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Book Synopsis The Silent Kookaburra by : Liza Perrat
Download or read book The Silent Kookaburra written by Liza Perrat and published by Perrat Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All eleven-year-old Tanya Randall wants is a happy family. But Mum does nothing besides housework, Dad’s always down the pub and Nanna Purvis moans at everyone except her dog. Then Shelley arrives –– the miracle baby who fuses the Randall family in love for their little gumnut blossom. Tanya’s life gets even better when she meets an uncle she didn’t know she had. He tells her she’s beautiful and could be a model. Her family refuses to talk about him. But that’s okay, it’s their little secret. Then one blistering summer day tragedy strikes, and the surrounding mystery and suspicion tear apart this fragile family web. Embracing the social changes of 1970s Australia, against a backdrop of native fauna and flora, The Silent Kookaburra is a haunting exploration of the blessings, curses and tyranny of memory. Unsettling psychological suspense blending the intensity of Wally Lamb with the atmosphere of Peter James, this story will get under your skin.
Book Synopsis The Silent Kookaburra by : Liza Perrat
Download or read book The Silent Kookaburra written by Liza Perrat and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-16 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compelling psychological drama that delves into the dark heart of family secrets.
Book Synopsis I See a Kookaburra! by : Steve Jenkins
Download or read book I See a Kookaburra! written by Steve Jenkins and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I See a Kookaburra! lets readers search for an oystercatcher, an elephant shrew, and a fierce snapping turtle in the places where they live. Learn how these animals and many others grow and thrive in very different environments. Incorporated into the book is an interactive element. Hidden in the illustrations are animals camouflaged in their surroundings. Turn the page to see if you were able to find them all!
Book Synopsis The Kookaburra Gambit by : Claire McNab
Download or read book The Kookaburra Gambit written by Claire McNab and published by Bella Books. This book was released on 2005-04-01 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Owning fifty-one percent of an L.A. detective agency isn’t as exciting as it sounds when your partner—gorgeous though she is—won’t let you solve any cases. Transplanted Aussie Kylie Kendall is frustrated as all get out, but that’s about to change. Twins Alf and Chicka Hartnidge, creators of Australia’s hit children’s TV show The Oz Mob, hire Kylie to find out who’s smuggling opals into the States inside their Kelvin Kookaburra plush toys. At risk is their deal with Lamb White Incorporated, a film company owned by charismatic evangelist Brother Owen, whose followers include A-list Hollywood celebrities. Can Kylie solve her very first case? And, more important, can she win the heart of her cool, contained business partner, Ariana Creeling? With The Kookaburra Gambit, Claire McNab has created yet another mystery full of suspense, humor, and, of course, a generous helping of Aussie charm. Originally published by Alyson Publications 2005.
Book Synopsis The Kookaburra That Could by : Siobhan Reddel
Download or read book The Kookaburra That Could written by Siobhan Reddel and published by . This book was released on 2018-12-14 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated book about a baby kookaburra, Jack, who finds his voice and makes a friend.
Download or read book The Lost Blackbird written by Liza Perrat and published by Perrat Publishing. This book was released on with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful story of sisters cruelly torn apart by a shameful event in British-Australian history. Clare Flynn, author of The Pearl of Penang London 1962. A strict and loveless English children's home, or the promise of Australian sunshine, sandy beaches and eating fruit straight from the tree. Which would you choose? Ten-year-old Lucy Rivers and her five-year-old sister Charly are thrilled when a child migrant scheme offers them the chance to escape their miserable past. But on arrival in Sydney, the girls discover their fantasy future is more nightmare than dream. Lucy's lot is near-slavery at Seabreeze Farm where living conditions are inhuman, the flies and heat unbearable and the owner a sadistic bully. What must she do to survive? Meanwhile Charly, adopted by the nurturing and privileged Ashwood family, gradually senses that her new parents are hiding something. When the truth emerges, the whole family crumbles. Can Charly recover from this bittersweet deception? Will the sisters, stranded miles apart in a strange country, ever find each other again? A poignant testament to child migrants who suffered unforgivable evil, The Lost Blackbird explores the power of family bonds and our desire to know who we are. "... her best book yet ... portrayal of childhood grieving is exquisitely sensitive and accurate." Dr Norman James, psychiatrist.
Download or read book Wolfsangel written by Liza Perrat and published by Perrat Publishing. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exeter Novel Prize 2019: Shortlisted Seven decades after German troops march into her village, Céleste Roussel is still unable to assuage her guilt. 1943. German soldiers occupy provincial Lucie-sur-Vionne, and as the villagers pursue treacherous schemes to deceive and swindle the enemy, Céleste embarks on her own perilous mission as her passion for a Reich officer flourishes. When her loved ones are deported to concentration camps, Céleste is drawn into the vortex of this monumental conflict, and the adventure and danger of French Resistance collaboration. As she confronts the harrowing truths of the Second World War’s darkest years, Céleste is forced to choose: pursue her love for the German officer, or answer General de Gaulle’s call to fight for France. Her fate suspended on the fraying thread of her will, Celeste gains strength from the angel talisman bequeathed to her through her lineage of healer kinswomen. But the decision she makes will shadow the remainder of her days. A woman’s unforgettable journey to help liberate Occupied France, Wolfsangel is a stirring portrayal of the courage and resilience of the human mind, body and spirit.
Book Synopsis Spirit of Lost Angels by : Liza Perrat
Download or read book Spirit of Lost Angels written by Liza Perrat and published by Perrat Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05-12 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner, EFestival of Words 2013, Historical Fiction category. Shortlisted, Writing Magazine Self-Publishing Awards, 2013. Featured in “Off the Beaten Path” recommendations, Historical Novel Society Conference, 2013. They drowned Victoire’s mother, claiming she was a witch. Then her father died beneath the wheels of a nobleman’s carriage. Forced to leave her village, Victoire finds work in Paris. But domestic employment comes at a high price and the orphaned girl suffers gruesome abuse at the hands of a diabolical aristocracy. Accused of a heinous crime, they imprison her in the depraved lunatic asylum, La Salpêtrière. With the help of ruthless seductress, Jeanne de Valois –– conwoman of the Necklace Affair that brought down Marie Antoinette –– Victoire must find the strength to join the revolutionary force storming the Bastille. Can she survive a chilling betrayal and rise above her impoverished peasant roots to take her place in this new, post-revolutionary France? Based on historical fact, Spirit of Lost Angels is a riveting testament to the courage of women facing tragedy, betrayal and insanity in a world where their gift can be their curse. Francophiles will want this one and those who enjoy historical fiction that doesn't focus on royals … Audra Book Blogger, Unabridged Chick.
Book Synopsis The Scavenger's Tale by : Rachel Anderson
Download or read book The Scavenger's Tale written by Rachel Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 2015, after the Great Conflagration, and London has become a tourist sight for people from all over the world, coming to visit the historic Heritage Centres. These are out of bounds to people like Bedford and his sister who live in an Unapproved Temporary Dwelling and have to scavengefrom skips and bins just to stay alive. Bedford begins to notice something odd about the tourists: when they arrive in the city, they are desperately ill, but when they leave they seem to have been miraculously cured. And then the Dysfuncs start disappearing. It is only when a stranger appears,terribly injured, that Bedford begins to put two and two together . . . Rachel Anderson is a previous winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Award.
Book Synopsis The Bone Angel Trilogy Boxset by : Liza Perrat
Download or read book The Bone Angel Trilogy Boxset written by Liza Perrat and published by Perrat Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-28 with total page 1172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three midwife-healers from a French village. Three standalone stories spanning six hundred years. Three women linked by an ancient bone talisman and bonded by living through turbulent times: the Black Death, the French Revolution, the WWII Nazi Occupation. Each brings its own threats and dangers, in this boxset of historical novels based on real events. " … sweeping saga following the fortunes of three strong women ... fascinating, moving and realistic - a must for lovers of historical fiction." Cathy Ryan, Book Blogger, Between the Lines.
Book Synopsis The Fun & Creative Classroom for 4- and 5-year-olds by : Nicola Baxter
Download or read book The Fun & Creative Classroom for 4- and 5-year-olds written by Nicola Baxter and published by R.I.C. Publications. This book was released on 2001 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Baby Kookaburra That Could Not Laugh by : Ron Beardwood
Download or read book The Baby Kookaburra That Could Not Laugh written by Ron Beardwood and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-23 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kenny the Kookaburra has not yet developed his laugh; this is his journey.
Download or read book Kookaburra written by and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2015-03 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retelling of traditional song.
Download or read book Kookaburra written by Sarah Legge and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2004 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kookaburras are among the largest kingfishers in the world. They can live in a wide variety of habitats, and have adapted to living around humans relatively well. While they may be a familiar icon, Sarah Legge also explains why this laughing king of the bush is a much more complex bird than generally assumed.
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Download or read book International Journal of Comparative Psychology written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Swooping Magpie by : Liza Perrat
Download or read book The Swooping Magpie written by Liza Perrat and published by Perrat Publishing. This book was released on 2020-12-20 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thunderclap of sexual revolution collides with the black cloud of illegitimacy. Sixteen-year-old Lindsay Townsend is pretty and popular at school. At home, it’s a different story. Dad belts her and Mum’s either busy or battling a migraine. So when sexy school-teacher Jon Halliwell finds her irresistible, Lindsay believes life is about to change. She’s not wrong. Lindsay and Jon pursue their affair in secret, because if the school finds out, Jon will lose his job. If Lindsay’s dad finds out, there will be hell to pay. But when a dramatic accident turns her life upside down, Lindsay is separated from the man she loves. Events spiral beyond her control, emotions conflicting with doubt, loneliness and fear, and Lindsay becomes enmeshed in a shocking true-life Australian scandal. The schoolyard beauty will discover the dangerous games of the adult world. Games that destroy lives. Lindsay is forced into the toughest choice of her young life. The resulting trauma will forever burden her heart. Reflecting the social changes of 1970s Australia, The Swooping Magpie is a chilling psychological tale of love, loss and grief, and, through collective memory, finding we are not alone.
Download or read book White Whole written by Surazeus Astarius and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-03-20 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""White Whole"" presents 1,136 lyrics, pastorals, satires, elegies, and narrative poems written in 2018 by Surazeus that explore the evolution of the universe since the First Flash from the White Whole.
