Elizabeth Jane
Bitter Greens
Having long loved the Rapunzel fairy tale, I couldn’t wait to start reading Kate Forsyth’s latest novel. Bitter Greens not…
Blow on a Dead Man’s Embers
The war is over, but it has left its mark on the tiny West Wales village of Non and her…
Sarah Thornhill
Sarah Thornhill is the sequel to Kate Grenville’s award-winning novel, The Secret River, which was set during the early years…
Nanberry: Black Brother White
When Nanberry sees the great ships of the white-skinned ghost-people sailing into Sydney Cove, he does not realise that he…
The Wedding Shroud: A Tale of Early Rome
Born of a patrician mother and a wealthy plebeian father, Caecilia is no ordinary Roman citizen, but a product of…
Stories from the Billabong
Stories from the Billabong is a collection of aboriginal myths and legends inspired by the dreaming of the Yorta Yorta…
Her Majesty the King
Princess Hatshepsut is ready to marry her half-brother Amenmose and produce a royal heir. But Amenmose will not marry her…
The Lakewoman
Editors' choice
Alec Dearborn, a thoroughly likeable Australian soldier in the British paratroopers, takes part in the Allied invasion of France. On…
Catching the Current
Catching the Current is a companion to Jenny Pattrick’s earlier “Denniston” novels. It tells the story of Conrad Rasmussen, the…
A Woman of Seville
At noon each day, Paula Sanchez, a courtesan in the city of Seville, enters the Mercedarian convent along with the…
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