Lilian's Tree

 This month I've read seven books, with another nearly finished. My featured Author was Lyn Morris, with her book Liberty.  Set in 1962, an era when women left work when they marry, we find Ellie, married and wanting to work. The book draws you in, discusses domestic violence, women's friendships and is a wonderful read. Lyn is a self published author, based in Victoria. I discovered Amanda Hampson and her  Tea Ladies  series. Four tea ladies, Hazel, Betty, Irene and Meryl get involved with a kidnapping, bigamist marriage, and a murder. Set in Surry Hills, Sydney in 1965, it is a delightful read, with twists and turn you don't see coming. I'm  reading the second one, The Cryptic Clue and it is just as good. Here is a link to  Amanda's Website The movie Picnic at Hanging Rock,   was released 50 years ago, this year and I remember going to the movies and seeing it, so I thought I would re-read my original copy of the book. I also took myself to see ...

I follow several writers, on Facebook and this link is to a blogpost, by Lisa Ireland about books that made her want to be a writer. It got me thinking what books I really remember from my childhood and their influence on me. So read Lisa's post and then have a look at what I picked https://bookbaybzblog.com.au/2018/07/11/lisa-ireland-the-books-that-made-me-want-to-be-a-writer/#more-159 I can't remember a time, when I couldn't read, it is something that I love to do, a wonderful way to escape on a dreary day, to fill in time waiting for an appoitment or to kill the hours on a long-haul flight, reading is it. These two books were from late primary school and even though I haven't read them in years, I can still recall both stories. Hills End, the whole town goes for a picnic, except for seven children and their teacher. They plan to spend the day exploring the aboriginal paintings, in a near by cave. A massive storm hits, they get cut-off from the town a...