On their vast estates, the landowning families of the plains have preserved a rich and distinctive culture. Obsessed with their own habitat and history, they hire artisans, writers and historians to r
Since a deadly virus and the violence that followed wiped out his parents and most of his community, Finn has lived alone on the rugged coast with only his dog Rowdy for company.He has stayed alive fo
"A compelling coming-of-age story set in a dead-end Queensland town that's imbued with warmth, empathy and real wit. . . . Clancy of the Undertow blends the excruciation, confusion, and hope of being
It takes a lot to rattle Jack Irish but, as Melbourne descends into a cold, wet winter, his mood is on the same trajectory. The woman in Jack’s life has reconnected with an old flame. He has gambled a
Lottie, the daughter of German migrants, develops a fascination for death after losing her mother at a young age. When Lottie begins collecting dead animals, her aunt tries to redirect her energies in
After the Great War, Richard Lovat Somers, a writer, and Harriet, his wife, leave disillusioned Europe for Australia. There Somers falls into the company of charismatic fascist ‘Kangaroo’. The young w
The Stolen Bicycle is an intimate portrait of a Taiwanese family, a history of the bicycle industry, and a collage of magical, heart-wrenching stories. The book follows Cheng, a novelist, who once wro
Black Tide is the second of Peter Temple’s Jack Irish thrillers. It was first published in 1999. Jack Irish has no shortage of friends. Jockeys and journos, lawyers and standover men, people in namele
In Honour, Kathleen and Frank are amicably separated, and share the parenting of their young daughter, Flo. But when Frank finds a new partner and wants a divorce, Kathleen is hurt. And Flo can’t unde
Jack Irish—gambler, cook and cabinetmaker, finder of people who don’t want to be found—has a new job, hunting for evidence that might save the beautiful sculptor Sarah Longmore from a murder charge. J
"A writer of astonishing gifts." —Publishers Weekly"Smart, compassionate." —New York TimesText Classics presents four key works from Thea Astley, including two never previously released in the United
"Beautifully written." —Publishers Weekly"Intelligent, fresh, and new." —KirkusFirst published in 1990. Winner of the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction. Young Australian Belle, the daughter of an Amer
In 1930 the superintendent of a mission on a Queensland island, driven mad by his wife’s death, goes on a murderous rampage. Fearing for their lives, the other whites arm a young Indigenous man and or
In the dying town of Drylands, Janet Deakin sells papers to lonely locals. At night, in her flat above the newsagency, she attempts to write a novel for a world in which no one reads—‘full of people,
Everyone knows seventeen-year-old Grace Foley is a bit mad. She's a risk-taker who’s not afraid of anything—except losing. As part of the long-running feud between two local schools in Swanston, Grace
“A stunning mix of high action, enthralling history and mesmerizing magic.”—Alison Goodman, author of New York Times bestsellers Eon and Eona“Combines history, fantasy, romance and the brutality of th
Winner of the CBCA Book of the Year 1990 and the Human Rights Award for Literature 1989. Seymour is lonely and on the run from a gang of kids when he meets Angie—much older, confident, cool, and allur
“A writer who relishes the drama of everyday life.”—GuardianThe Melling family has moved to the city, leaving Dad behind. Money is tight, finding a place to live is difficult, and the girls are coming
Wrongfully convicted, a young aristocrat is sent to the penal colony of Van Diemen’s Land. There he is forced to endure tremendous suffering, from the cruelty of those in power to the harsh untamed co
It is 1934. Elvira Western has left London and her dull marriage to Paul, a doctor, for Paris and her waiting lover, Oliver, a student radical. But drab hotels and interminable discussions of politics
The women at the heart of these novellas are misrepresented by men and by societal expectations. But they remain defiant. These are modern women, waiting for the world to catch up. Stead captures the
?One of Australia’s greatest novelists puts together?a crew as sad, funny and perverse as any ever gathered.’?TimeAn assortment of characters gather, at the close of WWII, at a hotel on Lake Geneva. I
Winner of the 2014 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children's Writing?Delivers some devastating truth bombs. Sexuality is hard. Identity is hard. Love is hard. School is hard?This book shines a much-ne
These screenplays showcase the range of one of Australia’s greatest writers. The Last Days of Chez Nous was directed by Gillian Armstrong in 1991, and Two Friends by Jane Campion in 1986. These funny,
Life in the valley is a peaceful for the community of "waer"?humans who can take the form of a wolf. When a near-dead stranger washes up on the banks of the river she is cared for tenderly. But who is
From the author of Genesis and August comes a new psychological thriller that questions what makes us who we are. Rene's twin brother Theo lies unconscious in hospital after a freak accident left him
"Short but powerful, Cook takes the reader on an action-packed, tension-filled ride. . . . A page-turner."?BookMooch"A true dark classic of Australian literature."?J. M. Coetzee on Wake in Fright"A ki
John Foster's moving yet unsentimental account of the life of his partner, Juan Céspedes. In 1981 the young Cuban dancer Juan is a struggling dancer in NYC. There he meets John, an Australian historia
Aged only eighteen, Australian soldier Ryan was sent out alone and untrained to conduct intelligence patrols for months on end, deep in the jungles of Japanese-occupied New Guinea. Isolated, and surro
Praise for The Bridge:"War propels a boy from the privileged side of town across the bridge to the enemy, where he learns the real causes of the war and about his own history . . . A suspenseful
Since Ava lost Kelly, things haven’t been going so well. Even before she gets thrown out of school for shouting at the principal, there’s the simmering rage and all the weird destructive choices. The
