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Sunday, December 6, 2015

ACRBA Tour Star! Stable! Saviour! by Cameron Semmen

6 - 10 December

Australian Christian Readers Blog Alliance

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Star! Stable! Saviour!
(Wombat Books 1 December 2015)

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Cameron Semmens

About the Book:

“Forget the kids! It was me who loved this in our house. OK the kids did too!” – Sally Smith

The traditional Christmas story has been told and re-told for nearly two thousand years – but never quite like this. Poet Cameron Semmens’s quirky and alliterated re-telling of it in Star! Stable! Savior! brings a totally fresh perspective on the ancient Christmas story.

Originally published in 2007 under the title The Story of The Star, The Stable and The Saviour, the book sold out after only a few years. Now it’s back with a fresh, punchy new title.

About the Author

Cameron Semmens is a poet, entertainer and poetry educator with 15 books to his name. He makes his living through words: performing, running workshops and book design. He lives in the Dandenong Rangers with his wife and two children.

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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.wombatbooks.com.au/books/picture-books-5-7yrs/166-star-stable-saviour" target="_blank">Star! Stable! Saviour!</a></span><br />
(Wombat Books 1 December 2015)<br />
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">By</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Cameron Semmens</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">About the Book:</span></b><br />
<span style="line-height: 23.8px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>“Forget the kids! It was me who loved this in our house. OK the kids did too!”</i> – Sally Smith</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The traditional Christmas story has been told and re-told for nearly two thousand years – but never quite like this. Poet Cameron Semmens’s quirky and alliterated re-telling of it in <i>Star! Stable! Savior!</i> brings a totally fresh perspective on the ancient Christmas story. </span><div style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); line-height: 20px; font-size: 14px; margin-top: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; background-color: white;"><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: normal; font-size: 12.8px;"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 23.8px; font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Originally published in 2007 under the title <i>The Story of The Star, The Stable and The Saviour</i>, the book sold out after only a few ye<span style="line-height: 23.8px;">ars. Now it’s back with a fresh, punchy new title.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">About the Author</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); line-height: 20px; font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 13.33px; background-color: white;">Cameron Semmens is a poet, entertainer and poetry educator with 15 books to his name. He makes his living through words: performing, running workshops and book design. He lives in the Dandenong Rangers with his wife and two children.</span></xml:namespace><br />
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6 - 10 December</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><h3><a href="http://acrba.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australian Christian Readers Blog Alliance</span></a></h3></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is introducing</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.wombatbooks.com.au/books/picture-books-5-7yrs/166-star-stable-saviour" target="_blank">Star! Stable! Saviour!</a></span><br />
(Wombat Books 1 December 2015)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Cameron Semmens</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></b> <b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">About the Book:</span></b><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 15px;"><div style="color: #222222; font-size: 12.8px; line-height: normal;"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 23.8px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>“Forget the kids! It was me who loved this in our house. OK the kids did too!”</i> – Sally Smith</span></span></div><div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 23.8px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The traditional Christmas story  has been told and re-told for nearly two thousand years – but never quite like  this. Poet Cameron Semmens’s quirky and alliterated re-telling of it in <i>Star! Stable! Savior!</i> brings a totally  fresh perspective on the ancient Christmas story. </span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 23.8px;"></span></span><br />
<div style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 23.8px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Originally published in 2007  under the title <i>The Story of The Star,  The Stable and The Saviour</i>, the book sold out after only a few ye</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 23.8px;">ars. Now  it’s back with a fresh, punchy new title.</span></span></div></div></div><b><span georgia="" serif=""><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 13.3333px; line-height: 20px;">Cameron Semmens is a poet, entertainer and poetry educator with 15 books to his name. He makes his living through words: performing, running workshops and book design. He lives in the Dandenong Rangers with his wife and two children.</span><br />
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Sunday, November 1, 2015

ACRBA Blog tour Intertwined by Jennifer Slattery

2 - 6 November

Australian Christian Readers Blog Alliance

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Intertwined
(New Hope Publishers, 7 September 2015)

By

Jennifer Slattery

About the Book:

Abandoned by her husband, an organ procurement coordinator fighting to keep her job and her sanity encounters an old flame facing an unthinkable tragedy.

For Tammy Kuhn, being an organ procurement coordinator is more than a job. It’s a ministry. But when her husband of sixteen years leaves her for another woman, struggles with childcare, her absentee ex-husband, and an altercation with a doctor threaten her job. Embittered and overwhelmed, she fights to maintain her sanity when a late night encounter with an old flame stirs emotions long since buried but the ICU is no place for romance.

About the Author

Jennifer Slattery writes missional romance novels for New Hope Publishers. Her debut, "Beyond I Do", releases in August. She also writes Christian Living articles for Crosswalk.com and devotions for her personal blog, JenniferSlatteryLivesOutLoud; Internet Cafe Devotions; and Takin' it to the Streets', a ministry serving Omaha Metro's working poor and homeless.

When she's not writing, she enjoys reading, hanging out at the mall with her teenage daughter, enjoying her real-life hero husband, or serving in her church or community.

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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Intertwined-Contemporary-Romance-Jennifer-Slattery-ebook/dp/B0145SKJ7Q/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8" target="_blank"><b>Intertwined</b></a></span>

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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Abandoned by her husband, an organ procurement coordinator fighting to keep her job and her sanity encounters an old flame facing an unthinkable tragedy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For Tammy Kuhn, being an organ procurement coordinator is more than a job. It’s a ministry. But when her husband of sixteen years leaves her for another woman, struggles with childcare, her absentee ex-husband, and an altercation with a doctor threaten her job. Embittered and overwhelmed, she fights to maintain her sanity when a late night encounter with an old flame stirs emotions long since buried but the ICU is no place for romance.</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About the Author</span></b>

<span style="line-height: 19px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: white;">Jennifer Slattery writes missional romance novels for New Hope Publishers. Her debut, "Beyond I Do", releases in August. She also writes Christian Living articles for Crosswalk.com and devotions for her personal blog, JenniferSlatteryLivesOutLoud; Internet Cafe Devotions; and Takin' it to the Streets', a ministry serving Omaha Metro's working poor and homeless. </span>

<span style="line-height: 19px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: white;">When she's not writing, she enjoys reading, hanging out at the mall with her teenage daughter, enjoying her real-life hero husband, or serving in her church or community.</span>
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Sunday, October 4, 2015

ACRBA Tour of Same by Katrina Roe, Illustrated by Jemima Trappel

5 - 9 October

Australian Christian Readers Blog Alliance

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Same
(Wombat Books 1 July 2015)

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Written by: Katrina Roe
Illustrated by: Jemima Trappel

About the Book:

When Uncle Charlie comes to visit, Ivy keeps her distance. He seems different from other people she knows. Can Uncle Charlie find a way to show her that he is not so different after all?

Same is a touching true story about love, acceptance and finding common ground.

Katrina Roe’s debut children’s book Marty’s Nut-Free Party was shortlised in the Speech Pathology and CALEB awards. Same helps a child relate to what is actually the same, in someone who seems so different.

About the Author

Katrina Roe is an author and radio presenter.

Most recently she was host of the morning show on Sydney’s Hope 103.2 radio (www.hope1032.com.au) before leaving to have her second baby.

Katrina also has a successful parenting blog (www.frommouthsofbabes.com).

Marty’s Nut-Free Party was her first children’s book, followed by Emily Eases herWheezes. Emily was listed as a notable book by CBCA in 2015. Same is her latest book, and is scheduled for release in July 2015.

Katrina has also contributed to two inspirational anthologies, All Creation Sings: Psalms of Everyday Christians and a book about miscarriage called In God’s Hands: Overcoming Miscarriage in a Broken World.

In 2009, she completed her Masters in International Relations, just for fun! Katrina also likes kayaking, bushwalking, reading novels, taking holidays, listening to music and hanging out with friends. She’s adamant that tea should always be made in a pot and she has a definite weakness for soft cheese.
She lives in Sydney with her three young daughters and her husband Chris.

Jemima is a Sydney-based artist and illustrator who enjoys riding her bicycle. Like many illustrators she was born holding a pencil and uses it frequently to bring words to life.

She decided to make a career out of her passion, and in 2012, after five years at the College of Fine Arts and the University of NSW, she emerged with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (with honours), a Bachelor of Arts (a combined degree) and the ability to converse in French.

Same by Katrina Roe, is her first book with Wombat Books. Prior to this, Jemima illustratedWonderfully Madison (2013 – winner of the children's book category in the Caleb awards that year) and Fearlessly Madison (2014) by Penny Reeve (published by Youthworks Media). She is also the illustrator of the short comic, A friend in need, by Karen Bielharz (part of the self-published Kinds of Blue anthology, 2011), and is the linework artist for the short animation Money Tree (2011), written and directed by Hawanatu Bangura.

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(Wombat Books 1 July 2015)
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<span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); line-height: 20px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: white;">Written by: </span><a href="http://www.wombatbooks.com.au/authors/authors/katrina-roe" style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); line-height: 20px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; background-color: white;">Katrina Roe</a>
<span style="color: rgb(67, 67, 67); line-height: 20px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: white;">Illustrated by: </span><a href="http://www.wombatbooks.com.au/illustrators/illustrators/jemima-trappel" style="color: rgb(70, 195, 194); line-height: 20px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; background-color: white;">Jemima Trappel</a></div>
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When Uncle Charlie comes to visit, Ivy keeps her distance. He seems different from other people she knows. Can Uncle Charlie find a way to show her that he is not so different after all?
Same is a touching true story about love, acceptance and finding common ground.
Katrina Roe’s debut children’s book <a href="http://www.wombatbooks.com.au/marty-s-nut-free-party" style="color: rgb(70, 195, 194); text-decoration: none;"><em style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Marty’s Nut-Free Party</em></a> was shortlised in the Speech Pathology and CALEB awards. Same helps a child relate to what is actually the same, in someone who seems so different.

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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Katrina Roe is an author and radio presenter.
Most recently she was host of the morning show on Sydney’s Hope 103.2 radio (<a href="http://www.hope1032.com.au/" style="color: rgb(70, 195, 194); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.hope1032.com.au</a>) before leaving to have her second baby. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Katrina also has a successful parenting blog (<a href="https://frommouthsofbabes.wordpress.com/" style="color: rgb(70, 195, 194); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.frommouthsofbabes.com</a>).

<em style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><a href="http://www.wombatbooks.com.au/marty-s-nut-free-party" style="color: rgb(70, 195, 194); text-decoration: none;">Marty’s Nut-Free Party</a></em> was her first children’s book, followed by <em style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><a href="http://www.wombatbooks.com.au/emily-eases-her-wheezes" style="color: rgb(70, 195, 194); text-decoration: none;">Emily Eases her</a></em><a href="http://www.wombatbooks.com.au/emily-eases-her-wheezes" style="color: rgb(70, 195, 194); text-decoration: none;">Wheezes</a>. <em style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Emily</em> was listed as a notable book by CBCA in 2015.<em style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> </em><em style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><a href="http://www.wombatbooks.com.au/books/picture-books-5-7yrs/157-same" style="color: rgb(70, 195, 194); text-decoration: none;">Same</a> </em>is her latest book, and<em style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> </em>is scheduled for release in July 2015.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Katrina has also contributed to two inspirational anthologies, All Creation Sings: Psalms of Everyday Christians and a book about miscarriage called <em style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"><a href="http://www.evenbeforepublishing.com/index.php/our-books/christian-living-books/45-in-god-s-hands" style="color: rgb(70, 195, 194); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">In God’s Hands: Overcoming Miscarriage in a Broken World</a></em>.

In 2009, she completed her Masters in International Relations, just for fun!  Katrina also likes kayaking, bushwalking, reading novels, taking holidays, listening to music and hanging out with friends.  She’s adamant that tea should always be made in a pot and she has a definite weakness for soft cheese.
She lives in Sydney with her three young daughters and her husband Chris.</span></div>
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When Uncle Charlie comes to visit, Ivy keeps her distance. He seems different from other people she knows. Can Uncle Charlie find a way to show her that he is not so different after all?</div>
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Same is a touching true story about love, acceptance and finding common ground.</div>
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Katrina Roe’s debut children’s book <a href="http://www.wombatbooks.com.au/marty-s-nut-free-party" style="color: #46c3c2; text-decoration: none;"><em style="color: #999999;">Marty’s Nut-Free Party</em></a> was shortlised in the Speech Pathology and CALEB awards. Same helps a child relate to what is actually the same, in someone who seems so different.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Katrina Roe is an author and radio presenter. <br /><br />Most recently she was host of the morning show on Sydney’s Hope 103.2 radio (<a href="http://www.hope1032.com.au/" style="color: #46c3c2; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.hope1032.com.au</a>) before leaving to have her second baby. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Katrina also has a successful parenting blog (<a href="https://frommouthsofbabes.wordpress.com/" style="color: #46c3c2; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.frommouthsofbabes.com</a>).  <br /><br /><em style="color: #999999;"><a href="http://www.wombatbooks.com.au/marty-s-nut-free-party" style="color: #46c3c2; text-decoration: none;">Marty’s Nut-Free Party</a></em> was her first children’s book, followed by <em style="color: #999999;"><a href="http://www.wombatbooks.com.au/emily-eases-her-wheezes" style="color: #46c3c2; text-decoration: none;">Emily Eases her</a></em><a href="http://www.wombatbooks.com.au/emily-eases-her-wheezes" style="color: #46c3c2; text-decoration: none;">Wheezes</a>. <em style="color: #999999;">Emily</em> was listed as a notable book by CBCA in 2015.<em style="color: #999999;"> </em><em style="color: #999999;"><a href="http://www.wombatbooks.com.au/books/picture-books-5-7yrs/157-same" style="color: #46c3c2; text-decoration: none;">Same</a> </em>is her latest book, and<em style="color: #999999;"> </em>is scheduled for release in July 2015.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Katrina has also contributed to two inspirational anthologies, All Creation Sings: Psalms of Everyday Christians and a book about miscarriage called <em style="color: #999999;"><a href="http://www.evenbeforepublishing.com/index.php/our-books/christian-living-books/45-in-god-s-hands" style="color: #46c3c2; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">In God’s Hands: Overcoming Miscarriage in a Broken World</a></em>. <br /><br />In 2009, she completed her Masters in International Relations, just for fun!  Katrina also likes kayaking, bushwalking, reading novels, taking holidays, listening to music and hanging out with friends.  She’s adamant that tea should always be made in a pot and she has a definite weakness for soft cheese.<br />She lives in Sydney with her three young daughters and her husband Chris.</span></div>
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Too Pretty
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Being beautiful isn’t easy – just ask Ellie Paxton.

Frustrated by a long string of empty relationships, Ellie makes a promise to God not to date for six months, a promise she’s determined to keep.

Tired of being continually misjudged because of her looks Ellie moves to Sydney for a fresh start. But when her path keeps crossing with the darkly handsome Nathaniel, that promise becomes much harder to fulfil.

As they battle with their attraction for each other, Ellie is not the only one to discover it takes more than simply looking in a mirror to find out who you truly are …

Could it be that God has a bigger plan? Could this really be one of those matches made in heaven …?

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Andrea Grigg grew up in Auckland, New Zealand, but has lived more than half her life in Australia.

Andrea lives with her husband on Queensland’s Gold Coast, where they have raised their three adult children – two daughters and a son.

Recently retired from teaching ten-year-olds, if she isn’t being a domestic executive or socialising, Andrea can be found in her cave, writing stories.

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<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Frustrated by a long string of empty relationships, Ellie makes a promise to God not to date for six months, a promise she’s determined to keep.</span>

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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Andrea Grigg grew up in Auckland, New Zealand, but has lived more than half her life in Australia. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Andrea lives with her husband on Queensland’s Gold Coast, where they have raised their three adult children – two daughters and a son.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Recently retired from teaching ten-year-olds, if she isn’t being a domestic executive or socialising, Andrea can be found in her cave, writing stories.</span></span></div>
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Andrew Murray Destined to Serve: A Biographical Novel

(Clairvaux House (own imprint), 1 October 2014)

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Dr Olea Nel

About the Book:

For those who love Historical Fiction about Christian heroes of the faith"Historically accurate, and based upon Andrew Murray's letters and early biographies"

A boyish and fun-loving Andrew Murray arrives back in South Africa after being ordained at the Hague on his twentieth birthday. He soon discovers that his preaching lacks the power displayed by his heroes of the faith. He therefore decides to embark on a quest to become a powerful preacher filled with the Holy Spirit.

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Dr Olea Nel was born in Cape Town, South Africa. After completing her training as a teacher in Andrew Murray’s heartland of Wellington, she relocated to Australia to further her studies. Besides attaining a PhD in Linguistics, she also has qualifications in Information Studies and Theology. Having now retired from her position as a senior librarian at the National Library of Australia, she is able to pursue her passion for research, especially within the fields of church history and biography. Her aim is to share her findings with fellow Christians.

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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For those who love Historical Fiction about Christian heroes
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and early biographies"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A boyish and fun-loving Andrew Murray arrives back in South
Africa after being ordained at the Hague on his twentieth birthday. He soon
discovers that his preaching lacks the power displayed by his heroes of the
faith. He therefore decides to embark on a quest to become a powerful preacher
filled with the Holy Spirit.</span>

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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dr Olea Nel was born in Cape Town, South Africa. After
completing her training as a teacher in Andrew Murray’s heartland of
Wellington, she relocated to Australia to further her studies. Besides
attaining a PhD in Linguistics, she also has qualifications in Information
Studies and Theology. Having now retired from her position as a senior
librarian at the National Library of Australia, she is able to pursue her
passion for research, especially within the fields of church history and
biography. Her aim is to share her findings with fellow Christians. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A boyish and fun-loving Andrew Murray arrives back in South
Africa after being ordained at the Hague on his twentieth birthday. He soon
discovers that his preaching lacks the power displayed by his heroes of the
faith. He therefore decides to embark on a quest to become a powerful preacher
filled with the Holy Spirit.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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completing her training as a teacher in Andrew Murray’s heartland of
Wellington, she relocated to Australia to further her studies. Besides
attaining a PhD in Linguistics, she also has qualifications in Information
Studies and Theology. Having now retired from her position as a senior
librarian at the National Library of Australia, she is able to pursue her
passion for research, especially within the fields of church history and
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