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Alison Lloyd

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Alison Lloyd is an Australian writer. She writes both fiction and non-fiction -- new words about old worlds.

Alison has had ten books for children published, several of which have won national prizes or been shortlisted.

Alison now writes women's historical fiction with elements of romance, adventure, warmth and wit.

You can find her online, and get her newsletter, at https://alisonlloydauthor.com/ .
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	Meet Letty (Our Australian Girl - Letty, #1) by Alison Lloyd (Goodreads Author), Lucia Masciullo (Illustrator) 4.03 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Year of the Tiger 3.52 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letty and the Stranger's Lace (Our Australian Girl - Letty, #2) by Alison Lloyd (Goodreads Author), Lucia Masciullo (Illustrator) 3.89 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letty on the Land (Our Australian Girl - Letty, #3) by Alison Lloyd (Goodreads Author), Lucia Masciullo (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letty's Christmas (Our Australian Girl - Letty, #4) by Alison Lloyd (Goodreads Author), Lucia Masciullo (Illustrator) 3.96 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our Australian Girl: The Letty Stories: 4 Books in One by Alison Lloyd (Goodreads Author), Lucia Masciullo (Illustrator) 4.41 avg rating — 69 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Upside-down History of Down Under 4.08 avg rating — 39 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Do You Dare? Bushranger's Boys 3.75 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Battle Of The Jade Horse 3.80 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wicked Warriors and Evil Emperors: The True Story of the Fight for Ancient China by Alison Lloyd (Goodreads Author), Terry Denton (Illustrator) 4.05 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Welcome if you’re new (r old!) to this newsletter — I’m delighted you’re here. I’m author Alison Lloyd. In the Scroll you’ll find history for your heart — a thoughtful mix of fact and fiction.

Last month I got many positive comments on the new story about Jack, an apprentice jeweller in Victorian London. If you missed that short story (called ‘Luverly’), you can read it online her

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Parenting Adult Children: 52-Week Devotional: A Year of Devotions for Navigating Your Changing Relationship

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I enjoyed reading these snippets of history a few at a time. Not many of the stories were already known to me. While I don't share the author's admiration for Mrs Thatcher, I appreciate his interest in history, his humour and his knack for telling a ...more
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