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Australian So Greek Niki Savva PB $35.00 From one of the most senior correspondents in the Canberra Press Gallery comes a rare account of life as a political insider. In 1997, after a family tragedy, Niki Savva was forced to reassess her career. In spite of her own Labor convictions, she became Liberal treasurer Peter Costello’s press secretary, a role that she kept for six years before moving on to join John Howard’s staff. The River Chris Hammer PB $34.99 Chris Hammer takes us on a journey through Australia’s heartland, following the rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin, recounting his experiences and the stories of the people he meets along the way. It’s a journey punctuated with laughter, sadness and reflection. The River looks past the daily news reports and their sterile statistics, revealing the true impact of our rivers’ decline. Australian Voices John Thompson HB $49.95 Australian Voices presents a broad social history of Colonial Australian life, focusing on the ordinary and the every day, through the words of Australians of the time and a handful of visitors. This atmospheric anthology comprises letters and diary entries, memoirs and reminiscences – supported by photographs, etchings and paintings – drawn from the period up to the end of the First World War. Malcolm Fraser: The Political Memoirs Malcolm Fraser & Margaret Simons HB $59.99 The story of a shy boy who was raised to be seen and not heard, yet grew to become one of the most persistent, insistent and controversial political voices of our times. From the Vietnam War to the Dismissal and his years as Prime Minister, through to his many disputes with the Howard Government, Fraser emerges as an enduring liberal, constantly reinterpreting core values to meet the needs of changing times. Breaking News: The Golden Age of Graham Perkin Ben Hills HB $59.95 It is now more than 30 years since Graham Perkin’s tragically premature death, but his legacy lives on in every corner of the Australian media. In his nine years at the helm of The Age, he transformed a venerable but moribund rag into a paper regularly voted one of the world’s 10 best broadsheets. He changed forever the way that the media looks at society, and the way that people relate to the media. Listening to Country Ros Moriarty PB $32.99 The moving and personal story of one woman’s journey into the remote and rugged Tanami Desert with the matriarchs of her husband’s family. Ros Moriarty is a white woman married to an Aboriginal man. Full of warmth, honesty and insight, Listening to Country shares a rare and vivid insight into the lives, wisdom, humour and difficulties of the lives of Aboriginal women – right here, right now.
Australian Fiction Below the Styx Michael Meehan PB $29.99 How on earth does Marcus Clarke, a brilliant young Englishman – author of For the Term of His Natural Life – stranded on the far side of the world and dead for more than a century, get himself mixed up in a murder in exclusive, modern day Toorak? A challenging, amusing, and intriguing novel about reading, writing and thinking ... and many other things besides. The Norseman’s Song Joel Deane PB $32.99 An ancient man without a past hails a taxi driven by a petty criminal with no future. Reluctantly, the pair embarks on a journey in search of a legendary whaler and murderer known only as the Norseman. This is a one-way trip, but who’s taking who for a ride? A stylish blend of gothic mystery and modern crime noir, Joel Deane creates a violent and lyrical vision of contemporary Australia. Nineteen Seventysomething Barry Divola PB $24.95 In the fictional suburb of Braithwaite, we meet Charlie during the listless weeks of his summer holidays. Against a backdrop of buzzing cicadas, Dragstar bikes, schoolboy rock bands, church youth groups and Top 40 radio, Barry Divola deftly evokes that awkward, exhilarating journey from childhood to adolescence. Told with humour, poignancy and authenticity and marking the familiar stages of teenage awakening. Gravel Peter Goldsworthy PB $29.95 A mediocre man is pulled into a strange dance with his stalker. A father gives his daughter a Christmas present with a disturbing history. An ugly sports parent plays a game of ridiculous chance. A young boy’s music lesson offers him a discordant insight into adult behaviour. Compulsively readable, pitch-perfect in mood, the eight stories in Gravel ponder the forces that can wear down a marriage, darken desire and lead people to thwart their best intentions. Under Stones Bob Franklin PB $24.95 Under Stones are uneasy tales, set in familiar surrounds. They are journeys into the human psyche and powerful critiques of contemporary Australian society. Bob Franklin pokes and prods at human fears and foibles, revealing with forensic glee truths that you might prefer were, well, left under stones. Keeping Faith Roger Averill PB $29.95 Josh and Gracie cherish their father, a lay preacher and their mother, but for Josh the complex secrets, doubts and subtleties of the world do not allow for certainty. In adulthood he works as a labour ward attendant, his younger sister Gracie as a nurse on a remote mission station in Papua New Guinea. While Josh’s conviction falters, the unfailing faith of his sister leads to tragic consequences.
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