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Hi! Indeed I do know that Nancy is down under at the moment, I shall be seeing her TWICE this week. Exciting! I work for Brisbane City Council libraries and she's doing an event on Saturday for us at our beautiful new Brisbane Square library. But before that I am going to a full day event at State Library of Queensland to bask in her bookloving glow!
My strange Nancy Pearl trivia for the day... I once gave Michael Palin of Monty Python fame a Nancy Pearl doll in appreciation of his beautiful travel books. He was most upset that I kept her in a small box!
If you like Tim Winton, try Ruth Park. Particularly her books The Harp in the South and it's sequel, Poor Man's Orange. Two of my favourite books of all time.
It's a pleasure to meet you!
Kath
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RE: Nancy in Brisbane
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Dec 12 2006, 4:45 AM EST
Ahh I met Michael when he was here in Australia a couple of years ago to promote Himalaya. He did an author talk and book signing at the University of Queensland, so I took my beautiful Palin books with me, and got them signed and gave him a wee Nancy doll as a thank you for all his beautiful books. He's a lovely man, and was quite tickled at his own little librarian doll. He was off to find Book Lust after I told him she was a real person.
Three more sleeps until I am off to see Nancy at SLQ.
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