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Sharon Robards

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March 29

Website

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Historical Fiction, Thriller, Contemporary

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I am an Australian author who lives two hundred kilometres north of Sydney, on the beautiful and rugged east coast of Australia, in a place called Port Stephens, a sanctuary for dolphins and a Mecca for tourists who come to see an annual migration of 6,000 whales.

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Port Stephens .... wasn't there a movie that was based in that city? Sounds like I would enjoy your book. Will try to find a map of Australia to look where you are.

Sharon Robards I Elizabeth, I haven't heard of any moves, though they have made some tourist ads close by. Port Stephens isn't a city as such. Our closest city is Ne…moreI Elizabeth, I haven't heard of any moves, though they have made some tourist ads close by. Port Stephens isn't a city as such. Our closest city is Newcastle. Port Stephens is a rural/country area made of small inland and coastal towns. The link below is to Port Stephens web site. I am in place called Nelson Bay.

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Hi, Sharon--I know this is a strange way to contact you. But anyway, I'm writing a book set in Australia in about 1814-15, and I love the research you have done for A Woman Transported. Any advice for where I can go to find a great map, info about the time period? And really, I love the book. Thanks Jennifer Moore

Sharon Robards Hi Jennifer,

I am a little in awe and very flattered to have received your message. I’m glad you enjoyed A Woman Transported.

Some of A Woman Transporte…moreHi Jennifer,

I am a little in awe and very flattered to have received your message. I’m glad you enjoyed A Woman Transported.

Some of A Woman Transported sections were written, thirty years ago, especially the sections regarding Campbelltown. Sadly, I never kept a record of all the books I read. Mostly non-fiction and directly related to Sydney, Campbelltown, and aboriginal culture. The English section was mostly researched using google to take me where ever it went LOL

I did read most of The Australian Series by William Stuart Long (Vivian Stuart)

https://www.goodreads.com/series/5682...

Below are some of my most used internet places.

Firstly,

Gutenberg Australia is a brilliant sources for books on Australia regarding convicts ect
At the end of the page there are links to a wealth of information.

http://gutenberg.net.au/

Online Photo and Maps

http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/le...

Australian Newspapers Online – Trove

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper

Old Baily Online

http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/

Again, thanks for your kind words regarding A Woman Transported. If you ever need a beta reader, you know where I am ;)
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	A Woman Transported 3.51 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 2013 — 5 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
	Unforgivable 4.09 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2013 — 5 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
	Burnt by the Flame 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — 6 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
	Playing with Fire 3.46 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2016 — 5 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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“She descended the steps two at a time, pushed away the gloom and counted the cracks in the cobbled road, trying to block out the cold and the stench of dishonesty bred in men.”
― Sharon Robards, A Woman Transported

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“I would’ve loved to return to me home of Ireland, but Joshua never made the bloody pikes he was flogged for.”
― Sharon Robards, A Woman Transported

tags: home, ireland

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“A girl’s desire is all-consuming, a devouring fire … I imagine a nun’s desire a hundred times worse.”
― Sharon Robards, Playing with Fire

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Sharon’s Quotes

“If you're 50 years old or younger, give every book about 50 pages before you decide to commit yourself to reading it, or give it up.

If you're over 50, which is when time gets shorter, subtract your age from 100 - the result is the number of pages you should read before deciding whether or not to quit. If you're 100 or over you get to judge the book by its cover, despite the dangers in doing so.”
― Nancy Pearl

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“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
― Mark Twain

tags: lies, lying, memory, truth

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“Reading good books ruins you for enjoying bad books.”
― Mary Ann Shaffer, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

tags: humor, reading

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“I don't understand a thing about this world: about people, and why they do the things they do. The more I find out, the more I uncover, the more I know, the less I understand.”
― Craig Silvey, Jasper Jones

tags: craig-silvey, jasper-jones, knowledge, life, understanding

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“Is it fair to have given us the memory of what was and the desire of what could be when we must suffer what is?”
― Neil Jordan, The Dream of a Beast

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