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Ivana Hrubá is a lovely, lovely girl and a writer of some notable talent, the sum of which, just for your entertainment, will very modestly be noted here. Specializing in writing bold, quirky and outrageously entertaining fiction, Ivana is what we call an undiscovered gem, an exotic island waiting to be exlored or, as some people say, a territory best left uncharted. Ivana devised her first novel at the tender age of twelve when she was but a wee little girl wearing out her brother's hand-me-downs, chasing the geese off the village green in her native Czech Republic which was then under communist rule. Filled with poultry and very long sentences, Ivana's idyllic childhood came to an abrupt end in 1983 when she and her family crossed the Alps on foot to seek a new life free of communists and their blasted queues. After a year spent frolicking in a West German refugee camp, the family finally had a gutful of that sort of adventure, and they settled in Australia in 1984 where they've been living it up ever since. Following the publication of 'A Decent Ransom' (a really, REALLY great read available now on Amazon and everywhere else), Ivana has developed the habit of talking about herself in the third person, a skill that comes in particularly handy when writing autobiographies. To this end, Ivana has also conquered her fear of appearing ridiculous due to excessive bragging as can be seen in this intro right here. In the tradition of all gifted folk, working for a living has never appealed to our author; therefore, Ivana has largely given up on that idea, preferring to spend her time writing books. How long she can keep it up will depend on how well her books sell... Bearing this in mind, Ivana, always one to look on the bright side, has been busy putting her fingers to the keyboard writing a new novel, a work of such monumental significance it has to, for the time being, remain shrouded in mystery. At the close of each day, Ivana likes to unwind with a vat of wine (at times even two vats), drawing cartoons for her own amusement. To unwind from that pleasure, she takes her dogs, cats, mice, lice, ponies and goldfish for a walk down the beach. It's a good life for everyone involved...

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A Decent Ransom - a new review

A Decent Ransom is a fascinating first adult novel from Ivana Hruba that takes us deep into the psyches of the main protagonists. It is the story of a simple kidnap plan that goes horribly wrong be...
Posted by on Tue, 19 May 2009 15:39:00 GMT

A Decent Ransom making some feline moves ...

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Posted by on Mon, 11 May 2009 16:13:00 GMT

Booksigning in full swing...

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Posted by on Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:08:00 GMT

Just shouting...

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Posted by on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:40:00 GMT

Happy Easter, everyone !

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Posted by on Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:15:00 GMT

The business of bookselling

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Posted by on Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:51:00 GMT

The spirit is willing ...

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Posted by on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:57:00 GMT

Publicity tour off to a good start...

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Posted by on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:26:00 GMT

A Decent Ransom - a new review

A Decent Ransom is not only a wholly well spun tale of a bungled kidnap caper which is not what itinitially appears to be, but it is also an exercise in creative writing that places Hrubá in a high ...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:15:00 GMT

Well, what can I tell you?

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Posted by on Sun, 01 Feb 2009 04:16:00 GMT