Tirra Lirra by the River

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Publisher : Melville House
ISBN 13 : 1612193897
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book Tirra Lirra by the River written by Jessica Anderson and published by Melville House. This book was released on 2015-01-27 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Australia’s most celebrated novels: one woman’s journey from Australia to London Nora Porteous, a witty, ambitious woman from Brisbane, returns to her childhood home at age seventy. Her life has taken her from a failed marriage in Sydney to freedom in London; she forged a modest career as a seamstress and lived with two dear friends through the happiest years of her adult life. At home, the neighborhood children she remembers have grown into compassionate adults. They help to nurse her back from pneumonia, and slowly let her in on the dark secrets of the neighborhood in the years that have lapsed. With grace and humor, Nora recounts her desire to escape, the way her marriage went wrong, the vanity that drove her to get a facelift, and one romantic sea voyage that has kept her afloat during her dark years. Her memory is imperfect, but the strength and resilience she shows over the years is nothing short of extraordinary. A book about the sweetness of escape, and the mix of pain and acceptance that comes with returning home. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Tirra Lirra by the River

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Publisher : Picador Australia
ISBN 13 : 9780330359719
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (597 download)

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Download or read book Tirra Lirra by the River written by Jessica Anderson and published by Picador Australia. This book was released on 1997 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel that tells of one woman's remarkable life. Nora Porteous flees her small-town family and stifling marriage and creates a new life for herself in London. In her seventies, she returns to Qld to settle in her childhood home and discovers that everything is not as she remembers. The author has won the Miles Franklin Award twice, for this novel in 1978 and 'The Impersonators' in 1980.

The Impersonators

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Publisher : Sydney University Press
ISBN 13 : 0975086057
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (75 download)

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Book Synopsis The Impersonators by : Jessica Anderson

Download or read book The Impersonators written by Jessica Anderson and published by Sydney University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Impersonators portrays the breakdown of family relationships and the endurance of love in a materialistic age sensitively, perceptively and humorously. When Sylvia Foley returns to Australia after twenty years, she finds her father, Jack Cornock, ill. This and his obstinate silence provoke speculation about his will among the families of his two marriages. Sylvia becomes enmeshed in the webs of their alliances and disaffections. The Impersonators received the Miles Franklin Award in 1980, and the NSW Premier's Literary Award for Fiction in 1981.

Taking Shelter

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Publisher : Untapped
ISBN 13 : 9781761281464
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (814 download)

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Download or read book Taking Shelter written by Jessica Anderson and published by Untapped. This book was released on 2022-08-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's 1980s Sydney and for this group of family and friends love and relationships are complicated. Beth wants Miles Marcus wants Beth Marcus' mother isn't wanted by anyone anymore Kyrie wants what's on offer and Juliet is not quite sure what she wants. An insightful witty novel from the multi-award-winning author of Tirra Lirra by the River Jessica Anderson. First published in 1989 Taking Shelter was shortlisted for the NBC Banjo Award for Fiction in 1990 and the Miles Franklin Literary Award the following year.

The Lady of Shalott

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
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Book Synopsis The Lady of Shalott by : Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson

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Five Bells

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Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1250003733
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Book Synopsis Five Bells by : Gail Jones

Download or read book Five Bells written by Gail Jones and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-02-28 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Told over the course of a single Saturday in Sydney, Five Bells describes four lives that come to share not only a place and time but also mysterious patterns and ambiguous symbols, including a barely glimpsed fifth figure, a young child.--Résumé de l'éditeur.

Good as Gold

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0684839741
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (848 download)

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Book Synopsis Good as Gold by : Joseph Heller

Download or read book Good as Gold written by Joseph Heller and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1997 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Bruce Gold, a forty-eight-year-old Jewish professor of English, faces the possibilities of being appointed to a high State Department position and being disowned by his family.

That Deadman Dance

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Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408829282
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Book Synopsis That Deadman Dance by : Kim Scott

Download or read book That Deadman Dance written by Kim Scott and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout Bobby Wabalanginy's young life the ships have been arriving, bringing European settlers to the south coast of Western Australia, where Bobby's people, the Noongar people, have always lived. Bobby, smart, resourceful and eager to please, has befriended the settlers, joining them as they hunt whales, till the land, and work to establish their new colony. He is welcomed into a prosperous white family and eventually finds himself falling in love with the daughter, Christine.But slowly - by design and by hazard - things begin to change. Not everyone is so pleased with the progress of the white colonists. Livestock mysteriously starts to disappear, crops are destroyed, there are 'accidents' and injuries on both sides. As the Europeans impose ever-stricter rules and regulations in order to keep the peace, Bobby's Elders decide they must respond in kind, and Bobby is forced to take sides, inexorably drawn into a series of events that will for ever change the future of his country.That Deadman Dance is haunted by tragedy, as most stories of first contact between European and native peoples are. But through Bobby's life, this novel exuberantly explores a moment in time when things might have been different, when black and white lived together in amazement rather than fear of the other, and when the world suddenly seemed twice as large and twice as promising.

Miss Peabody's Inheritance

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Publisher : Univ. of Queensland Press
ISBN 13 : 9780702217920
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (179 download)

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Book Synopsis Miss Peabody's Inheritance by : Elizabeth Jolley

Download or read book Miss Peabody's Inheritance written by Elizabeth Jolley and published by Univ. of Queensland Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Story within a story. Dorothy Peabody is bored with her clerical work, and her role as her mother's carer. She begins to correspond with novelist Diana Hopewell, who sends extracts from her novel in progress. The novel concerns a headmistress travelling around Europe with several companions. As Miss Peabody becomes more involved with the tale, her life becomes inextricably tied with the fictitious events.

Past the Shallows

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Publisher : Hachette Australia
ISBN 13 : 0733627706
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (336 download)

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Book Synopsis Past the Shallows by : Favel Parrett

Download or read book Past the Shallows written by Favel Parrett and published by Hachette Australia. This book was released on 2013-02-26 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PAST THE SHALLOWS is the award-winning, bestselling debut novel from Favel Parrett recently named on Oprah's Book Club 2.0 as a 'Can't Miss New Paperback' and now including bonus material from her new book, WHEN THE NIGHT COMES. Everyone loves Harry. Everyone except his father. Three brothers, Joe, Miles and Harry, are growing up on the remote south coast of Tasmania. The brother' lives are shaped by their father's moods - like the ocean he fishes, his is wild and unpredictable. He is a bitter man, warped by a devastating secret. Miles tries his best to watch out for Harry, the youngest, but he can't be there all the time. Often alone, Harry finds joy in the small treasure he discovers, in the shark eggs and cuttlefish bones. In a kelpie pup, a big mug of Milo, and a secret friendship with a mysterious neighbour. But sometimes small treasures, or a brother's love, are not enough. Winner, Newcomer of the Year, Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA), 2012 Winner, Dobbie Literary Award, 2012 PRAISE for PAST THE SHALLOWS: 'that rare thing, a finely crafted literary novel that is genuinely moving and full of heart' THE AGE 'an understated and beautifully penned story set on the Tasmanian coast, gives voice to two brothers as their lives are influenced by unpredictable forces....Parrett's writing is exquisite in its simplicity and eloquence, and her narrative is heart-rending.This poignant story resonates.' KIRKUS REVIEWS, USA 'Beautiful, stripped-back prose...there is magic here. Like Cormac McCarthy, Parrett packs a huge emotional punch thanks to the elegant brevity of her style. Stark, but unforgettable...' MARIE CLAIRE, UK 'If you read only one book this year make sure it's this.' THE SUNDAY TIMES, Tasmania 'Wintonesque' HERALD SUN 'I loved Past the Shallows' Kevin Powers, author of THE YELLOW BIRDS

The Commandant

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Publisher : Text Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1921922133
Total Pages : 479 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (219 download)

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Download or read book The Commandant written by Jessica Anderson and published by Text Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-26 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Commandant is an unforgettable tale of power, duty and humanity. He jumped down to the wharf and walked alone out of the torchlight to stand behind Letty. Frances looked from his face to her sister’s, and once again felt the weakening flush of fear. She was too much at the mercy of her company, and was about to discover which of her unpredictable selves would advance to meet these two strangers. The penal colony of Moreton Bay is under the command of Patrick Logan, a man not afraid of brutal discipline. But his rule is being questioned and the arrival of his sister-in-law Frances will change everything.

The Beautiful Fall

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Publisher : Text Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1925923959
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (259 download)

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Book Synopsis The Beautiful Fall by : Hugh Breakey

Download or read book The Beautiful Fall written by Hugh Breakey and published by Text Publishing. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You are about to forget everything - including your own identity. Who will you trust to tell you who you are?

Tirra Lirra by the River

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (974 download)

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Download or read book Tirra Lirra by the River written by Jessica Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

One of the Wattle Birds

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ISBN 13 : 9780140240320
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book One of the Wattle Birds written by Jessica Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An adult story about Cecily, a woman haunted by questions about her mother and who sets out to find the answers from those who knew her. She journeys to her aunt and uncle, talks to her grandmother and even visits the father she has never met, but fails to resolve her quest. A story about characters, ideas and human deception. The author has published six novels, short stories and written plays and adaptations for radio. She won the Miles Franklin Award in 1978 and 1980 respectively for 'Tirra Lirra by the River' and 'The Impersonators'.

Kathleen O'Connor of Paris

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Publisher : Fremantle Press
ISBN 13 : 1925591654
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (255 download)

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Book Synopsis Kathleen O'Connor of Paris by : Amanda Curtin

Download or read book Kathleen O'Connor of Paris written by Amanda Curtin and published by Fremantle Press. This book was released on 2018-11-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean to live a life in pursuit of art?In 1906, Kathleen O’Connor left conservative Perth, where her famous father’s life had ended in tragedy. She had her sights set on a career in thrilling, bohemian Paris. More than a century later, novelist Amanda Curtin faces her own questions, of life and of art, as she embarks on a journey in Kate’s footsteps.Part biography, part travel narrative, this is the story of an artist in a foreign land who, with limited resources and despite the impacts of war and loss, worked and exhibited in Paris for over forty years. Kate’s distinctive figure paintings, portraits and still lifes, highly prized today, form an inseparable part of the telling.

An Ordinary Lunacy

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Publisher : Penguin Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
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Download or read book An Ordinary Lunacy written by Jessica Anderson and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 1987 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Book of Khalid

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Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3732680789
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (326 download)

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Book Synopsis The Book of Khalid by : Ameen Rihani

Download or read book The Book of Khalid written by Ameen Rihani and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: The Book of Khalid by Ameen Rihani