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What does a writer do when she is missing her characters? In this case, Annette sits in the stands at Bellerive during the Sheffield Shield cricket match between the Tasmanian Tigers and the NSW Blues and makes copious notes for the sequel of A Distant Prospect! Watch this space.

Sequel underway!

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Founded in 1915, the Sydney Conservatorium of Music was established in the gothic former stables of Government House, which were designed in 1815 by convict architect Francis Greenway. The first director (and only salaried staff member) was Henri Verbrugghen, a Belgian conductor and violinist, and its aims were “providing tuition […]

Sydney Conservatorium of Music

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Sue-Ellen Paulsen, Principal Cello, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
For the latest events, see http://www.facebook.com/ADistantProspect/events Hobart Launch Tue 12 Feb 5:30pm for 6 The Hobart Book Shop 22 Salamanca Square Hobart Tasmania Join Sue-Ellen Paulsen, Principal Cello, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Annette Young for a fun filled, musical launch of A Distant Prospect, the heart-wrenching tale of a string […]

February Events : Hobart, Melbourne, Sydney

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December 2012 was a big first month for A Distant Prospect! Over 100 copies sold directly from the first printing of the paperback edition, all on word of mouth; International distribution secured, with next day fulfillment to Amazon and Book Depository; Maitland book launch and first bookstore signing; Acacia Quartet […]

First month highlights

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“You ain’t heard nuthin’ yet!” Sydney audiences broke all box office records in late December 1928 when The Jazz Singer opened at the Lyceum, and The Red Dance opened at the Regent. In a week these two cinemas took £8,500! In November 1928, Western Electric engineers had installed Fox Movietone […]

The Jazz Singer and Sydney’s 1928 talkie war

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1920s Sydney had the largest network of tramways in the Southern Hemisphere, with 1600 tramcars running daily on 291 km of tram lines. This amazing video clip shows trams shifting 1000 passengers per minute at the end of the final race of the 1928 Sydney Cup meeting at Randwick Racecourse.

Trams in 1928 Sydney

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Annette signing copies of A Distant Prospect at Maitland 15 Dec 2012
McDonalds Booksellers, an institution in Maitland’s Heritage Mall, invited Annette Young to spend some time signing copies of her novel for customers this morning. In two hours, A Distant Prospect sold ten copies, while the late Bryce Courtenay’s Jack of Diamonds sold just two. One customer, unable to decide, bought […]

Outselling Bryce Courtenay

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GoodReadingGuide.com is a great resource for book lovers, and especially for parents and others wanting to choose books wisely. Here are a couple of quotes from Clare Cannon’s review of A Distant Prospect: “The author’s … love for and extensive knowledge of music, fine arts and literature shines through” “The […]

Good Reading Guide review by Clare Cannon

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