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Ilsa Evans

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Ilsa Evans is an Australian author. She has written across several genres from light fiction (such as the books that make up the 'laundry series') to more gritty social realism. Two of her books, Broken and Sticks and Stones stem from the findings of a PhD on the long-term effects of family violence that Ilsa completed in 2005. Ilsa teaches creative writing and carries out public speaking when she is not writing. She lives in the Dandenong Ranges east of Melbourne with her children, assorted pets and several uninvited possums.
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I can't believe that it's been over two months since I last posted on this blog - but then I also can't believe that we're halfway through the year already (July? Seriously? This is getting ridiculous)! And the driving force behind this perpetual state of partial belief is the reason I have decided, somewhat reluctantly, that this will be my last posting. The problem is, you see, that I seem to ha Read more of this blog post »

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Ilsa Evans’s books

Average rating: 3.8 · 2,210 ratings · 455 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Unusual Abduction of Avery Conifer 3.86 avg rating — 726 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
	Family Baggage 3.53 avg rating — 280 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
	Nefarious Doings (Nell Forrest Mystery, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 237 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Broken 4.01 avg rating — 159 ratings — published 2007 — 5 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
	Flying The Coop 3.71 avg rating — 133 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	Sticks and Stones (Broken #2) 4.20 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	The Family Tree 3.50 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Odd Socks 3.42 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2005 — 5 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
	Each Way Bet 3.50 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 2006 — 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
	Ill-Gotten Gains (Nell Forrest Mystery #2) 4.10 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2013 — 5 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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Nell Forrest (4 books)
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Ilsa Evans (Goodreads Author)

3.95 avg rating — 407 ratings

Broken (2 books)
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4.09 avg rating — 264 ratings

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“Life is mostly froth and bubble Two things stand like stone Kindness in another's trouble Courage in your own.

Adam Lindsay Gordon. (1833-1870) (Favourite quote from Spin Cycle By Ilsa Evans.”
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Voting for July 2020 Group Read - book by an Australian author

Scrublands by Chris Hammer

8 votes, 25.8%

The Escape Room by Megan Goldin

5 votes, 16.1%

Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic

4 votes, 12.9%

Hangman by Jack Heath

3 votes, 9.7%

Die For Me by Diane Hester

3 votes, 9.7%

My Brother-But-One by T.M. Clark

3 votes, 9.7%

The Silent Kookaburra by Liza Perrat

2 votes, 6.5%

A Few Right Thinking Men by Sulari Gentill

1 vote, 3.2%

The Cumal Files by James Keegan

1 vote, 3.2%

Nefarious Doings by Ilsa Evans

1 vote, 3.2%

Something For Nothing by Andy Muir

0 votes, 0.0%

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