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A Broken Pelvis and Ian Rankin

I last saw Ian Rankin in Sydney in 2017 which I wrote about HERE on Who Says Crime Doesn’t Pay? I was looking forward to hearing him again at the Sydney Writers’ Festival on Saturday 24 May at Carriageworks. Unfortunately, I’ve fractured my pelvis and forced into at least four weeks bed rest. Gutted!

I livestreamed his panel and took a few notes. As a disclaimer this is my own paraphrasing. There a

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	Poet's Cottage 3.62 avg rating — 514 ratings — published 2012 — 20 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
	Currawong Manor 3.58 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 2014 — 7 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
	Circle of Nine 3.35 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Bride of the Stone (Circle of Nine Trilogy #2) 3.79 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	A Fire in the Shell (Circle of Nine Trilogy #3) 3.83 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Australian Dark Fantasy and Horror 2006 by Angela Challis (Editor), Shane Jiraiya Cummings (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lee Battersby (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2006	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
	Award Winning Australian Writing 2013 by Adolfo Aranjuez (Editor), Gregory Yeates, Beverley Lello it was amazing 5.00 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

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The first supermodel memoir I've been able to finish. A truly gripping start to the book which I didn't expect with Christine surviving a helicopter crash. Brinkley is a helluva lot more adventurous than I am. Her biological father was abusive and he ...more
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Fabulous read. I really enjoyed reading about Quentin's early years in the Queensland outback and her boarding school stories. A fitting tribute to such an inspiring powerhouse. I also loved the amount of photographs in this book showcasing Quentin's ...more
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A re-read for the ReadChristie2026 challenge. Miss Marple is placed in a very different environment to her usual English village but even on an idyllic Caribbean island Murder is waiting. I really enjoyed the interchanges between Miss Marple and Mr R ...more
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I didn't read the Kindle edition but a paperback of this. Good Reads not offering that choice! An enjoyable original read and super creepy in places. ...more
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