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indigo volume 3
This bumper edition, packed with short stories and poetry introduces a new section of creative non-fiction.
The opening interview with esteemed author and broadcaster Liz Byrski is followed with a passionate piece from Glyn Parry on the lost details of September 11, then Mark Naglazas of The West Australian, opens the debate on truth and fiction…Read more »
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True Country
by Kim Scott
Kim Scott captures the ambiguities, the troubles and the rewards which accompany the brutal and delicate nuances of relations when particles of one culture pass, as if through a fine sieve, into the heart of another culture.
Elizabeth Jolley‘True Country, Kim Scott’s first novel, is superb’ — Sydney Morning Herald
‘This vital, often…Read more »
Price $22.95
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True Country ebook
Kim Scott captures the ambiguities, the troubles and the rewards which accompany the brutal and delicate nuances of relations when particles of one culture pass, as if through a fine sieve, into the heart of another culture.
Elizabeth Jolley‘True Country, Kim Scott’s first novel, is superb’ — Sydney Morning Herald
‘This vital, often…Read more »
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The Last Sky ebook
by Alice Nelson
The Last Sky recounts the story of Maya Wise – a young wife alone in Hong Kong. British rule is coming to an end and so is Maya’s marriage. She drifts, wandering aimlessly through the crowded city streets. Captivated by an elderly Chinese man and his caged nightingale, she follows him home. But Ken Tiger is a man with a past. As Maya draws out…Read more »
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Newspaper of Claremont Street, The
by Elizabeth Jolley
‘Elizabeth Jolley joins the handful of Australian writers of whom it may be said that their books are able to alter the direction of one’s inner life.’ Elizabeth Ward, Washington Post.
Weekly, an old cleaning lady known as the newspaper dreams of escape from the parasitic demands of the past and the present.
This new edition of a contemporaRead more »
Price $22.95
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Sweet
by Tracy Ryan
‘Tracy Ryan has skilfully crafted a portrait of suburban Australian life. The character development is superb…This is a literary novel with appeal to a broad range of enquiring readers’ — Bookseller+Publisher
Cody is an intelligent but alienated high school drop out who doesn’t know where she fits.
Kylie is a pretty young wife whose great…Read more »
Price $26.95
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Hal Spacejock 4: No Free Lunch
by Simon Haynes
Get another helping of misadventures with Hal Spacejock and Clunk!
Hal and his sidekick are looking for a job to earn some cash to settle their bills, and they find just the thing on Planet Dismolle. And when Hal ducks out for a quick coffee date with an attractive young woman, he thinks his luck has finally changedRead more »
Price $19.95
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Hal Spacejock 4: No Free Lunch ebook
by Simon Haynes
Get another helping of misadventures with Hal Spacejock and Clunk!
Hal and his sidekick are looking for a job to earn some cash to settle their bills, and they find just the thing on Planet Dismolle. And when Hal ducks out for a quick coffee date with an attractive young woman, he thinks his luck has finally changedRead more » -
indigo volume 2
by Janet Blagg
This beautiful edition has a subtle focus on the poetry scene here in WA with the poems selected by guest editor Les Murray. This collection reflects Les Murray’s love of everything rural and Australian and yet there are moments of profound intimacy and deep appreciation for family.
The opening interview by Lucy Dougan with Premier Award winning…Read more »
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Harum Scarum ebook
by Felicity Young
When the body of 11-year-old Bianca Webster is found dumped it is soon clear to DS Stevie Hooper that the murder is connected to paedophile Internet site, the Dream Team. Another murder leads her to suspect that she might have a vigilante on her handsRead more »
From the Catalogue
Ten Tiny Things on Wilderness Society shortlist
Ten Tiny Things author Meg McKinlay was pleasantly surprised to be shortlisted for the Wilderness Society’s 2013 Environment Award for Children’s Literature, just one day after winning a Crystal Kite award.
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