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Just back from a different shopping centre and scored two off my list:
The Beekeeper's Secret by Josephine Moon....I would love to keep Bees! :)
and
The Wife's Tale by Christine Wells ....Brenda twisted my arm the fraction it needed for me to get this one ;)

I noticed that one too, Jools. Good purchasing :)))

Suzanne wrote: "I noticed that one too, Jools. Good purchasing :)))"

Just need to get cracking on reading them all a bit faster! :)

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Just back from a different shopping centre and scored two off my list:
The Beekeeper's Secret by Josephine Moon....I would love to keep Bees! :)
and
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Well done on The Wife's Tale Jools! Now I hope you love it as much as I did;)

Jordan wrote: "Did one of my multiple weekly visits to my favourite bookstore in Melbourne today and got some great finds! Came away with:

1938 edition of Gone with the Wind
1927 edition of [book:Be..."

Well done Jordan!

Brenda wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Just back from a different shopping centre and scored two off my list:
The Beekeeper's Secret by Josephine Moon....I would love to keep Bees! :)
and..."

Lol...so do I ;)

Jordan wrote: "Did one of my multiple weekly visits to my favourite bookstore in Melbourne today and got some great finds! Came away with:

1938 edition of Gone with the Wind
1927 edition of [book:Be..."

Nice Bargains Jordan! :)

Just got back from a meet up with Kathryn and Elaine over lunch. It was so lovely to meet Kathryn and it's always fun catching up with Elaine. Thank you ladies for an enjoyable day :)

here a photo of the three of us : /photo/user/...

I got a copy of Looking for Alibrandi from Kathryn and Elaine loaned me A Dreadful Daughter's Spells.

Mish, Kathryn and Elaine :) Thanks Mish!

Sounds like you had a wonderful time - lovely to catch up isn't it:)

thanks for doing that Brenda. It was really nice meeting the ladies today :)

I'm envious :)

Jordan wrote: "Did one of my multiple weekly visits to my favourite bookstore in Melbourne today and got some great finds! Came away with:

1938 edition of Gone with the Wind
1927 edition of [book:Be..."

that's a bargain!

Well, the book whisperer had a good book day, supporting Vinnies, Salvos and the local library.

But first, in the mail from Text
Murder With the Lot by Aussie Sue Williams. I was hanging out for this as I have the 2nd book in the series Dead Men Don't Order Flake to read and review. And I do like to start with the first book in a series. They look like fun reads.

From the library, I got The Cellar and The Extra Ordinary Life of Frank Derrick, Age 81

And on Jools reccy I picked up an ARC of Tom Houghton for $2
Also The Elephant Vanishes $3 and
Death Of A Lake $2

:))

And on Jools reccy I picked up an ARC of Tom Houghton for $2

Oh well spotted Marianne! I hope you bump it up the list ;)

Jordan wrote: "Did one of my multiple weekly visits to my favourite used bookstore in Melbourne today and got some great finds! Came away with:

1938 edition of Gone with the Wind
1927 edition of [bo..."

Absolutely loved Gone With the Wind. I have an old copy but not sure what year.

I'll be interested in your thoughts when you're done Michael...

Mish wrote: "Just got back from a meet up with Kathryn and Elaine over lunch. It was so lovely to meet Kathryn and it's always fun catching up with Elaine. Thank you ladies for an enjoyable day :)

here a photo..."

Thanks for a wonderful time, Mish and Elaine. I'm having a great time exploring your city and have loved meeting both of you!

Elaine has kindly given me Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith and The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson while Mish has gifted me a couple of audiobooks - Rush Oh! by Shirley Barrett and Laurinda by Alice Pung - which will hopefully make doing some mundane tasks such as walking on the treadmill or driving long distances more enjoyable! And she also popped in a beautiful painted wooden bookmark!

Thanks again, ladies!

Some excellent reads there, Kathryn! I read Rush Oh! when we were on the way down the coast two weeks ago and had finished by the time we got to Eden. Was fun seeing the "where" of the book.

Marianne wrote: "Some excellent reads there, Kathryn! I read Rush Oh! when we were on the way down the coast two weeks ago and had finished by the time we got to Eden. Was fun seeing the "where" of ..."

Thanks, Marianne! I agree - I'm currently reading a book with a Melbourne setting while I am here - unfortunately it's a crime so I hope I won't get to the point where I'm too scared to leave the hotel!

***Fiction*** remember!

Marianne wrote: "***Fiction*** remember!"

Well-researched fiction based on true events?? Never mind, I'm leaving the hotel anyway! Putting on shoes and socks as I type...kind of!

And I think I've hijacked the thread - anyone with any more wonderful and enticing new books??

Ooh, OK, more scary if based on true events.....

my current read, The Beast is definitely all fiction, nothing remotely true, but certainly enjoyable!

But that has to go back to the library when I'm done.

I'm really looking forward to yesterday's acquisition Murder With the Lot, bumped it up to "next read"

Well done Marianne and Kathryn. Some good reads there between you. Enjoy your time in Melbourne Kathryn and have fun exploring crime scenes :)

Kathryn wrote: "Mish wrote: "Just got back from a meet up with Kathryn and Elaine over lunch. It was so lovely to meet Kathryn and it's always fun catching up with Elaine. Thank you ladies for an enjoyable day :)
..."

Sounds like loads of fun and great gifts from the girls Kathryn! Good for you... so pleased you're doing the tourist things while you're there too :)

Marianne wrote: "Ooh, OK, more scary if based on true events.....

my current read, The Beast is definitely all fiction, nothing remotely true, but certainly enjoyable!"

Oh well, mine may not be true, but it could be... I'm not sure how imaginative the author may have been or how much research he's done!

Carolyn wrote: "Well done Marianne and Kathryn. Some good reads there between you. Enjoy your time in Melbourne Kathryn and have fun exploring crime scenes :)"

Thanks, Carolyn, and Brenda!

Mish wrote: "Just got back from a meet up with Kathryn and Elaine over lunch. It was so lovely to meet Kathryn and it's always fun catching up with Elaine. Thank you ladies for an enjoyable day :)

here a photo..."

So great you ladies got together! Thanks for showing us the pic. You all look so happy :)))

Suzanne wrote: "Mish wrote: "Just got back from a meet up with Kathryn and Elaine over lunch. It was so lovely to meet Kathryn and it's always fun catching up with Elaine. Thank you ladies for an enjoyable day :)
..."

Thanks, Suzanne - a great time was had by all!

I just received an email to say I have won LaRose by Louise Erdrich via ŷ������ First Reads :)

Brenda wrote: "I just received an email to say I have won LaRose by Louise Erdrich via ŷ������ First Reads :)"

That's great Brenda. I was in that one too. I like the Au only giveaways, you have more of a chance of winning.

I met up with Tracey Allen (CarpeLibrum) this afternoon for coffee and a chat about our recent travels, what we're reading and so on, and managed to walk home with 3 new books! Thanks Tracey for Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania, The Minutes of the Lazarus Club and Ghost Girls.

Veronica wrote: "Brenda wrote: "I just received an email to say I have won LaRose by Louise Erdrich via ŷ������ First Reads :)"

That's great Brenda. I was in that one too. I like th..."

I usually only enter those now Veronica :)

Andrea wrote: "I met up with Tracey Allen (CarpeLibrum) this afternoon for coffee and a chat about our recent travels, what we're reading and so on, and managed to walk home with 3 new books! Thanks Tracey for [b..."

Nice Andrea!

I bought The Fireman tonight at QBD. Cost me $19.99 but I really wanted it so that's okay:)

Ahh it's only money Phrynne - what's $4 between friends! Enjoy :)

Exactly:)

Andrea wrote: "I met up with Tracey Allen (CarpeLibrum) this afternoon for coffee and a chat [b..."

You're very welcome Andrea, it was great to see you! (I've already added your bookmark to my collection, so thanks a million). Definitely count me in for the next Melbourne catch up :-)

Sally906 wrote: "I downloaded a free historical romance from Amazon today - wholly and solely because of the fantastic title:

Crumpets & Cowpies .."

Hilarious title!

I bought The Shifter Romances The Writer by Kristen Painter - is 6th in a paranormal romance series set in Nocturnal Falls. I love the series and they are 'buy as soon as they come out' books for me.

I just bought The Last Painting of Sara de Vos ready for the June challenge. I don't think I would have time to read it before Bookclub on Tuesday night anyway, so happy to wait (and I might skip watching that episode till after I've read it).

So excited - my first ever ŷ������ Giveaway!!! Looking forward to receiving The Sudden Appearance of Hope in the mail.

Well done Andrea!

Andrea wrote: "So excited - my first ever ŷ������ Giveaway!!! Looking forward to receiving The Sudden Appearance of Hope in the mail."

Jealous!!!

Was the Veronica that won one "our" Veronica?

Marianne wrote: "Was the Veronica that won one "our" Veronica?"

Yay! Yes it was Marianne. Good to see some AR's winning.

Veronica wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Was the Veronica that won one "our" Veronica?"

Yay! Yes it was Marianne. Good to see some AR's winning."

Very pleased for you both! I have one on reserve at the library, and will probably buy it....eventually.

Andrea wrote: "So excited - my first ever ŷ������ Giveaway!!! Looking forward to receiving The Sudden Appearance of Hope in the mail."

Wow, that's awesome Andrea! How many GR giveaways would you say you've entered? I've entered 'pages' worth, but never won one.

Tracey Allen wrote: "How many GR giveaways would you say you've entered? ..."

Looks like 18th time's the charm! I rarely bother because I never win, so maybe now I'll take more interest in them.