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Robin Bower

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August 10

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Robin Bower is a writer and editor based in Perth, Western Australia. She holds postgraduate qualifications in education, editing and publishing, and creative writing. Her career spans educational publishing in Melbourne, international magazine editing in Hong Kong, and publications management in the Western Australian State Government.

She is the author of two books (Beyond Home and My River Sanctuary) and a travel-memoir project, part of a broader series exploring place and sensory experience (Senses of Paris, Senses of Morocco, Senses of Italy and Senses of India).

Robin shares her creative work and photography through her Substack, Imagine Write Create (https://rbpublishing1.substack.com), her website www.rb-publishing.com, and on Insta ...more

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	Beyond Home: A daughter's journey to Burma in search of her father's past 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Senses of India it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2026	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My River Sanctuary really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Senses of Paris by Robin Bower (Goodreads Author), Christine Vandenbergh (Artist) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Senses of Italy it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2025 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Top 10 Tips for Publishing Your Book: Before, During and After the Writing Process really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Concrete Pool Buyers' Guide: Everything you need to know about buying a concrete pool: choosing a builder, quoting, design, types, features, cost (The Water's Edge, #1) by Steve Nener, Robin Bower (Goodreads Author) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Senses of Morocco 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2025	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From different worlds – one beginning 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2026 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cool Pools to Colour and Keep: 40 swimming pool and landscape designs to colour for adults and children alike (The Water's Edge Book 2) by Steve Nener, Robin Bower (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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