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151 Muritai Rd, Eastbourne Fine arts, gifts, jewellery, paintings and books.Rona Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389402552866327481noreply@blogger.comBlogger178125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24943624.post-32509837391889729972019-09-24T15:27:00.000+12:002019-09-24T15:27:00.482+12:00The Dutch House - review by Joanna Ponder<h1 class="gr-h1 gr-h1--serif" id="bookTitle" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 2px; width: 455px;">
The Dutch House <span class="by" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">by</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" style="color: #181818; font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><div class="authorName__container" style="color: #333333; display: inline-block; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">
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The Blurb:<br /><br />Set over the course of five decades, The Dutch House is a dark fairy tale about two smart people who cannot overcome their past. Despite every outward sign of success, Danny and Maeve are only truly comfortable when they’re together. Throughout their lives they return to the well-worn story of what they’ve lost with humor and rage. But when at last they’re forced to confront the people who left them behind, the relationship between an indulged brother and his ever-protective sister is finally tested.<br /><br />The Dutch House is the story of a paradise lost, a tour de force that digs deeply into questions of inheritance, love and forgiveness, of how we want to see ourselves and of who we really are. Filled with suspense, you may read it quickly to find out what happens, but what happens to Danny and Maeve will stay with you for a very long time.</div>
Rona Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389402552866327481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24943624.post-55396204888658756922019-07-16T15:40:00.001+12:002019-07-16T15:40:57.524+12:00A Pinch of Magic - review by Joanna Ponder<br />
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Exciting read for 9-12 year olds who like a little high drama and suspense as well as adventure with a bit of magic.<br />
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There's nothing like overcoming the odds and Betty Fliss and Charlie have plenty of obstacles on their path to breaking the family curse .Rona Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389402552866327481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24943624.post-1815538459107011372019-07-09T14:34:00.003+12:002019-07-09T15:28:04.234+12:00The Other Half of Augusta Hope - review by Joanna PonderI have just finished reading "The Other Half of Augusta Hope" by Joanna Glen.<br />
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Augusta Hope has a much loved twin sister who is very different from her. By six Augusta likes nothing better than to read the dictionary, at seven she is "helping" out the teachers, and at eight she has decided that her favourite country is Burundi which she is determined to visit when she grows up.<br />
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After her sister's tragic death, Augusta heads to Spain to start a new life....<br />
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<br />Rona Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389402552866327481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24943624.post-40308623871789860842019-05-17T15:05:00.000+12:002019-05-17T15:05:00.706+12:00Friday Feature book "The Note through the Wire" by Doug Gold.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"The Note through the Wire" by Doug Gold is a true story of love in the middle of war. </div>
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"A WWII prisoner of war, a resistance heroine, and their incredible true story."</div>
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Heather Morris, the author of "The Tattooist of Auschwitz" called it "unforgettable" and couldn't recommend it enough. The characters and the history really make this story... "Woven through their tales of great bravery, daring escapes, betrayal, torture and retaliation is their remarkable love story that survived against all odds. This is an extraordinary account of two ordinary people living through the unimaginable hardship of Hitler's barbaric regime."</div>
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Rona Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389402552866327481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24943624.post-43864660916212705652019-01-22T20:30:00.000+13:002019-01-22T20:30:03.867+13:00Welcome to the New Year!Hi everyone,<br />
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I've had a bit of a holiday in terms of blogging, but not in terms of writing. I've been crazy busy with my "<span class="a-size-extra-large" id="ebooksProductTitle">The Sylvalla Chronicles"</span> series. It's an amazing amount of fun to be immersed in a world so deeply. I can't wait to publish <i>Prophecy</i> and <i>Omens </i>but in the meantime - I've created a book magnet - a free book, "<a href="https://mybookcave.com/d/f9e6f3bd/">The Secret Child</a>," in the Sylvalla Chronicles World. For fans it provides a bit of backstory about the wizards and how they relate to Sylvalla and the whole epic fantasy adventure!<br />
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The Secret Child is completely free and is as available through <a href="https://mybookcave.com/d/f9e6f3bd/">Book Cave</a> - all you have to do is sign up to my newsletter - which is awesome, because it's the best way to keep an eye open for specials, and also for the link to the new video trailer for "Quest" that the talented Clem Winfield is about to put out. I hope you enjoy.<br />
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For poetry fans, I've got some cute little short excerpts sprinkled through <i>Prophecy</i> and <i>Omens</i>, that I think will be fun to share over the next few Tuesdays amongst maybe some more substantial works by beloved or interesting poets :)<br />
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<i>A.J.</i><br />
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PS I think that the tuatara eye Clem Winfield animated looks really creepy - do you?<br />
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Some of our favourite tales are in this amazing graphic novel by internationally acclaimed artist, Craig Phillips.<br />
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This book is up for several awards (listed below) and it's easy to see why...<br />
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Easy to read and entertaining, this is a fun introduction a fun book to introduce some of the best fairy tales from around the world - diverse myths from Iceland to Poland to Japan, retold in easy-to-read glorious full-colour comic book form by internationally recognised artist, and author Craig Phillips<br />
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<i>A cobbler girl tricks the Wawel Dragon, after all the king's knights fail...</i><br />
<i>The Polar Bear King loses his skin...</i><br />
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Rona Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389402552866327481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24943624.post-41381879547599627312017-08-19T15:00:00.000+12:002017-08-19T15:00:43.363+12:00The Traitor and the Thief by Gareth Ward<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1496559939l/35296530.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="The Traitor and the Thief by Gareth Ward" border="0" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1496559939l/35296530.jpg" title="The Traitor and the Thief by Gareth Ward" width="140" /></a>Sin is an orphan living a life of hard knocks in London when he's hunted down by a strange organization. Fearing for his life, he runs...<br />
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But there's more to Sin that just being an orphan, and as the story goes on he finds out more about who he is, and the dangerous and exciting world that is his inheritance.<br />
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There are gadgets galore, and much fun to be had in this novel that I like to described as a cross between Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and something darker and more steampunky - with a little Oliver Twist thrown in for good measure.<br />
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We'd suggest a readership of kids10+ But like Harry Potter, it would be hardly fair to say this book is just for kids, so grab a hold of your gadgets, and <a href="http://www.ronagallery.co.nz/modules/SP_Webshop/shop.php?product_details&product=214">pick up your copy of <i>The Traitor and the Thief from Rona Gallery</i> for $19.95 here</a><br />
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<i>Review by A.J. Ponder author of The Frankie Files and Miss Lionheart and the Laboratory of Death</i><br />
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storyteller, bookseller and author. He specialises in magic, spinning
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Looking forward to seeing you there, and if you can't make it, we'd like to wish you all a Merry Holiday season,<br />
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the after party...</h2>
Thank you to everyone who came to our Christmas party, and made this such a fun occasion, we had a lovely
time, and a special thank you to our readers, Pete Carter, Maggie
Rainey-Smith, Gail Mcjorrow, David McDougall, Tony Martin, Keith
Westwater, Janis Freegard, and Manny Garcia, not only for reading his
own work, which is amazing, but also A.J. Ponder's Kev's Christmas
letters.<br /> Most especially thanks to MC Mary McCallum...we were having
such a good time, we forgot to take photos of all our prizewinners...<br />
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Gino Acevedo's work is
darker and more dynamic than the work of some of the other artists
regularly featured at Rona Gallery. His work is very finely detailed.
and has a strong use of negative and positive space, which gives the
work movement. Gino's work is also different because he prefers to
use a computer to help create his artwork than more traditional tools
and mediums. His subject matter is usually that of monstrous looking
creatures, like zombies and <span style="font-weight: normal;">ethereal
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">His print "The Vampire" is for sale <a href="http://www.ronagallery.co.nz/modules/SP_Webshop/shop.php?product_details&product=97">here on Rona Gallery's New Website</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.ronagallery.co.nz/">www.ronagallery.co.nz </a></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">http://www.ronagallery.co.nz/modules/SP_Webshop/shop.php?product_details&product=97 </span></div>
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Rona Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389402552866327481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24943624.post-48035280918946831352014-12-02T22:39:00.000+13:002014-12-02T22:39:54.174+13:00Christmas Party December 6th with Crafts, Stories and Santa at Rona Gallery<a href="https://phantomfeatherpress.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/twistychristmaspartyposter.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="twistychristmaspartyposter" class=" size-medium wp-image-394 alignright" height="300" src="https://phantomfeatherpress.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/twistychristmaspartyposter.jpg?w=212&h=300" width="212" /></a>Get into the Christmas spirit with a Twisty Christmas party at Rona Gallery celebrating <em>The Best of Twisty Christmas Tales</em> with crafts, design a Christmas card competition, stories, Christmas treats and a visit from Santa.<br />
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Make your own gorgeous Christmas Tree decorations from Joanna’s
favourite Christmas Craft book, snowflakes with Elsa, there's a Christmas Card
Drawing Competition, and readings from <em>The Best of Twisty Christmas Tales</em> including a great story by David Hill, so come along and enjoy the fun! <br />
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From 11am to 12:30 Sat 6th December. Judging for the <em>Twisty Christmas Design a Card Competition</em> at 12:15.<br />
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<li>RSVP Rona Gallery on 04 562 8062 or ronagallery(at)paradise.net.nz</li>
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Yes, it may be St Nicholas’ Day on the 6th of December but Santa has promised
he’ll find time between going to the beach and organising Christmas
presents to drop in on Rona Gallery. <br />
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Rona Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389402552866327481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24943624.post-74988786395406456172014-11-21T14:35:00.001+13:002014-11-21T15:26:57.832+13:00$10 Picture Books<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Stock up for Christmas with these adorable picture books! </div>
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These books make great gifts for young children, and include many old favourites as well as new titles. Including the Winnie the Witch series, the Lighthouse Keeper series. Maisy, Meg and Mog, Elmer the Elephant, Ten play Hide and Seek, and Duck on a Bike.<br />
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It's good to be back and gearing up for Christmas! We look forward to seeing you all soon, if it's picking out Birthday or Christmas gifts, or just your next Summer holiday read, Rona Gallery has an excellent selection of books for adults as well as kids!</div>
Rona Galleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15389402552866327481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24943624.post-13949744101805136402014-10-28T23:22:00.001+13:002014-10-28T23:22:15.690+13:00Rona Gallery's Opening Night...Come and see the New Rona Gallery, we're up, we're open and looking good.<br />
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<br />AJ Ponderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625252892255925438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24943624.post-44572420761856468372014-10-07T09:23:00.002+13:002014-10-07T09:33:36.529+13:00ReOpening Soon! Watch out for Mrs Mo's Monster and Paul Beavis. <a href="http://www.richardponder.com/resources/MMM-Rona-Version-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Mrs Mo's Monster Paul Beavis Book Event Rona Gallery" border="0" src="http://www.richardponder.com/resources/MMM-Rona-Version-2.jpg" id="I28_img" style="border: medium none; width: 376px;" title="Mrs Mo's Monster Paul Beavis" /></a>There's so much happening - and we will update very soon with all the events, but in the meantime, mark Sunday 19th of October into your little monster's calendar! A great book event for young and old to enjoy together.<br />
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Our website is in the process of being changed, and might be a bit tricky to find for a while, so here's a <a href="http://www.richardponder.com/">link</a>, so you can easily keep up to date with all the news. <br />
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AJ Ponderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625252892255925438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24943624.post-3219218572167725342014-01-27T12:33:00.000+13:002014-01-27T12:33:20.765+13:00We're Rebuilding<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXoBnlXgE7CKdFIRKjSUUoX1DbQ2b206oZuC8dpBIJX8iAA05Sg65-beOtjBmfUyDN9tdcC7y3fV2dxrXFx-wAkFuJx1dFN-qd50H1dz4bYHPn1OzolyXXDEuaCXE5PNJbHHA/s1600/gallery+rebuild.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXoBnlXgE7CKdFIRKjSUUoX1DbQ2b206oZuC8dpBIJX8iAA05Sg65-beOtjBmfUyDN9tdcC7y3fV2dxrXFx-wAkFuJx1dFN-qd50H1dz4bYHPn1OzolyXXDEuaCXE5PNJbHHA/s1600/gallery+rebuild.jpg" height="225" width="400" /></a>Out with most of the old and in with the new, the demolition stage is almost over and we'll be rebuilding soon. <br />
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We hope to keep you in touch with what's happening during the rebuilding process, and are looking forward to the final product, including a cafe, a perfect accompaniment for books and art. <br />
<br />AJ Ponderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625252892255925438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24943624.post-61488033129517980472013-12-17T00:42:00.004+13:002013-12-17T00:42:47.027+13:00Rebuild Sale on Now - 30% off all Rona Gallery StockYes, we're going to be rebuilding the gallery - but in the meantime why don't you save heaps - and just before Christmas, too.<br />
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30% off means you can either get 30% more presents OR use the money to go on a longer festive holiday - you choose. <br />
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Love to see you soon. Hopefully we'll keep you updated of the build as we go.<br />
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Gallery will close over Christmas and Boxing Day<br />
Afternoon Hours only 12-4 until the 31st December <br />
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Thank you so much for visiting - see you back real soon with a cafe and a beautiful new front inspired by Huderwasser.<br />
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<br />AJ Ponderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625252892255925438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24943624.post-33607688104982182792013-10-31T08:30:00.000+13:002013-10-31T23:11:22.713+13:00White Cloud Worlds: Opening and Events 2013We're really excited, there's so much on during this upcoming exhibition. Looking forward to the White Cloud Worlds Opening, it's going to be crazy busy setting up and we're expecting lots of the artists, including Paul Tobin, Weta artist and founder of White Cloud Worlds and Gino Avecedo who will be speaking on the night about his art and his roles in Weta - so if you want an invite now's the time to
ask (Rona Gallery 562 8062) and of course the life drawing
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movie makeup on Sun 10th during the signing which will be seriously
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<br />AJ Ponderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625252892255925438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24943624.post-57854506342049831882013-05-24T16:28:00.004+12:002013-05-24T16:30:24.069+12:00Wicked, by Gregory Maguire <br />
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Loved the idea of this book, but somehow it never delivered on its amazing second promise (not first promise because I thought the first few pages were dreadful) The plot had some interesting twists and turns, but it never really seemed to tie tightly together, the characters were shallow, and they did do stuff, but often for motivationally weak purposes. But most jarring was the changeable style - all the way from fairytale, to political angst, to where can we throw in some totally jarring sexual references, yeah - that'll sell the book.<br />
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The sad thing is he was probably right.<br />
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Even so I'm glad I read it - which is why it I gave it <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/623189979">two stars on goodreads</a>, hell I made it to the end, and there are alot of books where that never happens. Besides there was something about it - an almost there. Patches where I just had to know what was going to happen next, and was totally carried away by the story. For example, I thought, some of the romance between the not quite witch yet, and her lover, was quite well done. <br />
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But still, by the end, I was driven totally insane - and am very happy to be moving on to Ian M Banks and the Hydrogen Sonata - and find myself really enjoying his quirky, well written style - (so happy because after this and totally failing to finish the last Wheel of Time book, was beginning to think my love of reading had died.)<br />
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Anyway, appologies for the crappy review, perhaps almost as disjointed as the book ;) <br />
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Never mind, I've heard the musical is awesome :)<br />
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The video where Becks is thoroughly nervous, and Alicia is reading a chapter from her book "Wizard's Guide to Wellington," Stand by for the next exciting instalment - who will read or perform a book review, will Joanna or Richard be in shot? will we be able to get the light so the video isn't quite so fuzzy? <br />
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Young and old, professional or amateur, why not take part in Rona Gallery's <b><i>The Magic of Wellington Art Competition</i></b>? We're looking for pieces of all types that in some way show Wellington in its true light - by in some way encompassing the theme, "The Magic of Wellington."art<br />
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We're really looking forward to this event - and are expecting some fantastic artwork to arrive - but that's going to rely on YOU - all you artists - sculptors, painters, drawers, computer and photographic geniuses - we're hoping you are going to show us all just how beautiful, fascinating and magical Wellington really is. <br />
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See A.J's and local author's latest books at <a href="http://www.ronagallery.co.nz/shop/books">Rona Gallery Books</a> http://www.ronagallery.co.nz/shop/books<br />
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Now don't believe the "Excellent - on a par with George RR Martin" on the front cover. Couldn't be further from the truth. This is an easy read. Quite deep in content but the language is plain and simple - sometimes to an extent where I found it lost it's mark just because of a lack of a certain richness I crave in terms of vocabulary and sentence structure. Startling. I'm going with startlingly good, a gripping read that will keep you turning the pages and finally when it is done - cursing the end of the book<br />
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Young prince Jorg, determined to be king, is a ravening fiend out on a blood and revenge fuelled rampage across the countryside - deter. Yes I know, rather awful, and normally I wouldn't be endorsing a book with a character so unlikeable and downright evil. But against all my better value judgements - this one somehow hits the mark and this is because the young prince and his motivations are somewhat humanised by the back story and a wayward contrariness that seems to fuel his every action. Of course at some point Jorg needs to go back home and confront his father - and while it is obvious that is not going to be a happy meeting the sheer scale of the disaster is great, and played with the same very subtle black humour that threads it way through the story like a piano-cord - as if waiting to tighten the noose.<br />
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Well that's it I'm afraid folks - if you like dark fantasy this book is unmissable. so read it!!!! And if you write I suspect copying this simple and dramatic style will be far easier than the more accomplished, but sometimes cumbersome storytelling of the inestimable George RR<br />
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Another slightly more comprehensive review - <a href="http://www.afantasticallibrarian.com/2011/06/mark-lawrence-prince-of-thorns.html">http://www.afantasticallibrarian.com/2011/06/mark-lawrence-prince-of-thorns.html</a><br />
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Until next time (probably the King of Thorns) but I'll try to finish NaNo Wri Mo first. I think can hold of reading it - possibly - until the end of the month!AJ Ponderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15625252892255925438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24943624.post-51711928942723376352012-10-25T15:16:00.001+13:002012-10-27T19:55:20.288+13:00Halloween is coming early to Rona Gallery 2012<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJIS1ndqd6Kn4ot01pAYSuXQVlrdrnl6HIbnYQI_LgffG3ZMBMQEEOlXphftNX9kTAOZjwoF-2MGPnwRK3qbGqvUzIJB-SdfXIov363ZvfMs4NRoEGjpe1eAEYY4MhBoYbrKg/s1600/HalloweenSalonEvent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJIS1ndqd6Kn4ot01pAYSuXQVlrdrnl6HIbnYQI_LgffG3ZMBMQEEOlXphftNX9kTAOZjwoF-2MGPnwRK3qbGqvUzIJB-SdfXIov363ZvfMs4NRoEGjpe1eAEYY4MhBoYbrKg/s400/HalloweenSalonEvent.jpg" width="311" /></a>Yes, Halloween came early to Rona Gallery this year, Mary and Joanna came down with witch's disease - seriously cool - but they both could have done with hats to complete their ensemble - and we all had a wonderful evening with the creepy heart of Mansfield's stories turned into something more - more evil, more wicked, and more exciting - but still containing the beating heart of the originals. Enough to keep not only the teens in the audience fascinated - but also the Mansfield purists. <br />
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Be prepared to get scared - and maybe learn a little bit too with Matt and Debbie Cowens and Rona Gallery, Friday 26 October - 6.30 - and yes there will be a couple of spot prizes for the best dressed.<br />
The book is awesome - some great twists make the atmospheric Katherine Mansfield stories into something - just a little scarier. Don't believe us? Why not read <a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10824995">the New Zealand Herald Review here</a>.<br />
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"The authors leave much of her sentences intact but they fill her gaps
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We had a great time at this event - and here's the proud winner of the Grandma McGarvey Book Collection worth over $200! - here's the fantastic flier - so all that's left to say now - is why not find out just how cool this book is too. <br />
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