My Life as a Fake by Peter Carey
$24.99 AUD
Category: General Fiction
MY LIFE AS A FAKE is a fantastical gothic tale, in part inspired by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, about a hoax poet who mysteriously materialises and then pursues, taunts, haunts and otherwise destroys his maker. Two-time Booker prize winning author Peter Carey uses the Ern Malley hoax as a springboard, ...Show more
The Gift of Speed by Steven Carroll
$24.99 AUD
Category: General Fiction | Series: Glenroy Ser.
In 1960 the West Indies arrive in Australia, bringing with them a carnival of music, colour and possibility. Michael, who is sixteen, is enthralled. If, like his heroes, he has the gift of speed, he will move beyond his suburb into the great world...And yet, as his summer unfolds, Michael realises that ...Show more
In Search of Africa by Frank Coates
$24.99 AUD
Category: General Fiction
Two countries in turmoil; two lives betrayed - and one love that links them. Kip Balmain, a young Australian boy taken to a small town in Africa, finds himself caught up in the violence of colonial Kenya. As the country struggles towards independence, Kip also struggles to understand his mother's vindic ...Show more
All the Rivers Run by Nancy Cato
$24.99 AUD
Category: General Fiction
A tale of romance and adventure, this is the story of Philadelphia Gordon, orphaned at 13 and sent to live on the banks of the Murray River in Australia with her aunt and uncle. Cato's previous books include "A Distant Land", "Brown Sugar" and "The Heart of the Continent".
Unusual Life of Tristan Smith, the by Peter Carey
$24.99 AUD
Category: General Fiction
If you are not a citizen of Voorstand, you may not be familiar with the strange case of Tristan Smith and his illegal appropriation of Bruder Mouse. Even if you are a citizen of faraway Efica, you will only have heard rumours about the juggling, the somersaulting, the Burro Plasse tunnel, and the motel ...Show more
Three Diggers by Percy Clarke
$24.99 AUD
Category: General Fiction | Series: Nonsuch Classics Ser.
Three Diggers
Fear of Tennis by David Cohen
$29.99 AUD
Category: General Fiction
An anxious sighting marks the re-appearance of high-school friend Jason Bunt in Mike Planner's orderd life as a court-room sound recordist. Fear of Tennis is a novel about the impossibility of avoiding sport.
Wake in Fright by Kenneth Cook
$24.99 AUD
Category: General Fiction
In the Western Australia town of Bundanyabba, a young schoolmaster discovers gambling, ruins himself financially, then plunges headlong toward his own destruction in many other ways, alcoholic, sexual and spiritual - and yet somehow throughout this five-day nightmare there persists a note of hope in the ...Show more
The Story of Danny Dunn by Bryce Courtenay
$49.99 AUD
Category: General Fiction
In the aftermath of the Great Depression few opportunities existed for working-class boys, but at just eighteen Danny Dunn has everything going for him- brains, looks, sporting ability - and an easy charm. His parents run The Hero, a neighbourhood pub, and Danny is a local hero. Luck changes for Danny w ...Show more
Fishing for Stars by Bryce Courtenay
$49.99 AUD
Category: General Fiction
Set in the exotic locale of the spice islands during the excitement of post war prosperity and possibility, and driven by strong characters, this book is truly epic in scope. The question at it's heart, is it possible for a man to love two women?