8 must-read australia books like The Place on Dalhousie by Melina Marchetta

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The Place on Dalhousie

By: Melina Marchetta

4.16

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

'You look the type to break your father’s heart.' 'Yeah, but he broke mine first.’ When Rosie G…

"Guilt is a burden, so forgive yourself for the mistakes."

-Melina Marchetta, The Place on Dalhousie

"My favourite photos of my mum and dad are those from before I was born. Because they were so into each other and I can see this love in her eyes that says, I trust this guy to fucking bits."

-Melina Marchetta, The Place on Dalhousie

"Working with them was tough at first, because the Mackees were dealing with their own shit, and most times it was Jimmy who did the talking. Mackee’s dad later wrote to say that Jimmy had filled in the silence for them, and it made all the difference"

-Melina Marchetta, The Place on Dalhousie

"Jimmy’s wedding day is literally the best day of his life. He hasn’t had many of those, so he’s able to differentiate. After the barbecue is lit, he holds Rosie’s hand and they watch it all in silence. And like always, Jimmy is amazed by the kindness of strangers."

-Melina Marchetta, The Place on Dalhousie

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Cover of A Time of Exile (The Westlands, #1) by Katharine Kerr

1. A Time of Exile (The Westlands, #1)

By: Katharine Kerr

4.25

Format: 127 pages, Paperback

The world of Deverry: an intricate tapestry of fate, past lives, and unfathomable magic. With A Tim… read more

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  • fiction

2. Red Leaves

By: Paullina Simons

3.47

Format: 1 pages,

On a New England college campus, the naked body of a beautiful student is found frozen in a bank of… read more

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3. Going Too Far

By: Jennifer Echols

3.17

Format: 55 pages,

HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO? All Meg has ever wanted is to get away. Away from high school. Away from her… read more

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4. Summer Skin

By: Kirsty Eagar

3.00

Format: 285 pages, Paperback

Jess Gordon is out for revenge. Last year the jocks from Knights College tried to shame her best fr… read more

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5. Please Ignore Vera Dietz

By: A.S. King

3.87

Format: 327 pages, Hardcover

Vera’s spent her whole life secretly in love with her best friend, Charlie Kahn. And over the years… read more

Similar categories in A.S. King's Please Ignore Vera Dietz book and Melina Marchetta's The Place on Dalhousie

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"No one living understands dying."

-A.S. King, Please Ignore Vera Dietz

"I was also built from delusional optimism and folly."

-A.S. King, Please Ignore Vera Dietz

"Isn't it funny how we live inside the lies we believe?"

-A.S. King, Please Ignore Vera Dietz

"I wish for world peace, because it's about as likely to occur anything else I can wish for."

-A.S. King, Please Ignore Vera Dietz

Cover of Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran

6. 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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  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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7. 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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  • family
  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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8. Funny Ethnics

By: Shirley Le

3.58

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

I looked at the streets of Yagoona through eyes stinging with melted Maybelline liquid liner. Yagoo… read more

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  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • australia
  • contemporary
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9. Love Stories

By: Trent Dalton

4.14

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Trent Dalton, Australia's best-loved writer, goes out into the world and asks a simple, direct ques… read more

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  • romance
  • audiobook
  • australia
  • contemporary
"True love is exposing all the pieces."

-Trent Dalton, Love Stories

"Love is knowing when you've come home."

-Trent Dalton, Love Stories

"You ever felt that kinda low? The kind you want to stay in?"

-Trent Dalton, Love Stories

"She realises now that grief is the price she will willingly pay to have loved someone so deeply."

-Trent Dalton, Love Stories

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10. The Miller Women

By: Kelli Hawkins

3.90

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Does murder run in the family? The brilliant, unsettling new psychological suspense from the bestse… read more

Similar categories in Kelli Hawkins's The Miller Women book and Melina Marchetta's The Place on Dalhousie

  • audiobook
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11. What I Would Do to You

By: Georgia Harper

3.92

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

A near-future Australia. The death penalty is back. But if the victim’s family wants the perpetr… read more

Similar categories in Georgia Harper's What I Would Do to You book and Melina Marchetta's The Place on Dalhousie

  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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12. Ever Since

By: Alena Bruzas

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An intense, beautiful debut about the power of finding your voice and sharing your story after trau… read more

Similar categories in Alena Bruzas's Ever Since book and Melina Marchetta's The Place on Dalhousie

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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13. The One and Only Dolly Jamieson

By: Lisa Ireland

4.22

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The One and Only Dolly Jamieson is a compelling feel-good novel featuring a proud and gutsy heroine… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Duck à l'Orange for Breakfast by Karina  May

14. Duck à l'Orange for Breakfast

By: Karina May

3.84

Format: 352 pages, Trade Paperback

What if the person getting you through the hardest time in your life is someone you've never met? … read more

Similar categories in Karina May's Duck à l'Orange for Breakfast book and Melina Marchetta's The Place on Dalhousie

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Place on Dalhousie by Melina Marchetta

15. The Place on Dalhousie

By: Melina Marchetta

4.16

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

'You look the type to break your father’s heart.' 'Yeah, but he broke mine first.’ When Rosie G… read more

Similar categories in Melina Marchetta's The Place on Dalhousie book and Melina Marchetta's The Place on Dalhousie

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • australia
  • adult
  • new adult
  • audiobook
"Guilt is a burden, so forgive yourself for the mistakes."

-Melina Marchetta, The Place on Dalhousie

"My favourite photos of my mum and dad are those from before I was born. Because they were so into each other and I can see this love in her eyes that says, I trust this guy to fucking bits."

-Melina Marchetta, The Place on Dalhousie

"Working with them was tough at first, because the Mackees were dealing with their own shit, and most times it was Jimmy who did the talking. Mackee’s dad later wrote to say that Jimmy had filled in t…"

-Melina Marchetta, The Place on Dalhousie

"Jimmy’s wedding day is literally the best day of his life. He hasn’t had many of those, so he’s able to differentiate. After the barbecue is lit, he holds Rosie’s hand and they watch it all in silenc…"

-Melina Marchetta, The Place on Dalhousie

Cover of Unnecessary Drama by Nina Kenwood

16. Unnecessary Drama

By: Nina Kenwood

3.80

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

From the award-winning author of It Sounded Better in My Head comes a deliciously entertaining enem… read more

Similar categories in Nina Kenwood's Unnecessary Drama book and Melina Marchetta's The Place on Dalhousie

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • new adult
  • audiobook
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17. Crushing

By: Genevieve Novak

3.80

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

When do you stop starting over? The sparkling new novel from the author of No Hard Feelings. Gettin… read more

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  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Prettier If She Smiled More by Toni Jordan

18. Prettier If She Smiled More

By: Toni Jordan

3.63

Format: 343 pages, Paperback

'A contemporary comic masterpiece. Practically every page boasts lines redolent of humour, wit and … read more

Similar categories in Toni Jordan's Prettier If She Smiled More book and Melina Marchetta's The Place on Dalhousie

  • fiction
  • australia
  • contemporary
Cover of One of Us is Missing by B.M. Carroll

19. One of Us is Missing

By: B.M. Carroll

3.96

Format: 406 pages, Kindle Edition

There's no such thing as safety in numbers ...Rachel and Rory Sullivan decide to celebrate making i… read more

Similar categories in B.M. Carroll's One of Us is Missing book and Melina Marchetta's The Place on Dalhousie

  • fiction
Cover of The Duke at Hazard (Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune, #2) by K.J. Charles

20. The Duke at Hazard (Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune, #2)

By: K.J. Charles

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Don't miss the second thrilling Regency romance in the Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune series by KJ … read more

Similar categories in K.J. Charles's The Duke at Hazard (Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune, #2) book and Melina Marchetta's The Place on Dalhousie

  • romance
  • adult
  • fiction
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21. 17 Years Later

By: J.P. Pomare

4.43

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Is the truth sometimes best left buried? A crime masterpiece by bestselling author J. P. Pomare… read more

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  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary

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Katharine Kerr

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A.S. King

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