OAMARU'S VICTORIAN HERITAGE WEEK
When the pioneer settlers arrived on the eastern coast of the southern end of South Island they discovered some marvellous stone building materials, in particular a white stone, a beautiful dazzling limestone and oh boy, these settlers were determined to use it and make magnificent buildings. After all they may be at the bottom of the world, far from home and civilisation, but they would create a magnificent city of classical beauty to equal anywhere in Europe. Although a lot of these stone buildings were destroyed during the 1960s fashion of modernising the city, a tough team of heritage preservation people fought to save them and alert the community to our architectural heritage. And what a heritage. We have bank buildings like Greek temples, great columns and pillars abound, we have an Opera house straight out of Vienna, gracious people's homes in grand palace style, Even wool stores and rows of shops were classical in style and beautifully carved around windows and doors. It's quite funny watching people stepping off a tour bus at the top of Thames street and gawping at the beautiful buildings the full length of the street. In November we have a heritage week celebration and enjoy our Victorian heritage. Most people dress up and take part in a week's Victorian activities. The afternoon teas are very good and very popular as are the dances in the evening. The two lovely ladies in the photograph chose a crinoline style and they made their costumes. A lot of people do and are strict about period details. Others just hire their costumes. Behind them you can see a bit of the Opera house's whitestone stone blocks. I'll be out with my camera again this month to find some more Victorian people to photograph for use in my Victorian ebooks.
An interesting collection of ebooks this month and lots are free. Watch the Deadlines and I apologise for those wretched bookfunnel offers which close early
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November 16th, November 19th, and November 20th,
NOVEMBER BOOKS
HISTORICAL FICTION
1
Shieldmaiden
by Åsli & Bakkejord
Daughter of a king, raised by a shieldmaiden, life should be simple, right? An immersive Viking historical
fiction with a strong female lead.
2
The Last Eagle
by John Larner
A free, gritty Arthurian novella of post-Roman Britain. For fans of Bernard Cornwell's Warlord Chronicles.
3
Fall into the past
4
Into the Dark:
Historical Fiction with Teeth
5
Sweet As Posies
by Ida Smith
a comic short story set in the 1950s
6
CHRISTIAN FICTION
7
Tough Stuff novels
non-mushy Christian inspired fiction.
8
CRIME AND THRILLERS
9
Free and discounted books, every day
10
Paranormal Thrillers
11
MIX OF GENRES
12
Gather Season Giveaway
An interesting mix of cosy books
13
Literary Fiction Giveaway:
Novels that Question the Meaning of Life
10
FREE Thought Provokers
14
Not on MY Watch!:
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An All-Genre Giveaway for Characters Who Fight for Justice or Fairness
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FREE books
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15
Clean/Sweet/Cosy Holiday Reads Giveaway
(books + Samples)
21 A Mix Of Allsorts and
FREE
16
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
17
Cosy Book Nook for middle grade
18
The Magic Mirror of the North Pole
by JP Elliott
A heartfelt Christmas fantasy about hope, truth, forgiveness, and the choices that shape who we become
19
FANTASY
20
Falling into Fantasy URGENT DEADLINES
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21
Magical Autumn Reads
some unusual novels here.
22
Into Another World
Fantastical Fantasies
23
SF AND FANTASY
24
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FREE Sci-fi & Fantasy
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25
A Toast to Slayers & Saints URGENT DEADLINES
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FREE Science Fiction
27
SPECULATIVE FICTION AND HORROR
28
Atmospheric Mystery & Uncanny Fiction
29
Ticking Clocks
30
REVIEWS
Advanced Readers' Copies
11 New books needing reviews
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NEWSLETTERS
Cosy mysteries in a giveaway
As ever happy reading
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