Myfanwy Jones

Parlour Games for Modern Families sets out to revive the tradition of indoor family games: push aside the consoles, turn off the telly, and bring some mental stimulation, silliness and laughter, joy and connection back into your living room. This book is bursting with games of logic and memory, wordplay, card games, role-play, and rough and tumble. Not a single...

"Why this novel? Because we need empathy, understanding, some magic and hope more than ever in our lifetimes." HOLLY RINGLAND "Most novels leave us with learnings, but very few refine your character. I left more astute, more empathic, and somehow wiser after I read these pages." HILDE HINTON Frank feared a reckoning, but what he feared more was that all...

Winner of the 2010 Australian Book Industry Awards Book of the Year for Older Children (age range 8 to 14 years) Parlour Games for Friends and Family sets out to revive the tradition of indoor family games: push aside the consoles, turn off the telly, and bring some mental stimulation, silliness and laughter, joy and connection back into your living...