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Brushstrokes of the Mind brings together a collection of poems that spread the colour of nature and the psyche with light and shade, colour and monotone, form and abstract - like an artist's brush. In Barbara Gurney's fourth poetry collection, where hope follows melancholy, 'Roses of the Heart', 'Mellow Glow' and 'In the Moment' remind us that our lives are painted with many hues, and blue can turn to gold.

Asha-lee has been blessed with "The Gift" but refuses to acknowledge it. Growing up in a house with chanting and incense burning, and her mother, Lalita, declaring everyone needs to 'cleanse their spirit', Asha-lee turned from being a girl wanting to appease her mother to Asha, a young woman wanting just to be "normal". Asha rents a flat in an old house on Redhill Corner and instantly falls for its once-elegant charm, determined to make i...

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Footprints of a Stranger is a collection of emotions - tiptoeing between the experiences of the author and the sentiments of others. Barbara Gurney's poetry passionately explores attitudes, observes nature and reminisces. Nature compels us to take heed - 'stand up, bring the world your courage'. Contemplations express the shadows lurking within us all - 'my dark forbidden place'. Joy comes from family, friends and life itself - 'A glance, a sm...

Ah, Prague - The City of a Hundred Spires. The home of the medieval Astronomical Clock, Charles Bridge and colourful baroque buildings ... and, fascinating doors. So, who goes to Prague to hide away?Gillian travels to the Czech Republic intent on surviving her grief in her own way. She ignores the beauty and history of Prague, wallowing in sadness. On her daily wanderings, she photographs dozens of doors: elaborate doors, ugly doors, old doors...

Sometimes a perfect life is not enough.Belinda has what many women would envy: a stable relationship, grown up children who no longer need her the way they did, financial security and a stunning home. What more can she ask of life? She should be satisfied. But as one routine day follows another, Belinda knows she wants to do more than dust shelves and rearrange flowers. A solo getaway while her husband is on one of his regular business trips s...

Australia's Hanging Rock, in country Victoria, casts its spell on a new generation in this powerful story of mystery and endurance. Discover what became of Miranda and Marion, who disappeared in 1900, in Joan Lindsay's Picnic at Hanging Rock, in this heart-wrenching tale of survival. While researching his family connection to the monolithic rock, Michael has an extraordinary experience which leaves him questioning his future. Rebecca has no pa...

Imogene's father taught her the world can be changed one person at a time, and she should be vigilant in being part of the adventure. Imogene believes people come into each other's lives for a reason. In a series of stories, while gathering new friends, she reveals herself a little at a time.She guides these newly acquired friends through lessons which will enhance their life. Butterflies appear, teaching appreciation of time, and a blank jigs...

Someone is tying yellow ribbons on to the front door of Serendipity Bridal Boutique. But who? And why?Nell is caught between now and the days when she waited for her fiancé Stan to return from war. Her daughter Fiona watches helplessly as Nell confuses past and present, convinced she is preparing for the wedding that took place years earlier.When it transpires that Nell has been tying ribbons of love onto the door of the bridal boutique, the b...

Barbara Gurney's award-winning stories sit on an easel of storytelling, within a collection of multicoloured work. From 'Purple', a powerful story of the lasting effects of meningococcal, through shades of pink, white, silver and the bleakest of black, to 'By Darkened Shore', where the struggle for independence is won.

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