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Crimes of the Father by Tom Keneally
$32.99 AUD
Category: FICTION
A timely, courageous and powerful novel about faith, the church, conscience and celibacy. Tom Keneally, ex-seminarian, pulls no punches as he interrogates the terrible damage done to innocents as the Catholic Church has prevaricated around language and points of law, covering up for its own. Ex-communic ...Show more
Fanatic Heart (PB) by Tom Keneally
$32.99 AUD
Category: FICTION
A retelling of the life and exploits of Irish patriot John Mitchel, with a particular focus on his time in exile on Van Diemen's Land. John Mitchel, Irishman, lawyer, journalist, activist and politician, is a complex character. Charged with treason in Ireland and tried by an English judge he was snuck o ...Show more
The Daughters of Mars by Tom Keneally
$19.99 AUD
Category: FICTION
In the tradition of Atonement and Birdsong, the Durance sisters leave Australia to nurse on the front during WWI and discover a world beyond their imaginings. Shortlisted for the Colin Roderick Prize. Naomi and Sally Durance are daughters of a dairy farmer from the Macleay Valley. Bound together in comp ...Show more
The Dickens Boy by Tom Keneally
$32.99 AUD
Category: FICTION | Reading Level: near fine
In the late 1800s, rather than run the risk of his under-achieving sons tarnishing his reputation at home, Charles Dickens sent two of them to Australia. The tenth child of Charles Dickens, Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens, known as Plorn, had consistently proved unable ‘to apply himself ’ to school or life ...Show more
The Ink Stain: Book 4, The Monsarrat Series by Tom Keneally, Meg Keneally
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Category: FICTION | Series: Monsarrat series book 4 | Reading Level: 1 Fiction
Henry Hallward, editor of the Sydney Chronicle,is a thorn in the side of the colonial administration. He has repeatedly agitated for greater rights for convicts, angering local landowners and the new governor. He has also been highly critical of several prominent citizens, and recently published a story ...Show more
The Soldier's Curse: Book One, The Monsarrat Series by Tom Keneally, Meg Keneally
$22.99 AUD
Category: FICTION | Series: MONSARRAT SERIES
In the Port Macquarie penal settlement for second offenders, at the edge of the known world, gentleman convict Hugh Monsarrat hungers for freedom. Originally transported for forging documents passing himself off as a lawyer, he is now the trusted clerk of the settlement's commandant. His position has ce ...Show more
Three Famines by Tom Keneally
$19.95 AUD
Category: FICTION
This is the story of three great famines. The first is an Gorta Mor, the great hunger of Ireland, which began in 1846 and whose end-date is a matter of debate. The second is the less well-known but more deadly famine that struck Bengal in 1943. The third is the Ethiopian famine, which first sprung up in ...Show more
Two Old Men Dying by Tom Keneally
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Category: FICTION | Reading Level: 1 Fiction
Pre-read / Used. Very Good condition. Learned Man is the child of humankind as we know it; of those who are thought to have travelled from the Rift Valley in Africa and to ancient Australia. Shelby Apple is an acclaimed documentary-maker. After making films about Learned Man?s discovery, in Vietnam ...Show more
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