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Catherine Meyrick

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Born

Australia

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Historical Fiction, Romance

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Catherine Meyrick is an Australian writer of romantic historical fiction. Her stories weave fictional characters into the gaps within the historical record – tales of ordinary people who are very much men and women of their time, yet in so many ways are like us today. These are people with the same hopes and longings as we have to find both love and their own place in a troubled world.

Catherine lives in Melbourne, Australia but grew up in Ballarat, a large regional city steeped in history. Until recently she worked as a customer service librarian at her local library. She has a Master of Arts in history and is also an obsessive genealogist. When she is not writing, reading and researching, she enjoys gardening, the cinema and music of all s ...more

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Average rating: 4.2 · 1,400 ratings · 152 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Forsaking All Other 4.17 avg rating — 534 ratings — published 2018 — 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
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	And the Women Watch and Wait: A novel of the Great War in Australia 4.67 avg rating — 6 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

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And the Women Watch and Wait – The Soundtrack ~ 2. When Irish Eyes are Smiling

Lines from the chorus of When Irish Eyes are Smiling are a motif in And the Women Watch and Wait, occurring at several points through the novel. The song is a romanticised tribute to Ireland and was written by Chauncey Olcott, and George Graff Jr, with the music composed by Ern e st R. Ball. Olcott was an American actor, singer and songwriter with Irish ancestry, Graff an American songwriter and Bal

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Eileen: The Making of George Orwell (EPUB edition)

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