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It’s the Swinging 60s. Post-war Australia is booming and the excitement of Sydney lures two young women, Rose and Margot, eager for adventure in these rapidly changing times. They meet through work, and country-girl Rose is in awe of glamorous, worldly Margot who makes it clear her ambitions stretch far beyond the cosmetic sales counter of David Jones, Sydney’s iconic department store. At a coffee bar in cosmopolitan Kings Cross, they encounter two debonair Europeans, Stefan and Josef, former Polish army officers seeking to rebuild their lives. Friendship grows between the foursome, and the women’s eyes are opened to a world of experience and ideas very different from the Australia the...
Power and privilege, duty and honor, Noella de Bartez was born to it all. Her mother was a legendary actress who gave up her career to follow the man she loved. Her father is president of a country where powerful forces are determined to overthrow him. But, still guilty from a long-ago sin, Noella no longer feels she has a rightful place in the family. Wild and willful, she rejects the land of her birth for the temptations of Paris and London. There, her uncanny likeness to her late mother opens door to high society but also entraps her in a decadence capable of destroying all her father has worked for. Then a single, shattering event changes her life forever and Noella must find the courage to honor her family name and do her duty in her country's darkest hours.
Never stress over a comma, colon, or dash again! The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need is the ideal resource for everyone who wants to produce writing that is clear, concise, and grammatically excellent. Whether you're creating perfect professional documents, spectacular school papers, or effective personal letters, you'll find this handbook indispensable. From word choice to punctuation to organization, English teacher Susan Thurman guides you through getting your thoughts on paper with polish. Using dozens of examples, The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need provides guidelines for: –Understanding the parts of speech and elements of a sentence –Avoiding the most common grammar and punctuation mistakes –Using correct punctuating in every sentence –Writing clearly and directly –Approaching writing projects, whether big or small Easy to follow and authoritative, The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need provides all the necessary tools to make you successful with every type of written expression.
"Move over Sidney Sheldon...Gripping, highly entertaining" - Sunday Mail A spellbinding thriller about wealth, power and one woman’s all-consuming ambition to achieve her wildest dreams. When Lenore Hamlyn is taken in by her sympathetic landlady, she’s shocked to eventually learn the source of Nan’s wealth. Yet that life-changing revelation fires a relentless, burning ambition. Escaping her dangerous past, the young, naïve Lenore returns from her English finishing school as the sophisticated, enigmatic Anthea James. A woman determined to make her mark as quickly and provocatively as possible. But the higher you go, the further there is to fall. And with her improbable goal tantalizing...
Power and privilege, duty and honour, Noella de Bartez was born to it all. Her mother was a legendary actress who gave up her career to follow the man she loved. Her father is president of a country where powerful forces are determined to overthrow him. But, still guilty from a long-ago sin, Noella no longer feels she has a rightful place in the family. Wild and wilful, she rejects the land of her birth for the temptations of Paris and London. There, her uncanny likeness to her late mother opens door to high society but also entraps her in a decadence capable of destroying all her father has worked for. Then a single, shattering event changes her life forever and Noella must find the courage to honour her family name and do her duty in her country's darkest hours.
"A novelist to rival Sheldon…." – Cosmopolitan Magazine A past that haunts her dreams. A present too painful to remember. In post-war London, a beautiful European refugee makes a hasty marriage to a handsome, wealthy Australian. A mystery lies at the heart of this marriage of convenience but on the surface at least, Marianne and Charles are the perfect couple. Yet Marianne’s powerful mother-in-law is determined to destroy the nobody who has ‘trapped’ her son. In one fateful moment, life changes for them all and in the high society scandal that follows, Marianne is forced to pay an impossible price. Thirty years later, Marianne's daughter Eve, is tormented by the mystery of her pare...
In a dynasty founded on duty and honour where does a sinner belong? Her mother was a legendary actress who gave up her career to follow the man she loved. Her father leads a country where powerful forces are determined to overthrow him. Burdened by the guilt of a long-ago sin, Noella de Bartez no longer feels she has a rightful place in her family. Wilful and rebellious, she rejects the land of her birth for the temptations of Paris and London. There, her uncanny likeness to her mother opens doors to high society but also entraps her in a decadence capable of destroying all her father has worked for. Then, a single shattering event changes everything. About the Author Jennifer Bacia’s firs...
This guide is packed full of practical information from an author who has the credentials and experience to help you write the novel you are dreaming of. Jennifer Bacia's first novel was bid for by international publishers, the film and foreign rights were sold, it was a Doubleday Book Club Choice and a lead title in the UK. The author not only gives you the information that will help you write your own bestseller, but also analyzes one of her own bestsellers to show how she turned an initial idea into a powerful, intriguing story that major publishing houses competed for. Through practical examples drawn from her own bestselling novels, the author details not only how to do it, but just as ...