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Into the Distance

Into the Distance
  • Author(s): Brenda Mackenzie
  • Location(s): Sydney
  • Genre(s): Historical, Romance
  • Era(s): Early 1900s

This story is based on actual events during 1900. Leonie Grant, a twenty one year old orphan dreams of a new start and a career as a photographer in Australia. She travels on board the SS Britannic with her...

Into the Night

Into the Night
  • Author(s): Sarah Bailey
  • Location(s): Melbourne
  • Genre(s): Crime, Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Troubled and brilliant, Detective Sergeant Gemma Woodstock finds herself lost and alone after a recent move to Melbourne, broken-hearted by the decisions she’s had to make. Her new workplace is a minefield and the partner she has been assigned...

Island Home

Island Home
  • Author(s): Tim Winton
  • Location(s): Western Australia
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): 20th Century

‘I grew up on the world’s largest island.’ From his childhood, Tim Winton’s relationship with the landscape around him – Australia’s swamps and bush, rockpools, seacaves and scrub – has been as vital as any other connection. Whether camping...

Island Time

Island Time
  • Author(s): Georgia Clark
  • Location(s): Queensland
  • Genre(s): RomCom
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Love is in the salty sea air in this smart and steamy ensemble romantic comedy set in a tropical paradise, from the author of the “sparkly and entertaining” (Oprah Daily) It Had to Be You. This is one island...

Jessica

Jessica
  • Author(s): Bryce Courtenay
  • Location(s): The Outback, Australia
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): WW1

Jessica is based on the inspiring true story of a young girl’s fight for justice against tremendous odds. A tomboy, Jessica is the pride of her father, as they work together on the struggling family farm. One quiet day,...

Joel and Cat Set the Story Straight

Joel and Cat Set the Story Straight
  • Author(s): Nick Earls, Rebecca Sparrow
  • Location(s): Australia
  • Genre(s): Romance, Young Adult
  • Era(s): Modern

Two weeks in the life of Joel Hedges and Cat Davis… Joel would prefer to get through his final year of high school without Cat Davis or his mother’s faux Spanish boyfriend and just hang out with his best-friend...

Johnno

Johnno
  • Author(s): David Malouf
  • Location(s): Brisbane
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1940s-50s

Johnno is written in the first person past tense and the narrator is only ever known by the nickname “Dante”. Johnno is heavily autobiographical. The novel is centred upon the friendship between Dante and a schoolmate known as “Johnno”...

Julia’s Story – Book 1 of the Belleville family series

Julia’s Story – Book 1 of the Belleville family series
  • Author(s): J Mary Masters
  • Location(s): Brisbane, Derbyshire, London, Long Island
  • Genre(s): Romance, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1940s

Set against the backdrop of the Second World War, this is the heartbreaking story of a young girl in love, the secret she must never reveal and the family who betrayed her trust. It’s 1942 and the world is...

Kakadu Sunset

Kakadu Sunset
  • Author(s): Annie Seaton
  • Location(s): Darwin, Kakadu
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

Helicopter pilot Ellie Porter loves her job. Soaring above the glorious Kakadu National Park, she feels freed from the heavy losses of her beloved family farm and the questions around her father’s suicide. But when a search-and-rescue mission on...

Kitty McKenzie’s Land

Kitty McKenzie’s Land
  • Author(s): AnneMarie Brear
  • Location(s): Australia
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Victorian

1866 Kitty McKenzie’s path has taken her from the slums of York to the inhospitable bush of colonial Australia. Yet, when she believes her dreams will never be attained, she is shown that sometimes life can be even better...

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