Echoes and Other Stories

By Pauline Montagna

A young prince vies for the hand of a beautiful princess, but she is not what he expected.
A blind date comes to a surprising conclusion.
Has the mobile phone brought us closer together or driven us apart?
Mrs Cross has waited a long time to become a respectable woman, but at what cost?
When the grandfather she never knew is found dead, Tessa discovers the true nature of the legacy he left her family.
When the present echoes the past, it can never be forgotten.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pauline Montagna
• Release date: Jan 6, 2022

Pauline Montagna

Pauline Montagna was born into an Italian family in Melbourne, Australia. After obtaining a BA in French, Italian and History, she indulged her artistic interests through amateur theatre, while developing her accounting skills through a wide variety of workplaces culminating in the Australian film industry. In her mid-thirties, Pauline returned to university and qualified as a teacher of English as Second Language, a profession she pursued while completing a Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing. She has now retired from full-teaching to concentrate on her writing.

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