Books
Not Your Ordinary Housewife
In this extraordinary memoir, Nikki vividly recounts her intriguing past with emotional honesty and great insight. Leading a double life as a mother of three small children
Nikki Stern found herself in a world she never imagined. Descending into the …
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Old Friends, New Friends
FROM THE BESTSELLING CREATORS OF FIRST DAY AND WHEN I GROW UP
A brand-new school year! I can’t wait!
Hang on … None of my old friends are in my new class ……
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On The Road With Kids
John Ahern has a high-flying job, a big house, a loving wife and two great kids. But if this is success, why does he sense he is failing as a husband and father?
So John does something insane. He blows …
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One Door Too Many
This is the true story of the police shooting of David Gundy and the shooting of young police officer, Allan McQueen. The death of David Gundy triggered widespread prejudice and bitterness in the community and was analysed intensely by both …
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One Step
At 15, Dylan is struggling. He’s struggling with his explosive acne that has declared war on his face, struggling with his pushy younger sister, struggling with his nagging mum and her lame and misguided attempts to ‘connect’ with him, struggling …
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Out of the Ashes
The story of one young woman’s survival against the odds, and how the love of her mother saved her.
When the White Island volcano erupted in New Zealand in 2019, it shattered the lives of Stephanie and Marie Browitt.
Stephanie, …
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Outback Heart
Joanne van Os was just 22 when she met Rod Ansell. At 23 Rod was already a legend, having survived alone for two months without supplies in one of the harshest parts of northern Australia. To Joanne, Rod was a …
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Outback Heroines
Horse-whipping, crocodile-hunting and single-handedly changing an 80-kilo flat tyre on a road train in 40-degree heat…there is nothing these modern-day outback women can’t do.
But when it comes to hardship and heartbreak, they’ve endured far more than their fair share. …
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Outback Spirit
In the great Outback traditions of mateship, resilience and generosity comes stories of ordinary people who, against seemingly insurmountable odds, help out those who inhabit Australia’s vast untamed frontiers. Inspiring, stirring and touching by turn, these people draw on enormous …
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Outback Sunset
When English actress Vanessa Forsythe falls in love with Bren Selby, her life changes forever. Not only does she have to adjust to life as mistress of Amaroo Downs, a remote cattle station in Western Australia, but she must establish …
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Overseas War Brides: Stories from the women who followed their hearts to Australia
Here are the stories of the girls who took on an adventure into the unknown. After whirlwind courtships, weekend weddings and long sea voyages they arrived in an unfamiliar landscape. This is an important social record capturing the essence of …
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Pain-Free Living
The Pain-Free Living Diet, which is suitable for sufferers of both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, is based on a simple fisherman’s diet of fish, rice, bread and fresh herbs and vegetables.…
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Palace of Tears
Angie loved Mr Fox’s magnificent, absurd hotel. In fact, it was her one true great love. But … today Angie was so cross, so fed up with everybody and everything, she would probably cheer if a wave of fire swept …
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Paper Bags & Dreams
Edie, a young Aboriginal girl, and Anglo-Australian Maggie live in a small country town, and their friendship is tested when Maggie leaves school. Edie and her younger brother Matty live with their grandparents, and so far have escaped the big …
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Paper Cranes
Cheryl Koenig’s life changed forever the day her twelve-year-old son Jonathon was involved in a horrific car accident. Given little chance of survival, Jonathan was in a coma for six weeks and doctors predicted that even if he did pull …
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Paper Daisies
As 1900 draws to a close, Berylda Jones, having completed her university exams for entry to medicine is heading home to Bathurst for Christmas. Tragically, ‘home’ is where she and her beloved sister Greta live in terror, under the control …
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Paper Planes
One paper plane flies straight and fast and true. Dylan’s.
Twelve-year-old Dylan Webber lives in outback Western Australia in a small country town. When he discovers he has a talent for folding and flying paper planes, Dylan begins a journey …
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Parenting Girls
The most complete book on parenting girls. Doctors,teachers, researchers, a health professional and the well known author Susanna de Vries provide a wealth of information and advice on the pleasures and pitfalls of bringing up girls from babyhood to maturity. …
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Paris Dreaming
How the City of Light gave her lessons in life: an Australian beauty journalist shares her obsession with Paris – the city that has been her guide through a lifelong journey of self-discovery.
Katrina Lawrence first fell in love with …
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Partners & Crime: The true stories of eight women and their lives with notorious men
What attracts some women to dangerous men? It’s not always about the thrill of living on the edge and hooking up with bad boys – their motivations are more complex than that. Investigative journalist Rochelle Jackson asks eight women about …
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