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The Natural Way of Things

Two women awaken from a drugged sleep to find themselves imprisoned in an abandoned property in the …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Charlotte Wood Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2015

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The Arrival

A unique 128-page, textless graphic novel, in black, white and sepia, The Arrival draws its …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Shaun Tan Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 2006

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Bush Studies

Bush Studies is famous for its stark realism—for not romanticising bush life, instead showing all …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Barbara Baynton Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 1902

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My Brilliant Career

Passionate, headstrong and imaginative, Sybylla Melvyn is one of the most endearing heroines of …

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

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Grace

Some relevant facts about Grace Malloy. Apart from being named after a 100 000-year-old skeleton, …

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

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For the Term of His Natural Life

The classic novel of convict Australia, For the Term of His Natural Life is a novel of tremendous …

Year: Secondary, Year 11, Year 12 Author: Marcus Clarke Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 1874

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Nine Parts of Desire

‘Frank, enraging and captivating.' The New Yorker Australian writer Geraldine Brooks is now known …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Geraldine Brooks Publisher: Random House Australia Published year: 2008

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The Female Eunuch

A worldwide bestseller, translated into over twelve languages, The Female Eunuch is a landmark in …

Year: Secondary, Year 11, Year 12 Author: Germaine Greer Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia Published year: 1970

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Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

Ray Lawler's revised script (2012) of his (and Australia's) most famous play, in which two larrikin …

Year: Secondary, Year 11, Year 12 Author: Ray Lawler Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1955

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Hotel Sorrento

Hilary lives in seaside Sorrento with her father and sixteen-year-old son; Pippa is visiting from …

Year: Secondary, Year 11, Year 12 Author: Hannie Rayson Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1990

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