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Garrick Jones

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From the outback to the opera.

After a thirty year career as a professional opera singer, performing as a soloist in opera houses and in concert halls all over the world, I took up a position as lecturer in music in Australia in 1999, at the Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music, which is now part of CQUniversity.

Brought up in Australia, between the bush and the beaches of the Eastern suburbs, I retired in 2015 and now live in the tropics, writing, gardening, and finally finding time to enjoy life and to re-establish a connection with who I am after a very busy career on the stage and as an academic.

I write mostly historical gay fiction. The stories are always about relationships and the inner workings of men; sometimes my fellas get d
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Garrick Jones It's been available right from the start, Bev. Don't know where you are, but here's the Amazon link in Australia. Thanks for the great reviews :-)

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It's been available right from the start, Bev. Don't know where you are, but here's the Amazon link in Australia. Thanks for the great reviews :-)

https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B084VGW7P2(less)
Garrick Jones Elizabeth,
I did post a note on your review. Mark Harris is one of the few invented historical characters in the story. However, he is based on my firs…more
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I did post a note on your review. Mark Harris is one of the few invented historical characters in the story. However, he is based on my first boss in the UK who was entitled, lazy and whose father was a baronet. He was unpleasant, to say the least, eventually jailed for embezzlement, but refusing to accept what he'd done was wrong because he thought he deserved more money, money that was not his.(less)
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The Road to Pienza

Gidday all :-)

After a few teething problems, am happy to announce that the book is live. Everywhere!

Please leave a rating or a short review if you enjoyed it.

Can you believe it's nearly that time of year again? On other news, I'm writing a new Clyde Smith story.

I'll keep you informed

Garrick
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Garrick Jones Colton wrote: "Garrick,

Thank you for your friendship on GR!

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Colton wrote: "Garrick,

Thank you for your friendship on GR!

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Colton T. Freelove"


Thank you Colton!


Colton Freelove Garrick,

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