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Gillian Torckler

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Gillian has been diving and exploring the world’s oceans for twenty-five years. She has always been an avid reader and had a hankering to write for some time before she time, met her husband, photographer Darryl Torckler, through their mutual scuba diving club. Soon after they met, they began writing travel articles together, and this was followed up with their first coffee table book (Underwater Wonders of New Zealand) and has led to 18 combined publications.
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Gillian enjoys writing a number of different styles, including children's books, natural history, gift books, medical science, technical, travel guides, fiction and non fiction books.
Gillian has also completed a PhD in medic ...more

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What a year this has been. I thought editing prose books was hard - US versus UK spelling, it's versus its, from versus from, orphans and widows! But editing my first knitting book has taken editing to a whole new level, maybe even a new paradigm!

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	You've Only Just Begun: Inspiration for the Graduate by Gillian Torckler (Goodreads Author), Darryl Torckler 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Your Heart Will Sing Again: Comfort for Those Who Mourn by Gillian Torckler (Goodreads Author), Darryl Torckler (Photographer) 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	My name is Henry Fanshaw 4.33 avg rating — 3 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
	My Aunt Honor 4.50 avg rating — 2 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
	Real-size Guide to the NZ Rocky Shore by Gillian Torckler (Goodreads Author), Darryl Torckler liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2004	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
	Life-Size Guide to New Zealand Fish by Gillian Torckler (Goodreads Author), Darryl Torckler (Photographer) 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2003	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
	Underwater Wonders of New Zealand by Gillian Torckler (Goodreads Author), Darryl Torckler really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2000 — 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
	New Zealand Birds of the Week/Nga Manu o Te Wiki by Gillian Torckler (Goodreads Author), Darryl Torckler (Photographer) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Henry Fanshaw Takes Flight by Gillian Torckler (Goodreads Author), Adele Jackson (Illustrator) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	The Stuck There Forever Boat by Gillian Torckler (Goodreads Author), Bruce Potter (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2008	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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