couple of months to read during the season of Lent, which is what ...more | |
“Reader's Bill of Rights
1. The right to not read
2. The right to skip pages
3. The right to not finish
4. The right to reread
5. The right to read anything
6. The right to escapism
7. The right to read anywhere
8. The right to browse
9. The right to read out loud
10. The right to not defend your tastes”
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1. The right to not read
2. The right to skip pages
3. The right to not finish
4. The right to reread
5. The right to read anything
6. The right to escapism
7. The right to read anywhere
8. The right to browse
9. The right to read out loud
10. The right to not defend your tastes”
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“The pleasure of all reading is doubled when one lives with another who shares the same books.”
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“I read so I can live more than one life in more than one place.”
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“My mission, should I choose to accept it, is to find peace with exactly who and what I am. To take pride in my thoughts, my appearance, my talents, my flaws and to stop this incessant worrying that I can’t be loved as I am.”
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“No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally – and often far more – worth reading at the age of fifty and beyond.”
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Australian Christian Book Club
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— last activity Jun 14, 2025 09:20AM
Read books from some of the best Australian and New Zealand authors. Read, share and discuss* with hundreds of book-club friends each month – or as of ...more
2015 Reading Challenge
— 249 members
— last activity Feb 04, 2016 09:30AM
Challenge: - Book w/ 500+ pages - Classic romance - Book that became a movie - Book published this year (2015) - Book w/ a number in the title - Book ...more
Goodreads Authors/Readers
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A group for all Australian Goodreads members (and those interested in Australia), no matter what they read!
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— 214 members
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Paula wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "Dear Paula,I'm not certain if my message got to you yesterday, so here I go again. Sally from Wombat Books has asked me to write my press release for Green Heart of the Forest a..."
Hi Elizabeth, sure, please feel free to use any of my quotes for your press release. Have fun putting it together.
Blessings,
Paula V
Elizabeth wrote: "Dear Paula,I'm not certain if my message got to you yesterday, so here I go again. Sally from Wombat Books has asked me to write my press release for Green Heart of the Forest and because you wro..."
Elizabeth wrote: "Dear Paula,
I'm not certain if my message got to you yesterday, so here I go again. Sally from Wombat Books has asked me to write my press release for Green Heart of the Forest and because you wro..."
Dear Paula,I'm not certain if my message got to you yesterday, so here I go again. Sally from Wombat Books has asked me to write my press release for Green Heart of the Forest and because you wrote my appraisal in the Caleb Ms competition, I was wondering if i could use some of your quotes please. Thanks and God bless.
Elizabeth Klein
