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  *Pictured above - Australian author Joy Bloomis. Special Coast and Country Author Spotlight Feature Welcome to another new author feature in conjunction with Amazon (2).   ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Australian author - Joy Bloumis:  The Storms You Walk Through: A Memoir of Roza Hamer.   *This book is now available on Amazon:  https://amzn.to/4lXUnzo *Promoted by Coast and Country magazine:  https://amzn.to/3I3KO3W   Exclusive report by Don Hale. Promoted by Coast and Country online magazine. donhaleblog.blogspot.com/2025   Occasionally, within my role as a journalist, author, and general nosey parker, I come across certain individuals who have a remarkable background and an amazing story to tell.  Octogenarian Joy Bloumis, from Victoria, in Australia, is one such person, who has just published an incredible new book about a mysterious and dramatic episode in her life that finally reveals the facts about an amazing young woman’s daring journey just b...

To Spot a Leopard:  The latest novel by celebrated author Wilfred Summers . *Now available on Amazon as a paperback book.  This is a link to Amazon:  https://amzn.to/4m85JCa   Special Book review: To Spot a Leopard by Wilfred Summers. Report by Don Hale.  https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com About the Author. Wilfred Summers (*pictured below), was born in Liverpool and as a two-year-old he was taken into the care of the National Children’s Home. Coincidentally with WWII he was cared for at Ballacloan, the NCH Home in Ramsey, Isle of Man.  On VJ Day he had just been sent to Nottingham for secondary education, and later moved to Highbury in London where he trained as an electrician. At 17 he was reunited with his mother and introduced to younger siblings; on his 21st birthday he joined the Royal Air Force and served in Singapore as an Aircraft Engineer.  However, the tropical heat adversely affected his health, and he was shipped back to Britain and rec...

IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN WREXHAM by Andrew Foley Jones https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com   As described by   “It’s All Gone Hollywood”   It’s Always Sunny in Wrexham is the perfect accompaniment to the hit show “Welcome to Wrexham.” "ANARCHIC & hilarious" - BBC's Dr Chris Van Tulleken. "Weird & Wacky" - Late Tackle Magazine. "It's Always Sunny in Wrexham" is a captivating blend of fact and fiction. Imagine waking up in a room   in 2030   with no recollection of the past decade, only to be shown a montage of pivotal moments in your life and the world's history.  From global pandemics and political chaos to alien abductions and Hollywood superstars, this rollercoaster of a decade culminates in two A-Listers, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, taking over and transforming a beloved football club.   As they face off against arch-rival Hugh Jackman's FC Romans of Chester in a winner-takes-all match, with a chance to enter the prestigious ...