Blogs in January 1970

The Lieutenant 1st January 1970

The Lieutenant is the second book in a trilogy of novels by Kate Grenville about early Australia – the others are The Secret River (1) and Sarah Thornhill (3) Lieutenant Daniel Rooke sails into Sydney Cove with the First...

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The Sea Sisters 1st January 1970

Two sisters, one life-changing journey… There are some currents in the relationship between sisters that run so dark and so deep, it’s better for the people swimming on the surface never to know what’s beneath . . . Katie’s...

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A Town Like Alice 1st January 1970

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Australia: A Biography of a Nation 1st January 1970

Australia celebrates one hundred years as a nation in 2001. This book – part history, part travelogue, part memoir – tells the inspiring story of how a one-time British colony of convicts turned itself into a prosperous and confident...

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The Songlines 1st January 1970

The songlines are the invisible pathways that criss-cross Australia, ancient tracks connecting communities and following ancient boundaries. Along these lines Aboriginals passed the songs which revealed the creation of the land and the secrets of its past. In this...

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