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Summer Days
by B R Coffey
A collection of short stories and autobiographical pieces about children by Elizabeth Jolley, Sally Morgan, A B Facey, T A G Hungerford, Joan London, Simone Lazaroo, Kenneth Gasmier, Lee Conway, Justina Williams, Pippa Tandy, Faye Davis, Bill Marks, Connie Ellement, Ron Davidson and Julie Lewis.
‘The stories have a strength that derives from their…Read more »
Price $24.95
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No Free Kicks
by Eric Hedley Hayward
No Free Kicks is an inspiring story of growing up in twentieth century Australia. Here are men like Mowan, afraid of no one, who rode his horse into the local pub to demand a drink, women like Jackbam, Minnie, Ruby and Lily who battled the odds for the wellbeing of their families, and the remarkable Hayward brothers, Maley, Bill and Eric, who set…Read more »
Price $29.95
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School Days
by John Kinsella
This intriguing collection provides a glimpse into how Australians have been influenced by their schooling. Whether in poverty or wealth, city or country, Australia or overseas, school days can define how, as adults, we connect to our peers and friends, parents, communities and society. With stories by Greg Chappell, Frank Moorhouse, Justice Robert…Read more »
Price $27.95
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Child is Wise, The
by Janet Blagg
Each story in this anthology of childhood memories is vivid, authoritative and immediate, bringing us the privileged view of family life and relationships from a child’s perspective. Each writer has a different voice, and a different way of remembering. Between them, we see glimpses of suburban, bush, mountain and city life; large families and small…Read more »
Price $24.95
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Desperate Hearts
by Katherine Summers
Desperate Hearts tells the story of Katherine Summers and her three sisters growing up in London’s East End in the 1960s. Their violent father is caught up in the gangland world of dodgy deals, murder and the notorious Kray brothers. Times get tough, Katherine’s father forces her mother into prostitution, and the family falls apart when her mother…Read more »
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No Ordinary Determination
by Jeff Hatwell
An epic tale of two ordinary individuals thrown into the extraordinary and surreal world of the Gallipoli campaign as soldiers of the First AIF in WWI. Percy Black and Harry Murray were plain hard-working Australians whose paths crossed in Western Australia when they enlisted in support of country and empire. The powerful narrative paints a complex…Read more »
Price $29.95
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Rene Baker File #28/E.D.P
by Rene Powell & Bernadette Kennedy
‘… a notable contribution to the tragic story of the stolen generation. Like no other book it brings together a compelling personal story with sharp objective analysis. I highly recommend it’ — Henry Reynolds.
The self proclaimed ‘sacred task’ — of this book is to collect and sift through the remnants of history and memory. The authors slip beneath…Read more »
Price $24.95
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Survivors: Great Open Boat Voyages
by Douglas R G Sellick
Mutiny, shipwrecks, escaped convicts, cannibalism, lost love and death are just some of the rich ingredients of eight real life stories of heroic voyages in small open boats. These extraordinary survival stories include that of Captain William Bligh who, following the infamous Bounty mutiny, successfully navigated 3600 miles in an open boat from the…Read more »
Price $29.95
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Coming and Going
by Andra Kins
The voices of four generations of women weave and blend in this powerful memoir of journey and arrival. Oma, the author’s grandmother, is travelling to Australia as a displaced person; her journal full of sharp observations, uncertainty and longing. Her daughter Gunta, a gifted painter and passionate writer, refuses Australia, its landscapes, colours…Read more »
Price $24.95
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Golden Summers
by B R Coffey
A rich and lively selection of autobiographical stories and short fiction about the lives of ordinary Australians by a range of outstanding writers. From childhood to adolescence, work and marriage to old age, these stories provide a compelling, often moving, sometimes funny, insight into Australian life. Read more »
Price $24.95
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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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