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Kathy George

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Contemporary, Historical Fiction

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Kathy George is an award-winning writer of short stories and fiction. She is the author of "Sargasso", "Estella" and "The Scent of Oranges". Kathy lives in Brisbane, Australia, with her family.

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Average rating: 3.8 · 1,508 ratings · 325 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Scent of Oranges 3.78 avg rating — 849 ratings — published 2026 — 8 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
	Sargasso 3.72 avg rating — 406 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Estella 3.93 avg rating — 215 ratings — published 2023	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 2017 by Pia Gaardboe (Editor), Jan Foster, Louis Klee 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2017	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
	Page Seventeen (Page Seventeen, #11) by Beau Hillier (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kathy George (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Paul South (Contributor) 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014	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
	Knitting & Other Stories by Richard Rossiter (Editor), Kathy George (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Tincture Journal Autumn 2016 (Tincture Journal, #13) by Daniel Young (Editor), Stuart Barnes (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Rebecca Douglas (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.14 avg rating — 7 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
	Shibboleth & other stories by Kathy George (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Laurie Steed (Goodreads Author) (Editor ) 3.67 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
	Adrift it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	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 Extraordinary Florence Stoker

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by Kathy George

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“What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?”
― Vincent Van Gogh

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“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”
― E.E. Cummings

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“Most books on witchcraft will tell you that witches work naked. This is because most books on witchcraft were written by men.”
― Neil Gaiman

tags: humor, men, witchcraft, witches, women

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“I’m trying now to exaggerate the essence of things, and to deliberately leave vague what’s obvious.”
― Vincent Van Gogh, Complete Letters of Vincent Van Gogh - III vols

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“Be sure to separate the kneecap
from the tendon and ligament
and grind it to dust
in a mortar and pestle.
Do not let them beg.
Do not let them kneel at the door.”
― Shastra Deo, The Agonist

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