Books
Land of Golden Wattle
1826, Van Diemen’s Land When her father dies in a duel, 17-year-old Emma Tregellas is left with limited funds and at the mercy of her odious guardian. Faced with the prospect of being forced into marriage with a man she …
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Lebanese Cooking
This is the first authentic and comprehensive book of Lebanese cookery ever published outside of Lebanon. The cookbook consists of 150 recipes handed down from mother to daughter for many generation. But Lebanese Cooking is more than just a cookbook. …
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Left For Dead
Samantha Barlow’s life changed the day she was brutally attacked on the way to work in Sydney’s notorious Kings Cross.
The popular confident young woman was left for dead, dragging herself to a lonely bus stop, desperate to stay alive …
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Lest We Forget
My granddad says there are two types of days: those you want to remember and those you want to forget …
A young boy visits his granddad and thinks about the important days in his life: his first day of …
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Let’s Go Camping
Join in with Panda, Owl and Sheep and their camping adventure.…
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Let’s Go Wild: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
A tummy-rumbling look at what’s on nature’s menu. Learn all about the wacky things some animals eat and the extraordinary ways they find food to fill their bellies.
Did you know… Baby blue whales drink around 200 litres of milk …
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Let’s Go Wild: Just for the Record
If you think the Olympics are fantastic, just wait till you read about the incredible achievements of the animal kingdom. In this world there are even prizes for coming dead last!
Did you know… Cheetahs can reach speeds of 100km/hr …
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Let’s Go Wild: Skin Deep
In the animal kingdom, it’s what’s on the outside that counts! Discover everything there is to know about animals and their skin – how they use it to attract or repel, hide or stand out, and stay cool or warm.…
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Let’s Play House
Come and play with Panda, Owl and Sheep! Three friends play together using their imagination to create their own adventures. Just one of the delightful books in the children’s series Friends for Keeps.…
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Letters Home: To Mother From Gallipoli and beyond
A Globite suitcase, a diary, and a bundled pile of postcards letters left abandoned in a barn. Sapper Hubert Anthony was seventeen when he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in October 1914. He wrote deeply affectionate letters home to …
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Letters to Santa
Time is running out! Santa is getting ready for his big trip, and animals from all over the world are writing to let him know what they hope to receive. It’s your job to open the envelopes and pull out …
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Liberator
The battle continues as the Filthies take over the juggernaut Worldshaker and rename it Liberator. A world of deception and betrayal ensues as the revolution turns radical. With Col now in the minority with his Swank friends, what will …
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Lighthouse Bay
1901: Isabella Winterbourne has suffered the worst loss a woman can know. She can no longer bear her husband nor his oppressive upper-class family. On a voyage between London and Sydney to accompany a priceless gift to the Australian parliament, …
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Lilya’s Story
Born into a poor, but educated, smolensk family just before the 1914 Russian Revolution, Lilya Makarova began the extraordinary life that would take her from a passionate engagement with the theatre, language and literature, through the Second World War – …
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Little Sister
Moya thinks if her parents had been more like the cool moms and pops’ on American TV, life would have been more exciting. But she was stuck in the burbs and how thrilling did that ever get?
Exotically named after …
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Little Vietnam
Acclaimed Vietnamese-Australian chef Nhut Huynh shares his passion for the food that sustained his family during times of war and separation, and that remains a defining feature of Vietnam’s wonderfully rich culture. He introduces traditional classics alongside the eclectic street-stall …
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Lords of the Pacific
The year is 1793 and having suffered at the hands of Tonga’s evil King Tui’puloto for too long, the Island Nations of the South Pacific are poised on the brink of civil war.
When two heroic young warriors, Sevesi and …
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Losing February: A story of Love, Sex and Longing
Bernie hadn’t been looking for love. Recently divorced, she has her children, her writing, her house on a hill near Byron Bay. Then Jack comes back into her life.
What starts as the reunion of two old friends turns into …
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Love Has No Limits
Tania Hayes was only 22 when her fiancé Warren was diagnosed with a dangerous brain tumour. Their world came crashing down into a morass of uncertainty. Together, they faced an agonising series of medical battles, mishaps and close calls. This …
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Love in a Far Place
Step into the changing world of post-World War II Australia, where two sisters, bound by love and torn by choices, make new lives after Maria Vincento entices her sister, Angeline away from their home on the tiny Italian island of …
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