My Brother Jack
By: George Johnston
4.32
Format: 285 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Through the story of two brothers who grew up in patriotic, suburban Melbourne, George Johnston cre…
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1. A Fortunate Life
By: Albert B. Facey , A.B. Facey
4.23
Format: 331 pages, Paperback
This is the extraordinary life of an ordinary man. It is the story of Albert Facey, who lived with … read more
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- historical
- classics
- australia
2. My Brilliant Career
By: Miles Franklin
3.80
Format: 278 pages, Paperback
"My Brilliant Career" is the story of Sybylla, a headstrong young girl growing up in early 20th cen… read more
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- classics
- literature
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- australia
"life itself is anything beyond a heartless little chimera- it is as real in its weariness and bitter heartache"-Miles Franklin, My Brilliant Career
"This is not a romance — I have too often faced the music of life to the tune of hardship to waste time in snivelling and gushing over fancies and dreams [author's introduction]"-Miles Franklin, My Brilliant Career
"I don't believe there is a God", I said fiercely, "and if there is, He's not the merciful being He's always depicted, or He wouldn't be always torturing me for His own amusement."-Miles Franklin, My Brilliant Career
"I am afflicted with the power of thought, which is a heavy curse. The less a person thinks and inquires regarding the why and the wherefore and the justice of things, when dragging along through life…"-Miles Franklin, My Brilliant Career
3. The Slap
By: Christos Tsiolkas
3.86
Format: 298 pages, Hardcover
At a suburban barbecue, a man slaps a child who is not his own. This event has a shocking ricochet … read more
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- literature
- australia
- fiction
4. Dirt Music
By: Tim Winton
0.00
Format: 194 pages,
Luther Fox, a loner, haunted by his past, makes his living as an illegal fisherman, a shamateur. Be… read more
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- literature
- australia
- fiction
5. My Brother Jack
By: George Johnston
4.32
Format: 285 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Through the story of two brothers who grew up in patriotic, suburban Melbourne, George Johnston cre… read more
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- classics
- literature
- historical
- war
- fiction
- historical fiction
- australia
6. For the Term of His Natural Life
By: Marcus Clarke
4.29
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
The most famous work by the Australian novelist and poet, For the Term of His Natural Life is a pow… read more
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- classics
- historical
- australia
- fiction
- historical fiction
7. The Secret River
By: Kate Grenville
3.47
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
In 1806 William Thornhill, an illiterate English bargeman and a man of quick temper but deep compas… read more
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- literature
- historical
- australia
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9. My Place
By: Sally Morgan
4.25
Format: 127 pages, Paperback
Looking at the views and experiences of three generations of indigenous Australians, this autobiogr… read more
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- classics
- australia
10. Wimmera
By: Mark Brandi
3.91
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
In the long, hot summer of 1989, Ben and Fab are best friends. Growing up in a small country town, … read more
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11. Breath
By: Tim Winton
3.19
Format: 292 pages, Hardcover
Breath is an extraordinary evocation of an adolescence spent resisting complacency, testing one's l… read more
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12. Cloudstreet
By: Tim Winton
3.93
Format: 512 pages,
Hailed as a classic, Tim Winton's masterful family saga is both a paean to working-class Australian… read more
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13. Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens
By: Shankari Chandran
4.21
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Welcome to Cinnamon Gardens, a home for those who are lost and the stories they treasure. Cinnam… read more
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- historical
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14. Lola in the Mirror
By: Trent Dalton
4.41
Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition
Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, Lola in the Mirror is the irresistible new novel from inter… read more
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- australia
- fiction
15. Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life
By: Anna Funder
4.13
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
This is the story of the marriage behind some of the most famous literary works of the 20th century… read more
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- historical
16. Southern Aurora
By: Mark Brandi
4.07
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
The unforgettable new novel from the Dagger award-winning author of Wimmera. A novel that shows sma… read more
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17. Limberlost
By: Robbie Arnott
4.25
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
In the heat of a long summer Ned hunts rabbits in a river valley, hoping the pelts will earn him en… read more
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- historical
- australia
- fiction
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"After an hour of sodden stomping they saw ghostly figures beckoning them through the dense cloud. Highland snow gums, colour-swirled and hardy, and alpine yellow gums, splashed with shades of lemon a…"-Robbie Arnott, Limberlost
"He told her the story of it, his words coming faster than with the others, without artifice or caution. Told her how he'd known there was something wonderful under the old paint from the moment he sa…"-Robbie Arnott, Limberlost
"He'd stare at that field of water until all the things he could not handle were rinsed out of him, and all that remained within him was the memory of that night: the whale, the warmth of the coat, hi…"-Robbie Arnott, Limberlost
"Three days after their wedding they were standing at the base of Liffey Falls, at the brisk death of winter, watching an airborne river thrash its way earthward. The water tumbled through high ridges…"-Robbie Arnott, Limberlost
18. Edenglassie
By: Melissa Lucashenko
4.13
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Two extraordinary Indigenous stories set five generations apart. When Mulanyin meets the beautiful … read more
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- literature
- historical
- australia
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19. The Tilt (Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan, #2)
By: Chris Hammer
4.29
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
A man runs for his life in a forest. A woman plans sabotage. A body is unearthed. Newly-minted… read more
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20. Bulldozed: Scott Morrison’s Fall and Anthony Albanese’s Rise
By: Niki Savva
4.21
Format: 320 pages, ebook
‘I don’t hold a hose, mate.’ Scott Morrison, 20 December 2019, on the Black Summer bushfires ‘It’s… read more
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21. Clarke
By: Holly Throsby
3.88
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
A compelling new novel from the bestselling author of Goodwood and Cedar Valley. 'Clarke is illu… read more
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- fiction
"He was so stocky. He was like a wheelie bin."-Holly Throsby, Clarke
"Leelee?’ ‘Yes, Joe?’ ‘Would you still love me if I was a donkey?’ Leonie said, ‘Sweetheart, I’d love you no matter what you were. If you turned into a donkey, I’d just find us a house with a big barn…"-Holly Throsby, Clarke
