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Five ★★★★★ for this brilliant debut novel by West Australian author and bookseller Brooke Davis. This book has everything: unforgettable quirky characters, big issues, wise words and a cracking road-cum-train trip across the harsh Australian landscape. At the heart of Lost and Found is seven-year-old Millie Bird who realises everything around her is dying. She starts ...
Congrats to Broome-based author Peter Docker on the launch of his new book Sweet One on Wednesday 23 July. The book is published by Fremantle Press. Here is a taster: When a senior Aboriginal war veteran dies horribly at the hands of state government authorities, Izzy, a journalist and daughter of a war veteran herself, flies ...
Meet Jon Doust; he is a funny man and a survivor. Funny in that he is a stand-up comedian with a natural gift for a story, and a survivor in the sense he had mercury poisoning (pinks disease) as a child, survived, and then lived through the cruelty of boarding school to tell the tale. He ...
While not new to the bookstores, at present the plight of refugees is in our news on a daily basis, and this award-winning memoir is a timely reminder that not everyone has the freedom to travel at will. The Happiest Refugee is an amazing story of one family's escape from war-torn Vietnam and the struggles ...
The story of Deborah De Williams’ inspiring run around Australia (18,000 km) with her dog Maggie is a travel story with a difference. She has seen the sights of this country at a slightly different pace than most, and all in the name of raising awareness and funds for breast cancer with a world ...
This classic Australian book is a collection of short stories by one of this country’s favourite writers, Robert Drewe. First published in 1983, Drewe’s portrayal of our obsession with the coast is still as relevant today as it was back then. You can literally feel the sand between your toes and the sun ...
Three coming-of-age novels that introduce readers to West Australia are Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey, Boy on a Wire by Jon Doust and Breath by Tim Winton. The transition from childhood to adulthood has long been a popular subject tackled in the pages of literature throughout the world. Set against the backdrop of the harsh Western Australian ...
The Rip by Robert Drewe is a beautiful collection of short stories set on the coast of Australia that looks at lives and relationships and how they can change in an instant through unexpected and sometimes dramatic events. There are thirteen stories in The Rip and at the centre is the ocean, soothing and comforting, ...
Courtesy of Fremantle Press Boy on a Wire by Jon Doust, page 107 The door opens and Dorothy Price walks in. I haven’t seen her since primary school when she was one of the flat chests, one of the unchosen, ignored by Harris, the sleazy teacher of Grade Seven. Fat Arty looks up. I look up. Dorothy ...
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