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The Road Back Home
The extraordinary true story of one woman’s tumultuous, painful and, above all, courageous journey through life. Set against the backdrop of Kings Cross in the 1960s, this is a gripping tale that is deeply moving and, at times, profoundly shocking, …
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The Road to Ironbark
1874, The Victorian Goldfields
In the town of Ironbark, Aurora Scott faces ruin as the railways supplant the Cobb & Co coach line, the lifeline of her hotel. Aurora is no stranger to adversity; the formidable publican has pulled herself …
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The Scandalous Life of Sasha Torte
Revenge, redemption … and pastry. The witty new novel from the author of Hotel du Barry, for fans of Jonas Jonasson.
In the winter of 1912 on the wild West Coast of Tasmania, Wolfftown’s most notorious heiress and murderess, …
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The Scent of A Crime
As Detective Superintendent in charge of Operations at the Criminal Investigations Branch, Ron Stephenson was responsible for the investigation of all major crime in New South Wales. In The Scent of a Crime, Ron relives some of those investigations. …
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The Schumann Frequency
The Dead Sea scrolls have revealed a startling secret – an Overseer must cross generations to save the world.
Time itself is moving too quickly, with each day becoming shorter than the last. Society is unraveling and no one is …
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The Secret Fate of Mary Watson
1879, Queensland. Fleeing her family home, 19-year-old Mary Oxnam has few prospects and no connections. Plain and penniless, she must rely on her audacious wit and fierce intelligence to survive.
Mary soon finds work as a pianist in a Cooktown …
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The Secret of the Lonely Isles
Four kids on a yacht, a seafaring aunt, and a hundred-year-old mystery . . .
Jem’s world has been turned upside down by a family crisis, and then it gets worse. Just when it all seems too hard, along comes …
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The Secret World of Connie Starr
A stunning evocation of Australian life through the war to the 1950s, this novel is intimate and sweeping, immediate and dreamlike – a magical rendering of darkness and joy, and the beauty inherent in difference. For readers of Sarah Winman’s …
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The Secret Year of Zara Holt
We wove magic between us with our words, soul to soul, and when the sun cracked the horizon he kissed me goodnight and promised me he’d write as soon as he arrived in London.
‘You won’t,’ I said, feeling the …
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The Secrets of Anzac Ridge in Flanders Fields
In the annals of human history, the stakes are highest in war. And in World War I, what was at stake was the future of the world. Anzac troops, fighting and dying so far from home, were crucial to the …
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The Secrets We Keep
A mother’s secret, a father’s betrayal, a town on the edge…
When social worker Aimee arrives in the mining town of Kalgoorlie, she is ready for a fresh start. Her colleagues Lori and Paddy seem friendly, and she is also …
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The Silver Road
In the peasant village of Obrel, Zuven, a young foundling, wants nothing more than to devote her life to religious service. But there’s a mystery to Zuven’s past. Something that others have taken great lengths to keep from her… As …
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The Skeleton Key, Book 3: A Pandora English Novel
By day, Pandora English is a lowly fashion assistant. But by night, she is a supernatural scion. The Crow Moon is rising and Pandora has a date with Civil War soldier Lieutenant Luke, who will be flesh-and-blood for one night …
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The Smallest Things
As a journalist, Angela Mollard never left home without her passport, contact lenses and a spare pair of knickers in case she had to drop everything and fly overseas for a story.
But then she had a baby, which was …
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The Sorcerer’s Tower – Black Crypt (Book 3)
Meadowhythe has lost its magic, but Kym has a plan to get it back. She and her friends Mel and Tamly must creep into the heart of the mountain, then down a crevasse deep enough to swallow them forever, to …
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The Sorcerer’s Tower – Giant’s Lair (Book 2)
Evil does not die. It merely sleeps – awakening when we least expect it.
Meadowhythe is again in danger – evil magical forces are growing stronger every day. Giants, flesh-eating birds and powerful sorcerers lie in wait for Tamly and …
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The Sorcerer’s Tower – Thorn Castle (Book 1)
The orphan Tamly and his best friend Kym are as different as fire and snow. Kym has magic coming out of her fingers, and Tamly has none at all. When their village is threatened by bad magic this unlikely pair …
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The Sorcerer’s Tower – Wizardry Crag (Book 4)
Tamly’s Birth Foretelling said he would be a danger to magic, and it seems to be true. The sorcerer brothers Harshax and Krushax are hunting him down – but for what terrible purpose? It will take all Tamly’s courage to …
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The Spider Goddess, Book 2: A Pandora English Novel
It’s been two months since Pandora English left her small hometown to live with her mysterious great-aunt in a haunted mansion in Spektor, the fog-wreathed suburb of Manhattan that doesn’t appear on any map. With the help of her great-aunt …
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The Spirit of Australia
This is a positive thinking book for the whole country! A celebration of everything Australian, this little book is an inspirational guide for the nation, which shows how people can make a difference – to themselves, their community and their …
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