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Libby Sommer is an award winning Australian writer. Her debut novel, 'My Year With Sammy' (Ginninderra Press 2015) was Pick of the Week in Spectrum Books and winner of the Society of Women Writers Fiction Book Award 2016. Her second novel, 'The Crystal Ballroom' (Ginninderra Press) was published in 2017.'The Usual Story' (Ginninderra Press) 2018. ...more

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	Not keeping mum: Australian writers tell the truth about perinatal anxiety & depression in poetry, fiction & essay by Maya Linden (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lisa Birch (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Nicole Biviano (Contributor) 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Cellist, a Bellydance & Other Distractions 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within

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