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Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading fifteen postcards the old curiosity shop book 1. Amongst the estate is a collection of fifteen vintage postcards. Fifteen postcards the old curiosity shop book 1 ebook. So when i started writing fifteen postcards, i wasnt familiar with the new zealand publishing scene in any respect, i read books and that was the extent of my exposure to publishing. Sarahs adventures in other times and other continents, linked together by the postcards and the antiques, are well researched and entertainingly written. Fifteen postcards by kirsten mckenzie overdrive rakuten. My historical timeslip series the old curiosity shop series which includes fifteen postcards, the last letter and telegram home, has been described as time travellers wife meets far pavilions. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. She is the author of fifteen postcards, and her second book, the last letter, is due in november. Author kirsten mckenzies complete list of books and series in order, with the latest. Her historical fiction novels fifteen postcards and its sequel the last. For years kirsten mckenzie worked in her familys antique store, where she went from selling postcards in the corner, to selling royal worcester vases and seventeenth century silverware.
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She also worked for fourteen years as a customs officer in both new zealand and england, fighting international crime. I do like a good timetravel historical fiction book to read and kirsten mckenzies fifteen postcards did not disappoint. The last letter by kirsten mckenzie overdrive rakuten. Kirsten mckenzie fifteen postcards kirsten mckenzie following the unexplained disappearance of her parents, and in a last ditch attempt to save the antique store she has inherited from financial ruin, sarah lester takes on a deceased estate. Fifteen postcards took me 18 months, the last letter took 12 months, painted took 8 months, and i thought, thats it, thats the fastest i can write, but doctor perry took 11 months, when i expected to only take 8 months. It took me a while to see the connections but once i did, i loved this storyline. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.
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