The rigours of an isolated cattle station come as a shock to the gently brought-up English girl, who is viewed with suspicion by Charlotte's sons. Only Charlotte's own kindness makes life tolerable, helped, in time, by increasing interest from the unmarried son, Zack. When disaster deprives the station of its mistress, Sibell is forced to take charge and eventually earns the grudging respect of the family. She also discovers within herself an unsuspected strength and resilience. But her courage and endurance will be tested to the utmost before she can ever call her adopted country home...

    But as the Argentinian′s tale nears its startling conclusion, his audience is struck with horror at the possibility that Ramon′s clever invention is nothing more than the cunningly disguised chronicle of his own shadowy past.Is Ramon a gifted artist of the imagination or the perpetrator of a terrible act of revenge that defies all forgiveness?

    They share their dreams and disappointments and rejoice in each other's triumphs. This is the second part of Ruth Park's autobiography.

    For Nan Briscoll, exiled there as a convict, Australia was her nightmare. But she vowed to survive for one reason only ~ revenge against the man who had sealed her fate . . . even as her body continued to yearn for his touch. For Amaris Wilmot, Australia was her Dream Time. And an ex-convict named Sin was her nightmare ~ because she loved him and couldn’t have him.

    This ebb and flow of the day became a way of life.In this beautifully delicate memoir, Tim Winton writes about his obsession with what happens where the water meets the shore – about diving, dunes, beachcombing – and the sense of being on the precarious, wondrous edge of things that haunts his novels.Complemented by the breathtaking photographs of Narelle Autio, Land's Edge is a celebration of the coastal life and those who surrender themselves to it.

    The imprisoned species of pigs use their slum language; ravens, cuttlefish, sunflowers and a shell-back tick are among those non-verbal members of our natural world which find distinctive voices in this new collection of poems by Les Murray. Few poets could achieve such variety of approach to express character and feelings and to give us their vision of the universe. Les Murray also includes the human animal in the poems which begin and conclude the collection.

    But at the centre of Fred's universe is Jonathan, the boy who followed him a long a rainy street to sell him a newspaper ...In his recounting, Fred looks for the patterns in his life which might explain his nature.This is a powerful story which replays ancient themes of sex, guilt, power and, above all, love.

    This guide contains chapters arranged by region that provide detailed coverage of all the attractions, from glamorous Sydney to the rugged grandeur of the Red Centre.

    Building on traditions that stretch back at least fifty millennia, these artists have worked in a variety of contexts, from the sacred realm of ceremony to more public spheres, and in media that include painting, sculpture, engraving, constructions, weaving, and—most recently—photography, printmaking, and textile design. The second edition includes additional illustrations and a new section covering the most recent developments in Aboriginal art.

    This companion volume continues the story of our forbears' work in developing an extraordinary metropolis--stimulated by the discovery of huge amounts of gold nearby. Within a few years Melbourne became Australia's wealthiest and most advanced city. Every aspect of this astonishing change is covered, and brought to new life with glowing colour plates by contemporary artists.

    

    In 1929 Arthur Upfield, Australia's premier crime writer, plotted a perfect murder for his novel The Sands of Windee. To his horror, one of his friends, stockman Snowy Rowles, put the scheme into deadly effect even before the book was published. The result was Western Australia's most sensational murder trial of the 1930s.

    Once they meet the elderly residents, they become fascinated by the old house's history and determined to return it to its past glory.

    Written with humour and compassion, this book provides insights into a significant literary figure and an interesting period of Australian history.

    Imre Salusinszky provides detailed interpretations of Murnane's work, from Tamarisk Row to Velvet Waters. He argues that Murnane's true subject is the nature of consciousness andimagination, their role in the world, and the place of writing in their constitution. Murnane's books explore the question of what is inside of outside the mind--the question of solipsism. The triumph of Murnane's fiction, according to Salusinszky, has been its ability to explore these themes, while at the same time remaining deeply individual. Although Murnane's reputation has been mainly confined to Australia thus far, an implicit argument of the book is that his emergence as a major international figure is now only a matter of time