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Joni Scott

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in Glen Innes, Australia

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http://joniscottauthor.com

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Historical Fiction, Romance, Biography

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Author: Kate Morton

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Joni Scott lives on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. Besides writing , she has a tutoring business for high school students focusing on Maths and Science.
She is a graduate of Sydney University in Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry and worked for many years in this field.
Whispers through Time is Joni’s debut novel based on her sister’s family research. It tells the story of two sisters in London in 1912.
The Last Hotel, her second novel is also based on true events and people Joni met in her lockdown experience in Europe 2020. But all names are fictional and so are the romances and outcomes of the characters. However Joni did recover from the crippling disease of CRPS and was able to write again. Colour comes to Tangles and Time, ...more

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	The Last Hotel 4.59 avg rating — 27 ratings — 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
	Whispers Through Time 4.42 avg rating — 12 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
	Last Time Forever: Francesca’s Story (Sisters Time Trilogy Book 3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — 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
	Colour Comes to Tangles: A Mystery Romance 4.57 avg rating — 7 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
	Time Heal My Heart 4.60 avg rating — 5 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
	The Piano Tuner's Daughters: Two Sisters, One Journey (Sisters Time Trilogy Book 1) 4.75 avg rating — 4 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
	Postcard to Picardy: Love in a Time of War (Sisters Time Trilogy Book 2) 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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Release of Whispers through Time ,

Sisters, Joni and Heady celebrated the release of Whispers through Time on Nov 30 2020 .

It is the story within a story of two sisters. Heady researched the family history and Joni wrote the novel filling in the gaps and silences with the magic dust of fiction .
The novel is a tale of sisters Winifred and Francesca , a tale of love and loss set in the years 1905 to 1912 against the backdrop of t Read more of this blog post »

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FIVE DAYS THAT SHOCKED THE WORLD eyewitness accounts from Europe at the end of World War II (Nicholas Best World War II History)

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Heavy reading but I learnt a lot. The history of women is a sad tale! I m awed at the task Christiane set herself. It s a huge subject encompassing centuries. Massive research involved. Well done Christiane!
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