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- Melbourne
- About Me and My Book:
- I love delving into the pages of history as I carry out research for my historical novels. My novels are inspired by true events. My favourite era is the 1st World War, and in the course of my research I have visited the battlefields of France and Belgium. A truly poignant experience.
I am married with three sons and have a little grand daughter.
My two publishers are The Wild Rose Press and Whiskey Creek Press.
My three published novels from WCP are Devils Ridge set against a background of the 1st World War, and Savage Utopia, set in the 1830's and dealing with the transportation of convicts, innocent or otherwise, to the then penal colony of Australia. The sequel to Savage Utopia, is Stolen Birthright.
Holly and the Millionaire is my first published contemporary novel from The Wild Rose Press. It is set against the background of the war in Iraq, and reached No 12 on the Fictionwise Best Sellling Romance list. TWRP have published three other books from me, Cardinal Sin, set against the background of the Vietnam War, Shattered Dreams, set during the 1st World War, and The Trouble With Playboys, set against a background of the 2nd World War.
- Website:
- http://www.margarettanner.com/
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Historical Novel Reviews
Mirella Patzer has kindly invited me to her blog.
Please drop by and leave a comment so I won't feel unloved.
http://historicalnovelreviews.blogspot.com
Many thanks
Margaret
Posted on May 2, 2009 at 3:30am —
The Trouble With Playboys
Hi Everyone, my latest novel from The Wild Rose Press, The Trouble With Playboys, has recently been released.
THE TROUBLE WITH PLAYBOYS
When a wealthy Englishman, Paul Ashfield travels to Australia in search of the birth mother he thinks deserted him, he never e… Continue
Posted on May 2, 2009 at 3:22am —
My interview at Sarita Leon's blog spot.
My interview with Sarita Leone is posted on her blog. Please come and visit me there, I am feeling lonely. If you leave a comment you will go into the draw for a copy of my novel, Stolen Birthright, from Whiskey Creek Press.
The link is:
http://saritaleonepages.blogspot.com/
Many thanks
Margaret Tanner
Posted on January 10, 2009 at 2:17am —
Christmas morning in Australia
It is a bright sunny Christmas morning here in Australia. I would just like to take this opportunity of wishing everyone a happy Christmas. Hope Santa left you something nice under the Christmas tree. Boo hoo, but my stocking was empty this year. Even the bribe of a can of beer didn't work, so I must have been very naughty this year.
I hope everyone has a happy, safe and prosperous New Year.
Cheers
Margaret Tanner
Posted on December 24, 2008 at 3:07pm —
Christmas Greetings
I haven't been very active of late, snowed down with edits and family committments, but I just wanted to drop in from Australia to wish each and everyone of you a very Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year with mega sales for my fellow writers
Margaret Tanner.
http://www.margarettanner.com/
Posted on December 19, 2008 at 9:14pm —
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Are any of your boos in print or are they e-books? Just wondered as Mythica Publishing is now doing print as well as e-books and are currently open to submissions. Take a look at www.mythicapublishing.com if you're interested.
Regards
Brian
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Check out my latest blogs about my design project for the upcoming release of Confessions of a Former Rock Queen.
thanks,
Aidana WillowRaven
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I want to show off my latest cover design for one of the books I am illustrating and invite you to comment on my latest blog post introducing Puff Bear Goes to the Hospital and it's author.
Hope to see your comments there...
Aidana WillowRaven
www.WillowRavenIllustration.com
Hope this finds you well. My goodness 109 nings. You must be a very busy lady. I will whip across to tour website now and take a peek.
Regards
Margaret
This is I think the largest book marketing site on ning (the largest I have fond anyway, and I am on 109 nings).
I wanted to say hi and let you know about the sales I am having at my website at the moment.
www.WillowRavenIllustration.com
Talk later,
Aidana WillowRaven
I have been a tad quiet lately, heaps of edits. I just received a really great review from Simply Romance Reviews for my convict era novel Savage Utopia. If anyone would like to read it:
http://www.simplyromancereviews.com/srrreviews/savageutopia.aspx
Regards
Margaret
Yes, it was interesting. I was surprised at how close together the murders happened in those narrow streets and alley ways. Imagine living there in such appalling conditions. Prostitution would have been the only way some of those unfortunate women could earn money. They didn't get much sympathy either. Had they been wealthy women who were murdered, I bet the search for Jack The Ripper would have been ten times more intensive and they might have caught him.
I am glad I live in these times. I have recently had a book published by WhiskeyCreek Press called Savage utopia, which is a romance set against a background of transporation to the the then penal colony of Australia. Talk about horrific, some of my research actually made be feel ill. You wonder how one person could degrade another in such a shocking manner.
Regards
Margaret
Regards
Margaret
The ripper tour must have een fascinating for you. I hope you found it interesting. I won't use the word 'enjoyable' as its not really the word to apply to the sites of such grisly murders. Those poor women were after all just the same as all of us, doing their best to eke out a living of sorts in the midst of great deprivation. I think that most people have forgotten that fact, and their names are little more than a footnote to the story of Jack the Ripper in an lot of people's minds.
I'm sure that like most people who take the tour, you must have drunk in the atmosphere of those Whitechapel streets, and felt something of the pull of history as you saw where it all happened. Were you surprised at how close the locations all were to each other? I know some people are.
Best regards
Brian
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