Robyn Davidson was born on a cattle property in Queensland. She went to Sydney in the late sixties, then returned to study in Brisbane before going to Alice Springs where the events of this book began. Since then she has travelled extensively, has …
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This is the compelling story of Jonathan, a charming teenager who turns into a fearful and tormented…
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Anne Deveson is a writer, broadcaster and documentary filmmaker with a long involvement in human rights issues. She was born in Kuala Lumpur; spent her childhood moving between Malaysia, Britain and Australia, then worked as a journalist for the BBC …
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Barbara Hanrahan was both a writer and a visual artist, and this magical first novel is an …
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Born in Adelaide in 1939, Barbara Hanrahan was a celebrated artist, printmaker and writer. Her first book, a semi-autobiographical account of her childhood, The Scent of Eucalyptus, was published in 1973 to rave reviews. It was followed by another …
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Raimond Gaita was born in Germany in 1946. He is Emeritus Professor of moral philosophy at Kings College London and a Professorial fellow at the Melbourne Law School and the faculty of Arts of the University of Melbourne. His books have been …
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Romulus Gaita fled his home in his native Yugoslavia at the age of thirteen, and came to Australia …
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The remarkable life story of a leading Aboriginal community activist who grew up in a camp in …
Heather Goodall lectures in history at the University of Technology, Sydney. She is author of Invasion to Embassy…
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