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Kathryn Gauci

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Blog 122 07/12/2025 A Literary World: An Interview with Author Sharon Blomfield

A Literary World An Interview with Author Sharon Blomfield This edition of A Literary World features a writer I’ve known for some time now. Sharon Blomfield lives in Canada and I am in Melbourne, but despite the distance, our love of Greece has brought us together. Sharon fell in love with an island that I’ve […]

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	The Secret of the Grand Hôtel du Lac (BOOK 3 The French Collection) 4.37 avg rating — 1,214 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
	The Viennese Dressmaker: A Haunting Story of Wartime Vienna 4.44 avg rating — 1,031 ratings — published 2022 — 7 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
	Conspiracy of Lies 4.60 avg rating — 843 ratings — 11 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
	Code Name Camille: A story of trust, love and betrayal 4.14 avg rating — 524 ratings — 7 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 Embroiderer 4.37 avg rating — 362 ratings — 10 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 Poseidon Network 4.29 avg rating — 347 ratings — 7 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
	In the Shadow of the Pyrenees : The Freedom Trail to Spain (BOOK 5 The French Collection) 4.47 avg rating — 303 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
	The Song of the Partisans (BOOK 4 The French Collection): A Powerful and Unforgettable Novel of Resistance 4.51 avg rating — 276 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
	The Blue Dolphin: A World War II Novel 4.35 avg rating — 271 ratings — 7 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 Carpet Weaver of Usak (BOOK 3 The Asia Minor Trilogy) 4.35 avg rating — 227 ratings — 6 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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Zorba's Taverna: The Trouble With Goats and Mayors

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Kathryn Gauci liked Tammy Horvath's review of An Aegean Odyssey: A Memoir: "This book offered incredibly detailed and vibrant descriptions of the sights in various regions of Greece, all places I dream of visiting. The history shared was surprisingly engaging, a subject I typically find dull. These are the reasons I found su" Read more of this review »
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Kathryn Gauci rated a book it was amazing The Infinite Terrace (The Italian Interlude Series Book 1) by Lindy Viandier (Goodreads Author)	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 setting in Italy and the gorgeous cover drew me in instantly. Having read the author's previous books and loved them, I was sure I would enjoy this, and I did, even though it was a different genre. Lindy's descriptions have the power to connect y ...more
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Kathryn Gauci and 1 other person liked Valerie Poore's review of An Aegean Odyssey: A Memoir: "Greece and its islands have been my dream destination for most of my life, but to date, I have only been and experienced it vicariously through reading various authors’ travel or living abroad memoirs. For me, Kathryn Gauci’s book was an opportunity " Read more of this review »
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Kathryn Gauci rated a book it was amazing Shades of Yellow by Wendy J. Dunn (Goodreads Author)	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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Kathryn Gauci rated a book it was amazing EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT GREECE BUT WERE TOO AFRAID TO ASK: All the novice Hellenophile needs to know in one handy volume by John Manuel (Goodreads Author)	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
This is both an informative and witty book about Greece. The author has lived in Rhodes and now Crete for many years and is able to see Greece and the Greek way of life from an insider and outsider's point of view. I love his dry, British humour, whi ...more
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Kathryn Gauci rated a book it was amazing The Sifnos Chronicles: tales from a greek isle by Sharon Blomfield (Goodreads Author)	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
A wonderful love affair with the island of Sifnos and its people. Sifnos is a place that Sharon and her husband have returned to a few times, and it quickly gained a special place in their hearts. An island known for its practical handmade pots - fro ...more
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Kathryn Gauci rated a book it was amazing SON OF HYDRA: A Historical Novel of Love, Exile, Redemption, and Australia’s First Greek Convict. by Shelley Dark (Goodreads Author)	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
Wow. What a story! In Shelley's first book, Hydra in Winter, we learn about her husband's Greek ancestor, Ghikas Voulgaris, a man born to a noble family from the island of Hydra. He was convicted of a crime - piracy - but up until the Greek War of In ...more
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― Kathryn Gauci, The Viennese Dressmaker: A Haunting Story of Wartime Vienna

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“She zipped the dress up at the back and stood in front of the oval cheval mirror, looking at herself as if she were a stranger. This was the first time since she had arrived back in France that she had seen herself in full-length mirror; her old apartment did not possess such a luxury. She studied herself for a while. Who was she, she asked herself? How had it come to this?”
― Kathryn Gauci, Conspiracy of Lies

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“Writing is like sex. First you do it for love, then you do it for your friends, and then you do it for money.”
― Virginia Woolf

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“Politicians who took us to war should have been given the guns and told to settle their differences themselves, instead of organising nothing better than legalised mass murder.”
― Harry Patch, The Last Fighting Tommy: The Life of Harry Patch, the Oldest Surviving Veteran of the Trenches

tags: legalised-mass-murder, peace, politicians, war, words-of-wisdom

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“Irrespective of the uniforms we wore, we were all victims”
― Harry Patch

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“I felt then, as I feel now, that the politicians who took us to war should have been given the guns and told to settle their differences themselves, instead of organising nothing better than legalised mass murder.”
― Harry Patch

tags: world-war-1

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