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	Conflict on Kangaroo Island 3.76 avg rating — 112 ratings — 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
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	Song of Australia 4.25 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	After the War in Adelaide (A South Australian Saga Book 4) 4.25 avg rating — 4 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
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I'm thrilled to announce that Book 3 of A South Australian Saga is now available as a paperback and as a Kindle e-book. You'll meet again all the characters from Book 2 as they continue to grapple with exigencies of the Great War, their friendships growing closer in the face of intensifying hostility from several quarters of the community. And, of course, each still has personal issues to deal wit Read more of this blog post »

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TIME'S TESTIMONY (The Wyngrave Women Book 3)

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