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SUMMARY:FIONA\, TAMARA & RUBY - Spring Story Panel- Stories behind the storyteller
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a wonderful panel of authors Fiona McArthur\, Tamara McWilliam and Ruby St. George with Leanne at our Port Macquarie Library on Tuesday 15th September at 6.30pm. \nFiona McArthur – Happy release day! September 15/9 – The Featherwood Beekeeper\nWith over sixty books to her name\, Fiona McArthur weaves medical expertise into heartwarming stories celebrating women\, families\, and rural Australian communities. Her tales feature strong heroines and kind-hearted heroes finding love amidst real-world challenges in remote settings. Last year’s LIGHTNING RIDGE LADIES has already been nominated for major awards.\n“I live for those magical moments – the first cry of a newborn\, the strength women share\, and the beauty of our vast Australian landscape.”\nFiona promises outback and rural Australian stories that find the extraordinary in the ordinary\, celebrating resilience\, kindness\, and love with the happy endings her readers cherish. \nIn some exciting news\, we can announce that just like last year\, there will be a competition for your event attendees to enter with the major prize this year being a gorgeous diamond bee necklace! This competition is only open to guests who attend one of Fiona’s book tour events over the next couple of months. Collins Booksellers will be selling books at our event for Fiona to sign. \nTamara McWilliam lives on the beautiful Mid North Coast. Aside from being an author\, Tamara is a Naturopath\, Hairdresser and owns a Tapas Bar with her family called Elk on 38.\nTamara’s writing journey began in 2015. Stepping completely out of her comfort zone\, Tamara started writing a fiction novel that had absolutely nothing to do with health\, hair or Tapas bars. It was then that ‘The Willow Tree Series’ came to life. Within eighteen months the series of five novels was written and self published.\nTamara has since gone on to write another three book series called the ‘Mosconi Series\,’a stand alone book called Disclosure and novels ‘Beneath the Snow of Gnojnik\,’ and ‘The Final Sunset’ both based on true stories. Tamara loves to attend author events\, library talks\, international author signings and writers festivals. \n  \nRuby St. George writes action packed urban fantasy and paranormal romance. She lives in Australia with her two black cats\, who rule her world. Ruby loves good coffee and lives by the motto ‘experiences\, not things’. When she’s not busy writing about kick-ass heroines and strong\, hunky heroes you’ll find her with her nose in a book or binge watching The Vampire Diaries\, Lucifer and Supernatural. If you like her books she recommends you check out Ilona Andrews\, Faith Hunter\, and Keri Arthur. Those ladies rock!
URL:https://mnclibrary.org.au/event/fiona-tamara-ruby-spring-story-panel-stories-behind-the-storyteller/
LOCATION:Port Macquarie Library\, 32 Grant St\, Port Macquarie\, New South Wales\, 2444\, Australia
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SUMMARY:TESS WOODS - Author Talk - Stories behind the storyteller
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a chat with award winning author Tess Woods and Leanne at our Port Macquarie Library on Wednesday 23rd September at 4.30pm. \nTess Woods once had a simple life until her compulsion to write made-up stories complicated everything. She’s now an award-winning and Australian Top 10 bestselling author of contemporary fiction. Tess also works as a physiotherapist in private practice\, and she shares a clinic and a home on the stunning Western Australian coast with her husband. She’s the mother of two brilliant grown-up children who she loves to travel with\, and a fluffy cat who keeps her company while she writes. Tess was born in Alexandria to an Egyptian family and has drawn from her heritage to write The Cairo Bridal Shop\, the book of her heart. \nThe Cairo Bridal Shop\n\n\n\nIn the vibrant city of modern Cairo\, three sisters are as trapped as the Pharaoh mummies in their tombs … \nFind the dress of your dreams\, then run for your life. Nestled at the bustling foot of the pyramids lies the iconic Albi Bridal Boutique\, where three sisters are about to break the shackles of tradition to fight for their futures. When Mariam Albi was tragically killed\, the responsibility of running the business was thrust upon eldest daughter\, Sarah. Bound to the dress shop and to the demands of her husband and his spiteful mother\, Sarah finds herself trapped with nowhere to turn. Political journalist Aya is writing the story of her career while on the cusp of a thrilling new relationship with Australian-raised journalist\, Gamal. When Gamal is arrested on suspicion of treason\, Aya risks her life to follow her heart. University student Lola\, the youngest of the Albi girls\, is finding her place in the world while masking her true identity. But her secret is exposed\, putting her life in grave danger as she faces losing everything and everyone she loves. \nInspired by the stories of the ancient pharaoh queens before them\, the Albi sisters must harness their inner strength to survive – for in Egypt\, history runs deep but blood runs deeper. \nCOLLINS BOOKSELLERS will be selling book at our event for Tess to sign.
URL:https://mnclibrary.org.au/event/tess-woods-author-talk-stories-behind-the-storyteller/
LOCATION:Port Macquarie Library\, 32 Grant St\, Port Macquarie\, New South Wales\, 2444\, Australia
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