PAUL'S PICKS: Val Holdsworth's "Patches"

PAUL'S PICKS

 Book Reviews of Publications Penned by 


Our Community's Local Authors

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Mentone Public Library is committed towards promoting local history and the local literary talent of the City of Kingston and surrounding municipalities of Bayside, Glen Eira and Port Phillip in the Bayside region of Melbourne Australia.



 Mentone Public Library is pleased to have recruited 
Paul "Percussion & Poet" Karp 
to source and review the local literary pearls of publications you might be yet to discover.



This month Paul's book review pick is by  


Book Review:



Patches by Valerie Austin Holdsworth
Apple Print 2017
Bayside Poet Val's own colourful cover art and illustrations grace her collection of 'Poetry, stories - some family myths, and exaggerations.' Val writes with wry humour, empathy and tenderness of times gone by living in bayside Melbourne and of her travels around the world. Val's book includes poems and stories for children and is a truly well-crafted and personal patchwork.  



SIDE NOTE:

Always a much sought after boost of humour and vitality for the heavy heart, our wishes came true in October 2017 when Val returned to our library and lifted our spirits once more with the Bayside Poetry Group as part of our offering for the 
Kingston Seniors Festival





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