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Eight things we’ve done since moving to Tasmania

August 21, 2021

Unbelievably, it’s fifteen years since we took the plunge and moved to Tasmania. We loved it from the moment we got here and haven’t looked back. Here are eight things we’ve loved the best. Gained a Sense of Space We’ve got five acres. That sounded huge when we first got here, but now we realise … More Eight things we’ve done since moving to Tasmania

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Father's Day pic from Lundh Literature for blog post by Fiona Stocker

Father’s Day Gift Books

August 27, 2019

Books are the best gift. Always welcome, often surprising, long-lasting and enriching. I love to give books as gifts, so I’ve gone through my book shelves and chosen a few that would make great gifts for Father’s Day. There’s something for everyone here – whether the man you’re giving to is into health, travel, business, … More Father’s Day Gift Books

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Apple Island Wife by Fiona Stocker

Launch day for Apple Island Wife!

October 26, 2018

It’s been a turbulent week. Oliver, my Other Half, always says you have to take the rough with the smooth, or as he puts it, the “ultra-smoove”. Once an Essex boy, always an Essex boy. On the upside, Apple Island Wife, the book, the birth, the long-awaited tome, is designed, blurbed, raising its head above … More Launch day for Apple Island Wife!

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Fiona Stocker at City Park Radio Launceston with Chris Sayer

Interview on Launceston’s City Park Radio

October 24, 2017

As a writer, it’s lovely to get onto the radio and be able to talk about your book. It helps bring it alive – not just for readers and listeners, but for the author as well! Time passes between writing a book and getting it published, and very often you forget what you’ve written! So much so that … More Interview on Launceston’s City Park Radio

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Books by Fiona Stocker
Apple Island Wife by Fiona Stocker, a paperback memoir

Apple Island Wife - Slow Living in Tasmania, available in paperback and e-book

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Sissinghurst Day - a short story with an account by the author of writing it

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Apple Island Wife is written by Fiona Stocker. Read more at www.fionastocker.com

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