THE DHARMA DOOR

For some years now we've been very happy to stock these bags handcrafted by women in Bangladesh.  They used to be called 'book bags', they are now referred to as 'the everything pouch'.  Whatever they are called they still come from Bangladesh and they are still very beautiful.  A new shipment arrived this week, new colours and new designs.

 

BOOK LAUNCH - YARRAM & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Heather Sjoberg is making her debut as a writer with a book about her family – James Neilson and Isabella Gibson: Gippsland Pioneers. The family's heritage listed home in Gippsland was the subject of an episode of the ABC production Restoration Australia in September 2015. The Neilson family came from Scotland to Gippsland in 1841 and were one of the first white families to settle there. The tale is one of optimism, tenacity, courage, and, at times, horror.

The Yarram & District Historical Society is hosting the launch of Heather's book in Gippsland.  Monday 14th December at 2.00pm. The Society is situated in the old South Gippsland Creamery lab, Carpenter Street, Yarram.

LOST WRITERS

We lost three of the best female writers this year.  Anne Rice, Ruth Rendell and Colleen McCullough.

Anne Rice is an American author of gothic fiction, Christian literature, and erotica. She is perhaps best known for her popular and influential series of novels, The Vampire Chronicles, revolving around the central character of Lestat.

Ruth Barbara Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh was an English author of thrillers and psychological murder mysteries.  Rendell's best-known creation, Chief Inspector Wexford, was the hero of many popular police stories, some of them successfully adapted for TV.  But Rendell also generated a separate brand of crime fiction that explored deeply into the psychological background of criminals and their victims, many of them mentally afflicted or otherwise socially isolated.

Colleen McCullough was most well known for her sweeping family drama, The Thorn Birds, set on a remote sheep station in outback Australia.

The book, which sold 30 million copies worldwide, was sold for a then-record $1.9 million and a miniseries, starring Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward and Barbara Stanwyck became one of the most watched of all time.  But The Thorn Birds was just one of the many books McCullough wrote in a career spanning four decades.

 

 

CHRISTMAS GIFTS

We have your Christmas gift list covered, come and let us help you make the best choices for this year's presents.  Take a seat on the red couch and relax whilst you make your choices.

 

CHRISTMAS CRAFT DAY - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5TH

On Saturday, December 5th we will be holding our last event for the year and it will be a craft day for the local kids.  If you have preschool and/or primary school children come in from 10.30 to midday and we'll spend time making Christmas cards and listening to Jennifer Jones' storytelling.  There will be gifts and balloons for all the kids.  The event is free and you don't need to book.  See you here with small ones in tow all prepared to have fun.

 

WEBSITE NEWSLETTER

Some of you may not get the newsletter from our website, so I've put the link here. Pop over and take a look.

 

CHARLES HALL - BOOK SIGNING

It was a very happy morning on Saturday 7th meeting Charles Hall and his wife Sue.  I found out much more about these two over a couple of hours; both are musicians and still active on the scene.  Those who came to meet Charles stayed to talk which says a lot about the man.  Here are some photos.