The Women of Little Lon, by Barbara Minchinton
The story of sex workers in nineteenth-century Melbourne.
Tag Archives: non-fiction
In the Land of Kangaroos and Gold Mines
A delightful and detailed look at 1800s Australia through the eyes of French aristocrat, Oscar Comettant.
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.
Under Full Sail
Chronicles how 19th-century clipper ships revolutionised migration to Australia, transforming it from a penal colony into a thriving nation.
Angela’s Ashes
Frank McCourt’s debut is an entertaining and sad memoir of his life in destitute Ireland.
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.
Black Kettle and Full Moon, by Geoffery Blainey
Daily Life in a Vanished Australia. A detailed and fascinating look at how early settlers lived in Australia.
The Great Divorce
A book for those into fantasy and the philosophy of good and evil.
John Farnham, The Voice Inside
An enjoyable read of the well-known Australian talent, John Farnham. The book covers his early young life in London and his family’s desperate need to make a fresh start, as a “ten-pound POM”.