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Sanchona

Looking for a good book to read? Try mine. It's a historical fiction.

About Me


I hate housework. I'm a good cook but I hate washing up. I love the garden but I don't like the hard work needed to make the garden look beautiful.
Well, however much we may love or hate anything, we gotta get on with life, and do what we must, if only putting in the minimum effort.
ABOUT MY BOOK
There are no more copies of my novel left in my publisher's warehouse, very few new copies remain in bookstores, and Amazon is selling my books, mostly used copies, through third parties. I have decided to make my book available as a PDF download for $5.00, and it can be obtained from: www.sanchona.com
I have published the prequel to this novel on Amazon Shorts which you can download in two parts for 49 cents each, at Amazon.com:
Sanchona - A Family Of Strangers - Prequel Part I
Sanchona - A Family Of Strangers - Prequel Part II
WELL!! Now, I can justify my years and years of neglecting my house and garden by saying, "And didn't I get my novel published?"
So will I continue to neglect my house and garden?
What do you think???? You BET! I have a sequel to write!!!

CHECK OUT MY OTHER WEBSITE: www.sanchona.com

My Interests

This is my book trailer

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My real interest is reading fiction. It doesn't call for high maintenance. I don't have to remember to water them or feed them. I don't have to lavish time and attention on them. More, they keep me entertained, and if I cannot go to sleep, I have a trusty few that works better than sleeping pills.

I'd like to meet:



Friends! Old friends and NEW friends. I'd like to make many, many new friends here on MySpace.

I'd like to connect with people who share my interests, who enjoy the same things I do:

I read a lot, mostly fiction, especially historical fiction, women's fiction, historical saga. I also read romances, westerns, thrillers and mysteries too.

I like people who enjoy the same old old songs/music of yesteryears and movies--classics as well as the box office hits of today.

I also love people with an attitude. I wish I could be as confident to have one too! And I surely admire people who champion causes.

Most of all, I'd like to meet readers and discuss books. If you happen to have read my book, I would love to hear from you.

I'm not here to promote anybody else's products. Promote your products on your page, and be friends with me.

Music:


I love music, especially lyrical music with vocals, where I can hear the words, where the words are not offensive, just corny. I like to listen and sing along.

Movies:


I love the ones they categorise as "drama". I love those that make me weep buckets. Comedy is great, but not the "slapstick" stuff. I enjoy westerns, and sci-fi too.

Television:


There isn't much to interest me on television these days. I'd rather read fiction for entertainment.

Books:


I like bestselling novels -- i.e. popular or mainstream fiction. I'm happy to follow the herd. If so many people love a bestselling book, I reckon "so many people" cannot be wrong! These readers have done me a favour by vetting the novels for me.

I have enjoyed books by Nelson de Mille, Judith McNaught, James Clavell, Edna Ferber, Lloyd Douglas, Jennifer Fallon, David Gemmell, Georgette Heyer etc. -- in no particular order.

Heroes:

The Australian Banksia

The Water Lily vs The Lotus (Ver 2)

The Hibiscus - the garden variety kind

Images of Colonial Australia



My Blog

Blog 4: A synopsis of my novel,

Kate O'Neal is shipped out in 1793 to Botany Bay to serve her 7-year sentence for castrating her employer's son who had raped and brutalised her.  No doubt her employer expects her to die after...
Posted by Sanchona on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:39:00 PST

Blog 3: Chapter 1 of my novel, "A Family of Strangers"

The sun was high overhead, but that August day felt cold to Kate O'Neal. She closed her eyes, and tears rolled down her face. Ma would be ashamed of her if she were alive. Fifteen years old, and she w...
Posted by Sanchona on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:39:00 PST

Blog 2: A short excerpt from my novel

I'm very new to blogging.  I've just learned that many authors, new ones especially, put up an excerpt of their novel as a "blog" and I thought I'd do the same.Here is a 373 word length excerpt o...
Posted by Sanchona on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:39:00 PST

Blog 1 Book Review

Friday December 22, 2006, The Star newspaper, Malaysia Penal colony life Review by SHARMILLA GANESAN A Family of Strangers Author: Sanchona Publisher: Five Star Press, 370 pages A book by a Malay...
Posted by Sanchona on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:39:00 PST