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This novel is called The Family Across the Street.
It was previously titled Home Sweet Home. I'm so grateful to reviewers who make the change in their reviews. I’m really enjoying reading all these reviews. It’s wonderful to see readers connecting with the novel like this. 😊
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Today my mother gave me an old book she found on her bookcase. Dusty and falling apart it appeared, at first glance, to be worthy only of the recycling pile: but opening it up, it was a very different story.

The book was given to me by my speech and drama teacher who guided me through the world of enunciation, poetry and drama from the age of three until I was seventeen.
Her name was Mollie Kelly and she walked heavily around her apartment, sucking deeply on her fragile cigarette holder and coughing mightily while instructing me on how to recite a poem so that listeners would feel the melody. Her small dog, Rags, sat at her feet and shivered from some imagined chill.
She changed my life and I will never forget her. The book is titled The Development of the Theatre and it was published in 1937 and given to her by her speech and drama teacher in 1946; and then given to me from Mollie in 1987.
As I opened it's battered and frankly, quite unimpressive cover, I was struck by how emotional it made me feel and it reminded me that books can hold a moment in time for us that would otherwise be forgotten. In the pages of her gift I remembered my time with her and everything she taught me. I am sure that we all have a book like that- one that summons memories and takes us back to who we were and I wondered if she knew how much it meant to me and If I had said, 'thank you,' enough. I probably did not but I was young and moving on with life so I will just say, 'Thank you' now and hope that where ever she is in the universe-she knows how grateful I am.

Now here is some very exciting news:
The Boy under the Table, Three Hours Late and The Secrets in Silence are now available for download in the UK and the USA!!!!!!
Please share this lovely news with friends far and wide.

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Here it is-The Australian Women's Weekly Review: http://www.aww.com.au/living/book-clu...

Big announcement! I'm so excited to let you know that -The Secrets in Silence- has been chosen as:
Australian Women's Weekly book of the month for June.
From Tomorrow you can read a sample through their website on the ipad! I'll put up the link when I get it.
To celebrate Bookworld will be discounting the novel: http://www.bookworld.com.au/book/the-...

It's Tuesday and even though I'm sure everyone is thinking about Game of Thrones I thought I would release a few more lines from the new novel.

The Secrets in Silence

There was something about Brent, something deep and wicked. No one knew his full story.....He was at once incredibly sexy and completely repellent to Tara.

Like and share for a little more next week. :))

In the lead up to the June release of 'The Secrets in Silence' I thought I would share the first few lines of the book just to pique your interest!
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The Secrets in Silence

“Emergency services.’

‘Yes, it’s my daughter. I need an ambulance for her. I need an ambulance right now! My daughter is passed out and bleeding. She’s bleeding everywhere.’

‘Is she breathing? You can say you don’t know?’

‘Um, she’s…is she breathing?’


So there you have it- the first few lines. More next week!

Hope this one works:
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Excellent trailer for the novel:www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eoGxQZg