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Fiona McArthur, author of The Homestead Girls, answers Six Sharp Questions

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Fiona McArthur author of The Homestead Girls Six Sharp Questions ——————————- 1.    Congratulations, you have a new book. What is it about and what does this book mean to you? Five women, a sheep station in drought and the 22-year-old granddaughter’s last ditch measure to keep the farm after her grandad is s... Read more

by | June 24, 2015

Peter Twohig, author of The Torch, answers Six Sharp Questions

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Peter Twohig author of The Torch Six Sharp Questions ___________ 1. Congratulations, you have a new book. What is it about and what does it mean to you? The Torch is about a boy who is inspired to help another boy, who is a firebug, to avoid capture, in an attempt to assuage the helplessness he felt, and the grief he feels following the death of his twin just over a... Read more

by | January 29, 2015

Stephanie Alexander, author of The Cook’s Companion, answers Six Sharp Questions

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Stephanie Alexander author of The Cook’s Companion Six Sharp Questions ___________ 1. Congratulations, you have a new book. What is it about and what does it mean to you? Not a new book at all but a thorough revision of my classic and very successful The Cook’s Companion. 2. Times pass. Things change. What are the best and worst moments that you have exp... Read more

by | October 24, 2014

Karen Brooks, author of The Brewer’s Tale, answers Six Sharp Questions

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Karen Brooks author of The Brewer’s Tale and The Curse of the Bond Riders series Six Sharp Questions ___________ 1. Congratulations, you have a new book. What is it about and what does it mean to you? Thank you! The Brewer’s Tale is an epic story about a medieval woman’s efforts to support her family in the wake of tragedy by taking up the trade by which her m... Read more

by | October 15, 2014

Jenny Bond, author of The President’s Lunch and Perfect North, answers Six Sharp Questions

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Jenny Bond author of The President’s Lunch and Perfect North Six Sharp Questions ___________ 1. Congratulations, you have a new book. What is it about and what does it mean to you? The President’s Lunch was an absolute joy to research and write. I began researching the novel at the same time I discovered I was pregnant with my second child. He celebrated... Read more

by | July 14, 2014