The Shiralee
By: D'Arcy Niland
3.92
Format: 290 pages, Paperback
A shiralee is a swag, a burden, a bloody millstone - and that's what four-year-old Buster is to her…
Want to ReadIf you liked the australia plot in The Shiralee by D'Arcy Niland , here is a list of 21 books like this:
1. Hell to Pay (Hirsch, #1)
By: Garry Disher
4.04
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A modern western set in an isolated Australian bush town with a soaring crime rate, where a local c… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Garry Disher's Hell to Pay (Hirsch, #1) book and D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee
- australia
- fiction
"The only good thing to come out of it was a kind of wisdom in Hirsch. He’d grown to understand that police officers can drift over time, and it isn’t always or entirely conscious but a loss of perspe…"-Garry Disher, Hell to Pay (Hirsch, #1)
2. Picnic at Hanging Rock
By: Joan Lindsay
3.67
Format: 189 pages, Paperback
It was a cloudless summer day in the year nineteen hundred. Everyone at Appleyard College for Yo… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Joan Lindsay's Picnic at Hanging Rock book and D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee
- classics
- historical
- australia
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Thinking's all right if you have the time for it."-Joan Lindsay, Picnic at Hanging Rock
"At every step the prospect ahead grew more enchanting with added detail of crenellated crags and lichen-patterned stone. Now a mountain laurel glossy above the dogwood's dusty silver leaves, now a da…"-Joan Lindsay, Picnic at Hanging Rock
"Although we are necessarily concerned, in a chronicle of events, with physical action by the light of day, history suggests that the human spirit wanders farthest in the silent hours between midnight…"-Joan Lindsay, Picnic at Hanging Rock
"And now, at last, after a lifetime of linoleum and asphalt and Axminster carpets, the heavy flat-footed woman trod the springing earth. Born fifty-seven years ago in a suburban wilderness of smoke-gr…"-Joan Lindsay, Picnic at Hanging Rock
3. A Year of Marvellous Ways
By: Sarah Winman
3.87
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
Cornwall, 1947. Marvellous Ways is a ninety-year-old woman who's lived alone in a remote creek for … read more
Want to Read $ 4.99Similar categories in Sarah Winman's A Year of Marvellous Ways book and D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee
- historical
- literary fiction
- fiction
- historical fiction
"He dived into a bottomless pit of sleep"-Sarah Winman, A Year of Marvellous Ways
"You have to risk failure to become excellent."-Sarah Winman, A Year of Marvellous Ways
"There was no point in tears outliving eyes, so she let them fall."-Sarah Winman, A Year of Marvellous Ways
"Coming back from the dead is not quite the same as coming back to life."-Sarah Winman, A Year of Marvellous Ways
4. 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
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Christos Tsiolkas's The Slap book and D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee
- literary fiction
- australia
- fiction
5. The Harp in the South
By: Ruth Park
4.27
Format: 637 pages, Paperback
Since it was first published in 1948, this compassionate novel has become a favourite with generati… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Ruth Park's The Harp in the South book and D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee
- classics
- historical
- australia
- fiction
- historical fiction
6. 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
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Tim Winton's Dirt Music book and D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee
- literary fiction
- australia
- fiction
7. The Shiralee
By: D'Arcy Niland
3.92
Format: 290 pages, Paperback
A shiralee is a swag, a burden, a bloody millstone - and that's what four-year-old Buster is to her… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee book and D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee
- literary fiction
- classics
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- 20th century
- australia
8. Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)
By: Robert Louis Stevenson
3.79
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Tricked by the uncle who has stolen his inheritance, young David Balfour is kidnapped and bound for… read more
Want to Read $ 8.99Similar categories in Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1) book and D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee
- historical
- classics
- fiction
- historical fiction
"And life is all a variorum, at the best."-Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)
"To be feared of a thing and yet to do it, is what makes the prettiest kind of a man."-Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)
"There are two things that men should never weary of, goodness and humility; we get none too much of them in this rough world among cold, proud people."-Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)
"But besides that I was of an unforgiving disposition from my birth, slow to take offense, slower to forget it, and now incensed both against my companion and myself."-Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)
9. 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
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Marcus Clarke's For the Term of His Natural Life book and D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee
- classics
- historical
- australia
- fiction
- historical fiction
10. Ice Station (Shane Schofield, #1)
By: Matthew Reilly
3.83
Format: 208 pages,
Antarctica is the last unconquered continent, a murderous expanse of howling winds, blinding whiteo… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Matthew Reilly's Ice Station (Shane Schofield, #1) book and D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee
- fiction
11. Away with the Fairies (Phryne Fisher, #11)
By: Kerry Greenwood
4.40
Format: None pages, Paperback
It's 1928, and the globetrotting, glamorous Phryne (rhymes with briny) is at home near Melbourne, m… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Kerry Greenwood's Away with the Fairies (Phryne Fisher, #11) book and D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee
- historical
- australia
- fiction
- historical fiction
12. The Lieutenant
By: Kate Grenville
3.64
Format: 24 pages, Paperback
A stunning follow-up to her Commonwealth Writers' Prize-winning book, The Secret River, Kate Grenvi… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Kate Grenville's The Lieutenant book and D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee
- historical
- australia
- fiction
- historical fiction
13. The Dying Trade (Cliff Hardy, #1)
By: Peter Corris
3.32
Format: 256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Meet Cliff Hardy. Smoker, drinker, ex-boxer. And private investigator. The Dying Tradenot only intr… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Peter Corris's The Dying Trade (Cliff Hardy, #1) book and D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee
- australia
- classics
- 20th century
- fiction
14. Days Without End
By: Sebastian Barry
2.75
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the two-time Man Booker Prize finalist Sebastian Barry, "a master storyteller" (Wall Street Jo… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Sebastian Barry's Days Without End book and D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee
15. The Power of One (The Power of One, #1)
By: Bryce Courtenay
3.75
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
No stranger to the injustice of racial hatred, five-year-old Peekay learns the hard way the first s… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Bryce Courtenay's The Power of One (The Power of One, #1) book and D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee
16. 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
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Tim Winton's Cloudstreet book and D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee
17. The Vanishing Velázquez: A 19th Century Bookseller’s Obsession with a Lost Masterpiece
By: Laura Cumming
3.71
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
From one of the world's most expert art critics, the incredible true story--part art history and pa… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Laura Cumming's The Vanishing Velázquez: A 19th Century Bookseller’s Obsession with a Lost Masterpiece book and D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee
18. 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
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Trent Dalton's Lola in the Mirror book and D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee
- literary fiction
- australia
- fiction
19. Too Much Lip
By: Melissa Lucashenko
4.06
Format: 328 pages, Paperback
A dark and funny new novel from the multi-award-winning author of Mullumbimby. Wise-cracking Ke… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Melissa Lucashenko's Too Much Lip book and D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee
- literary fiction
- australia
- fiction
20. Boy Swallows Universe
By: Trent Dalton
4.34
Format: 474 pages, Paperback
A novel of love, crime, magic, fate and coming of age, set in Brisbane's violent working class subu… read more
Want to Read $ 13.49Similar categories in Trent Dalton's Boy Swallows Universe book and D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee
- literary fiction
- australia
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Don't fuckin' swear."-Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe
"Stay sweet, Eli Bell."-Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe
"Most things people say don't need to be said."-Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe
"To burn this house down or set the world on fire. Up to you, Eli."-Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe
21. Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year
By: Joanna Nell
3.77
Format: 352 pages, ebook
Husband and wife GPs Alan and Heather Winterbottom have worked side by side in their idyllic rural … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Joanna Nell's Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year book and D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee
- australia
- fiction
22. Tilda Is Visible
By: Jane Tara
4.02
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
When Tilda Finch is diagnosed with invisibility, she's not overly surprised – she's felt invisible … read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Jane Tara's Tilda Is Visible book and D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee
- fiction
- australia
"Support groups are like bras – some aren’t that supportive."-Jane Tara, Tilda Is Visible
"Once we’ve grown used to the weight of loss and the impermanence of everything, something shifts."-Jane Tara, Tilda Is Visible
"How the world sees us, how other people see us is meaningless. What’s important is how we see ourselves. We must be visible to ourselves."-Jane Tara, Tilda Is Visible
23. The Chocolate Factory
By: Mary-Lou Stephens
3.96
Format: 441 pages, Kindle Edition
Love, friendship and dangerous secrets in the early years of Cadbury's Tasmanian factory. It's 1… read more
Want to Read $ 7.99Similar categories in Mary-Lou Stephens's The Chocolate Factory book and D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee
- historical
- fiction
- australia
- historical fiction
24. Restless Dolly Maunder
By: Kate Grenville
3.88
Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition
Dolly Maunder was born at the end of the nineteenth century, when society’s long-locked doors were … read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Kate Grenville's Restless Dolly Maunder book and D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee
- literary fiction
- historical
- australia
- fiction
- historical fiction
25. The Uncaged Sky: My 804 Days in an Iranian Prison
By: Kylie Moore-Gilbert
4.34
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
‘The sky above our heads was uncaged and unlike us, free.’ The extraordinary true story of Kyli… read more
Want to Read $ 7.99Similar categories in Kylie Moore-Gilbert's The Uncaged Sky: My 804 Days in an Iranian Prison book and D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee
- australia
26. Gezinsverpakking
By: Bart Chabot
3.26
Format: 95 pages, Hardcover
De Chabotten ― vier broers, twee ouders en een hond. Alle zeven verhalen ze in Gezinsverpakking ove… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Bart Chabot's Gezinsverpakking book and D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee
27. The Shepherd's Hut
By: Tim Winton
4.05
Format: 267 pages, Hardcover
Tim Winton is Australia's most decorated and beloved novelist. Short-listed twice for the Booker Pr… read more
Want to Read $ 2.99Similar categories in Tim Winton's The Shepherd's Hut book and D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee
- literary fiction
- australia
- fiction
"Liam Rector’s “Song Years"-Tim Winton, The Shepherd's Hut
"Peace, that’s all I’m after."-Tim Winton, The Shepherd's Hut
"God is what you do, not what you believe in."-Tim Winton, The Shepherd's Hut
"...discretion will generally keep a fella safe."-Tim Winton, The Shepherd's Hut
28. The Winter Dress
By: Lauren Chater
3.89
Format: 368 pages, ebook
Two women separated by centuries but connected by one beautiful silk dress. A captivating novel bas… read more
Want to Read $ 5.99Similar categories in Lauren Chater's The Winter Dress book and D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee
- historical
- australia
- fiction
- historical fiction
29. Red Dirt Road (Detective Dana Russo, #3)
By: S.R. White
3.93
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
One outback town. Two puzzling murders. Fifty suspects. In Unamurra, a drought-scarred, one-pu… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in S.R. White's Red Dirt Road (Detective Dana Russo, #3) book and D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee
- australia
- fiction
30. The Bellbird River Country Choir
By: Sophie Green
3.74
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
A warm-hearted story of fresh beginnings, unexpected friendships and the sustaining power of love a… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Sophie Green's The Bellbird River Country Choir book and D'Arcy Niland's The Shiralee
- fiction
