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the site of the weddings (and funeral) in The House of Secrets: Julia's Storyhttps://jmarymasters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/walmul.jpgWalmulBuried in the bush: just a glimpse of the house where the author grew up as a teenager, around 10km south west of Mt Morganhttps://jmarymasters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/books_rocky.jpgBooks_RockyBooks proudly on display at the Rockhampton Regional Library author day 25 Nov 2015https://jmarymasters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/display_rocky.jpgDisplay_RockySome 1940s ephemera including the powder compact described as a wedding gift to Julia from Catherine2023-11-16T07:06:45+00:00monthlyhttps://jmarymasters.blog/2019/06/30/book-review-julias-story-by-j-mary-masters/https://jmarymasters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/julais-story-small.jpgFeatured Image -- 881Book 1 of the Belleville family sagahttps://jmarymasters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/julais-story-small-1.jpgjulais story small2023-11-16T06:51:41+00:00monthlyhttps://jmarymasters.blog/2019/06/30/book-review-to-love-honour-and-betray-by-j-mary-masters/https://jmarymasters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/to-love-honour-and-betray-small.jpgFeatured Image -- 884https://jmarymasters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/to-love-honour-and-betray-small-1.jpgto love honour and betray smallBook 2 of the Belleville family saga2023-11-16T06:50:41+00:00monthlyhttps://jmarymasters.blog/2019/06/30/book-review-return-to-prior-park-by-j-mary-masters/https://jmarymasters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/return-to-prior-park-small-1.jpgreturn to prior park smallBook 3 of the Belleville family sagahttps://jmarymasters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/return-to-prior-park-small.jpgFeatured Image -- 8872023-11-16T06:49:56+00:00monthlyhttps://jmarymasters.blog/2019/08/20/elizabeth-adams-her-take-on-julias-story/2023-11-16T06:48:40+00:00monthlyhttps://jmarymasters.blog/2023/10/09/reconstructing-the-1960s-the-world-of-philippe-duval/https://jmarymasters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1274060-1968-camaro-chevrolet-classic-hot-muscle-r-s.jpg1274060-1968-camaro-chevrolet-classic-hot-muscle-r-shttps://jmarymasters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sag-harbor-house.jpgsag-harbor-househttps://jmarymasters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/mercedes-300sel-1.jpgmercedes-300sel-1https://jmarymasters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nydiner.pngnydinerhttps://jmarymasters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/heirs-and-successors-cover-3d.jpgBlank white book w/path2023-11-13T08:44:40+00:00monthlyhttps://jmarymasters.blog/2023/09/23/unfashionable-fiction-has-its-fans-i-hope/2023-12-18T16:32:06+00:00monthlyhttps://jmarymasters.blog/2023/09/01/unboxing-is-exciting-first-look-at-2-new-books-and-first-public-look-tomorrow-beerwah/https://jmarymasters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/firstbornson-frontcover.jpgfirstbornson-frontcoverhttps://jmarymasters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/heirsandsuccessors-frontcover.jpgheirsandsuccessors-frontcoverhttps://jmarymasters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/unboxinbmomentfbs.jpgunboxinbmomentfbshttps://jmarymasters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/unboxingmomenthas.jpgunboxingmomenthas2023-09-23T06:42:54+00:00monthlyhttps://jmarymasters.blog/contact-me/2023-09-01T05:11:30+00:00weekly0.6https://jmarymasters.blog/want-to-keep-up-to-date-join-my-email-list-of-friends/2023-09-01T04:57:58+00:00weekly0.6https://jmarymasters.blog/about/https://jmarymasters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/judithmasters_400x400px.jpgjudithmasters_400x400pxhttps://jmarymasters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/judy_headshot2.jpgJudy_headshothttps://jmarymasters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/judyhinz_2012-copy-2.jpgJudyHinz_2012 copy 22023-09-01T04:55:28+00:00weekly0.6https://jmarymasters.blog/2023/03/28/so-obsessed-with-writing-i-forget-to-tell-readers-whats-coming-plus-a-big-reveal/https://jmarymasters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sydney-harbour-bridge-7002466_1920.jpgSydney HarbourMy favourite city. 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Nic is in the blue shirt at the back.https://jmarymasters.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/laidley_gatton_004.jpgLaidley_Gatton_004The author making a point! 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