Monthly Archives: July 2014

What was a typical Australian in 1928? Not until 1935 would all states celebrate Australia Day on 26 January. Sydney was officially still very British, and still celebrating Empire Day. The four girls in the quartet in A Distant Prospect were typical Aussies of the period, which is to say […]

I still call Australia home

July 27, 2014 in Della Sotheby / Phoebe Raye / Pim Connolly by francis

Click the picture for a (slightly) closer look... — Annette Young today gave readers a rare public glimpse of her notes for the exciting sequel to A Distant Prospect! Post by Annette Young. So, what do we actually know? Not much more than Wien and wine! We left our characters in January 1929, and now we have a map […]

Wien und wine! Sneak peek at Annette’s sequel under construction!

July 26, 2014 in Annette / Maps / Sequel / Vienna / Writing by francis

What clever readers! Lots of people correctly answered the quiz question, hoping to win a personally dedicated copy of A Distant Prospect. Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter! The question after the book review in The Catholic Weekly of 13 July was this: “What talking movie […]

Book prize winner announced by The Catholic Weekly

July 25, 2014 in Promotion / Reviews by francis

A milestone in Australian literature? Susan Reibel Moore has high praise for a locally-written novel – and its author. (Click for printable PDF version) (Credit: Annals Australasia and The Catholic Weekly.) Annette Young was teaching junior secondary English and History at the Tangara School for Girls in Cherrybrook, when we […]