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Faith Singer

Essay by Georgia Blain I’ve already lived several lifetimes and out of it all learned a few …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Book Author: Rosie Scott Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 2001

Five Bells

Essay by James Bradley Gail Jones' fifth novel, Five Bells, is many things: a love letter to …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Book Author: Gail Jones Publisher: Random House Australia Published year: 2011

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Grace

Essay by Romy Ash The 'social realist novel' that Robert Drewe quite deliberately set out to write…

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Book Author: Robert Drewe Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2006

The Harp in the South

Essay by Delia Falconer In October 1945, just three months after Japan’s surrender ended …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Book Author: Ruth Park Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1948

It’s Raining in Mango

Essay by Susan Sheridan It's Raining in Mango: Pictures from the Family Album was first published …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Book Author: Thea Astley Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1989

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Journey to the Stone Country

Essay by Morag Fraser There is no recommended apprenticeship for writers. Nor are there any …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Book Author: Alex Miller Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2003

Lilian’s Story

Essay by Peter Craven Kate Grenville's Lilian's Story is one of the great Australian novels of …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Book Author: Kate Grenville Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 1985

My Brilliant Career

Essay by Susan K. Martin My Brilliant Career opens with a howl: the very first words of the story…

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Book Author: Miles Franklin Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia Published year: 1901

Swallow the Air

Essay by Melissa Lucashenko This novel by Tara June Winch is a narrative of a broken family, of …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Book Author: Tara June Winch Publisher: UQP Published year: 2006

That Deadman Dance

Essay by Patrick Allington The shortlist for the 2011 Miles Franklin Literary Award, which …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Book Author: Kim Scott Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia Published year: 2010