Alex Cross’s Trial
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The Women of Little Lon, by Barbara Minchinton
The story of sex workers in nineteenth-century Melbourne.
In the Land of Kangaroos and Gold Mines
A delightful and detailed look at 1800s Australia through the eyes of French aristocrat, Oscar Comettant.
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.
Wavewalker: Breaking Free
An exciting true and tragic story of a young girl forced to endure years at sea with her parents, and trying to grow, learn and navigate her way through life.
Last Train to Freedom, by Deborah Swift
Deborah Swift’s Last Train to Freedom is a gripping historical novel set in 1940, following a perilous journey across Siberia as two siblings flee Soviet-occupied Lithuania with explosive intelligence that could change the course of World War II.
Where the Crawdads Sing
This was one of the first audiobooks I tried out when buses replaced the train for four weeks. The darkness and vibration made reading difficult, so why not an audiobook.
Under Full Sail
Chronicles how 19th-century clipper ships revolutionised migration to Australia, transforming it from a penal colony into a thriving nation.
Jackie O : The Whole Truth
An insightful look into Jackie O’s life and the lot of a breakfast radio host.
Reeva: A Mother’s Story, by June Steenkamp
A mother’s tragic account and suffering on the death of her beautiful Reeva, and the trial of the murderer, Oscar Pistorius.