A story about events long ago that cannot be forgotten and lessons unlearned.
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Alex Cross’s Trial
The Women of Little Lon, by Barbara Minchinton
The story of sex workers in nineteenth-century Melbourne.
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In the Land of Kangaroos and Gold Mines
A delightful and detailed look at 1800s Australia through the eyes of French aristocrat, Oscar Comettant.
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Silver Wattle, by Belinda Alexandra
Silver Wattle by Belinda Alexandra is a sweeping historical novel about two sisters, Adela and Klara, who flee Prague after their mother’s death and rebuild their lives in Australia’s burgeoning film industry of the 1920s.
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Katherine Parr, The Sixth Wife
A lively book about Katherine Parr, the unappreciated sixth wife of Henry the Eighth.
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Year of Wonders, by Geraldine Brooks
An engaging story of the struggles dealing with a deadly disease and discrimination in medieval Britain.
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Before I Go to Sleep
A fascinating novel exploring sleep and memory. Inspired by the author’s experience with patients.
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My Safeway Story, by Bill Pratt
An interesting look at the story of Safeway, brilliantly told by the man behind the name, Bill Pratt.
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Lightning Ridge Vacation
Our trip to see Arthur’s opal mine, and some transport museums.
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A walk with beautiful scenery, close to Eltham, but means walking on a main road at the beginning and end.
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