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Vale Valhalla
As the year 2001 approaches the men who fought in the Great War have all but faded away, and only the memory of their sacrifice will be preserved. Between 1914 and 1918 soldiers from all over the world converged on the trenches of Belgium and Northern from Australia and New Zealand, Canada, England, India, Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, Wales and the far reaches of the British Empire they came to fight alongside the Belgians and the French. Vale Valhalla traces the lives of a group of Australians through the years prior to, and during, the First World War, and reveals how they were forever altered by their sufferings in that singular and relentless conflict.
864 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1999
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About the author
Joy Chambers
10 books9 followersJoy Chambers was an author, company chairman and a business woman, born in 1947. In 1990 she began writing; this could have been called her fifth career, for until that time she had combined actor and television panelist with that of business partner and wife of media mogul, Reg Grundy. A lover of history and never idle, Joy wrote Fact-Based Fiction.
She began her television career in Australia and won Logie Awards for her performances in the 1970s; (think Emmys and Baftas) appearing in numerous Australian productions including the international hit Neighbours in which she played the role of Rosemary Daniels. At its height Neighbours was seen in 76 countries.
In the early years of her career Joy wrote for numerous Grundy shows and worked as a production assistant on others, taking her place beside the man who was to become her husband, Dr. Reg Grundy AC OBE, and playing an important part in those years of expansion of the Grundy Worldwide phenomenon. In 1985 she was elected to the board of Grundy Worldwide, at that time the largest independent television production and distribution company in the world with local production companies in over 20 countries on 5 continents.
In 1995 Joy Chambers and Reg Grundy created RG Capital, a private group of entities with principal interests in media, the entertainment sector and advertising. Chambers was chairman of RG Capital Holdings Ltd. Joy still held close links with her home-town of Ipswich Queensland being the Patron of the Ipswich Poetry Feast as well as Ipswich's Honorary International Ambassador.
Joy’s decision to write came after years of reading the classics. An amateur historian and with a family background in history - her brother, a PhD has written numerous histories – it was natural for Joy to write historical fact-based fiction.
Joy relished the research she did on her books and says: 'My life is in the entertainment business. A skilfully written book can be read on many levels but it should always entertain… I attempt to do that.'
Joy & Reg lived in Bermuda with their Shetland sheep-dogs....
She began her television career in Australia and won Logie Awards for her performances in the 1970s; (think Emmys and Baftas) appearing in numerous Australian productions including the international hit Neighbours in which she played the role of Rosemary Daniels. At its height Neighbours was seen in 76 countries.
In the early years of her career Joy wrote for numerous Grundy shows and worked as a production assistant on others, taking her place beside the man who was to become her husband, Dr. Reg Grundy AC OBE, and playing an important part in those years of expansion of the Grundy Worldwide phenomenon. In 1985 she was elected to the board of Grundy Worldwide, at that time the largest independent television production and distribution company in the world with local production companies in over 20 countries on 5 continents.
In 1995 Joy Chambers and Reg Grundy created RG Capital, a private group of entities with principal interests in media, the entertainment sector and advertising. Chambers was chairman of RG Capital Holdings Ltd. Joy still held close links with her home-town of Ipswich Queensland being the Patron of the Ipswich Poetry Feast as well as Ipswich's Honorary International Ambassador.
Joy’s decision to write came after years of reading the classics. An amateur historian and with a family background in history - her brother, a PhD has written numerous histories – it was natural for Joy to write historical fact-based fiction.
Joy relished the research she did on her books and says: 'My life is in the entertainment business. A skilfully written book can be read on many levels but it should always entertain… I attempt to do that.'
Joy & Reg lived in Bermuda with their Shetland sheep-dogs....
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November 23, 2013
This book was a joy to read, it's about 2 young boys who meet up, one being a White Australian boy and the other an Aboriginal boy.
The book follows their childhood story right through to Flanders and the First World War.
There are other equally good characters in the book too, with romance thrown in for good measure.
Also it gives us some back ground into the Aboriginal way of life.
It's a wonderful book full of adventure, and if like me you enjoy Historical Fiction, you will not want to miss this book.
I highly recommend it.
The book follows their childhood story right through to Flanders and the First World War.
There are other equally good characters in the book too, with romance thrown in for good measure.
Also it gives us some back ground into the Aboriginal way of life.
It's a wonderful book full of adventure, and if like me you enjoy Historical Fiction, you will not want to miss this book.
I highly recommend it.
May 8, 2013
The 2nd brilliant book i have read by the fantastic Author! Spanning from late 1800's to the end of the 1st World war, it pays tribute to our brave Anzacs, whilst weaving a tale of 2 young rivals who bear a enormous hate grudge until tragedy forces them to reconsider & take stock of their lives! WRITING AT IT'S BEST!
February 14, 2014
Excellent book ! Beautiful story with amazing characters .One of the best books I read in a long time...I will definitely recommend this book for history and World War I book readers....Twisted love story with sadness ,happiness and hate.This was my first book that I read by this author and I definitely will read more. Awesome book !
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