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The new historical novel from Philippa Gregory, the Number One bestselling author of Tidelands and Dark Tides. The spellbinding Fairmile series con nues as the fiercely independent Alinor and her family find themselves entangled in palace intrigue, poli cal upheaval, and life-changing secrets in seventeenth-century England. It is 1685, England is on the brink of a renewed civil war against the Stuart kings and many families are bi erly divided. Ned Ferryman cannot persuade his sister Alinor that he is right to return from America with his Pokanoket servant Rowan to join the rebel army. Instead, Alinor has been coaxed by the manipula ve Livia to save the queen from the coming siege. The rewards are life-changing: the family could return to their beloved Tidelands, and Alinor could rule where she was once lower than a servant.

Alinor’s son, Rob, is determined to stay clear of the war, but when he and his nephew set out to free Ned from execu on for treason and Rowan from a convict deporta on to Barbados, they find themselves enmeshed in the crea on of an imposter Prince of Wales – a surrogate baby to the queen. From the last ba le in the desolate Somerset Levels to the hidden caves on the slave island of Barbados, this third volume of an epic story follows a family from one end of the empire to another, to find a new dawn in a world which is opening up before them with greater rewards and dangers than ever before.

New from the author of Confessions of a Bookseller and Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops, another hilariously grumpy year behind the counter at The Bookshop. Though diaries of daily life, Shaun Bythell has created an endearing and cozy world for booklovers, a warm and welcome memoir of a life in books. The Bookshop in Wigtown, Scotland is a book lover's paradise, with thousands of books across nearly a mile of shelves, a real log fire, and Captain, the portly bookshop cat. You'd think that a er twenty years, owner Shaun Bythell would be used to his quirky customers by now. Don't get him wrong, there are some good ones among the an quarian porn-hunters, die-hard train book lovers, people who confuse bookshops for libraries, and the toddlers just looking for a nice cozy corner in which to wee. He's sure there are some good ones. There must be . . .

The 38th Annual Art and Cra Exhibi on will be on at the Batemans Bay High School Auditorium from December 23rd to January 8th, except for Christmas Day. Open from 10am to 4pm daily, over 100 pieces of art, plus sculpture and cra to admire and also for sale.

The official opening will be held at 6pm on December 23rd, free entry, drinks and nibbles too!

Wednesday, 7th December Compe on finitoed for the year with the 6th Hamper round with some great scores recorded by the 21 par cipants. Joanne Dixon excelled herself, securing 1st place with an outstanding 40 ne . Runner-up Margaret Douglas had another enviable round coming in with 38 ne . Balls went to: V Goodwin (34 C/B), M Bingham (34 C/B), B Swain (34 C/B), D Meek (34), C Becker (33 C/ B), S Knight (33 C/B), N Cowdroy (33), B Kennedy (33), L Doolan (30 C/B), J Hosking (30). NTP: Div.2 5th Hole Val Moore Above: Joanne Dixon

Broulee Runners Wednesday December 7th 2022

A very warm Summer a ernoon greeted our runners this evening. We welcomed the Duncan family and it was wonderful to see the Mitchell family make a return and join us. The highlight of the evening must go to Jamie Edwards and Mia Atkin who had a very tough tussle to the finish line and le nothing in the tank to cross the line within a second of each other. A big thank you to David McCann and Richard Fisher for all their ongoing help in keeping the event running smoothly. We will be having our Christmas party a er the run on Wednesday 21 December. If you are free and would like to join us we will kick off the a ernoon with the run and then gather a erwards for a catchup. Bring a picnic rug or chair and something to eat and drink. Everyone is welcome.

sports Players Find It Tough Going At Tuross Vets Golf Par Event

Despite the course playing well in drying condi ons, Tuross Head veteran golfers found the going a li le tough at their Par event on 7 December, with scores lower than normal. Winner on the day was Jeane e Miller with a score of -1. Greg Bush and Peter Coffey followed on -2, with Ian Wra en rounding out the major winners with a score of -3 on count back. Minor prizes were awarded to Bruce Mar n, Ken Brown, Anne e Manton, Ken Hush and Rob Nash on -3, followed by Julie Barningham, Sandra Hanlon and Richard Kelly on -4. Nearest the pins went to Leonie Snodgrass on the 4th, Ken Hush on the 6th, and to Anne e Manton and Ken Hush on the 7th. Jeane e Miller won the Accuracy drive.

Winner on the day Jeane e Miller

Mollymook and Narooma Golf Courses make it into top ten

During the past three months, thousands of Golf Australia readers submi ed their votes for their favourite three Australian golf courses and the response was overwhelming. The top course selected by each voter was awarded 10 points, their second choice was given five points and the third, three points. h ps://www.golfaustralia.com.au/ was swamped by responses and 296 courses received at least one vote. The top ten were:

Bonville Golf Resort, Bonville NSW

Mollymook GC (Hilltop Course) NSW

Maroochy River GC, Queensland

Barnbougle Dunes, Tasmania

Coffs Harbour GC, NSW

Cape Wickham Links, King Island, Tasmania

Gosnells GC, Canning Vale, Western Australia New South Wales GC, LaPerouse, NSW

Narooma GC, NSW

Royal Melbourne GC (West Course) Victoria