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Author | : Wayne Marshall |
Publisher | : Affirm Press |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2020-01-28 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1925972852 |
A lonely yowie emerges from the bush to attend the Desperate and Dateless Ball. Mysterious creatures descend from the sky to place a ban on footy. A shark named Bruce turns up in the local swimming pool. A fisherman enjoying a boys' weekend on the Murray River finds perspective where he least expects it. In Shirl, Wayne Marshall takes a range of what-if scenarios to their fabulist and comedic extremes. Superbly inventive and powerful, these fourteen stories skewer contemporary Australian society - particularly the crises of masculinity and national identity - in insightful and yet hilarious ways, blurring the line between fantasy and reality. This astounding collection will make you rethink what it means to be Australian.
Author | : Janelle "Jellybean" Smith-Haff |
Publisher | : Wheatmark, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 166 |
Release | : 2007-07 |
Genre | : Ascended masters |
ISBN | : 1587368323 |
Follow the authors journey of spiritual awakening as a white wiccan named Shirl becomes her teacher, healer, and protector both here and from The Other Side as she gains an understanding of her souls purpose for this earth life.
Author | : Diane Hammond |
Publisher | : Ballantine Books |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2007-12-18 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 030742362X |
Diane Hammond’s beautifully rendered description of life in the fictional small town of Hubbard, Oregon, won her plaudits for Going to Bend, her debut novel. In Homesick Creek, Hammond returns to Hubbard and captivates us once again with a cast of characters so vivid we feel like we’ve known them all our lives. Anita and Bunny have been friends since high school, when Anita was a beauty queen runner-up and Bunny a sweet single mother with average looks. They were both taken by surprise when the handsome, charismatic Hack Neary chose Bunny to be his wife. A natural-born salesman, Hack now works his charms at the local car dealership, and he and Bunny enjoy a very comfortable life. But after sixteen years of excusing Hack’s white lies, Bunny is more shaken than she’d like to be by his dangerous new flirtation and her rising suspicions that Hack never meant to put down roots in Hubbard. Anita has also married, but unlike Hack and Bunny, she and her husband are barely scraping by. Bob isn’t ambitious enough to properly support his wife and daughter. He is, however, constant in his love: for Anita, still beautiful in his eyes despite the toll of age, work, and poverty; for his daughter and granddaughter, who need more than the couple can provide; and for Warren, his best friend since they were poor and unwanted children in the same trailer park. Facing a future that seems increasingly difficult, the friends turn to one another and find reserves of love and strength that help heal the wounds they inadvertently inflict on each other. At the deepest point of her grief, Bunny realizes, “If you loved somebody once, no matter how long ago, that had to be worth something.”
Author | : Julia Vaughan |
Publisher | : Cahill Davis Publishing |
Total Pages | : 327 |
Release | : 2024-09-06 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1915307147 |
Three dead girls A wild country estate Whispers of witchcraft Deep in the Shropshire countryside the Quartermaine estate, with its wild woods, has always been a source of myths and legends. But when the bodies of three young girls are found in the folly, DCI Kath Fortune and her cold case team need answers. Psychic Lane Petreus is called on to help discover the secrets that the matriarch of the manor is determined to keep hidden but when Lane's life is threatened, Kath must use all the means at her disposal to save Lane and solve the case.
Author | : Michael G. Coney |
Publisher | : Gateway |
Total Pages | : 174 |
Release | : 2013-05-20 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0575129360 |
Once there was a Hero who confronted the dreaded Daggertooth and slew it. Unfortunately he was also slain by it - but the legend persisted. If it could be done once, then another Hero could be raised to do it again. Because the Daggertooth was dangerous to hibernating humanity. All people - all that anyone knew of - lived far underground in tunnels built for safety and hibernation. The Daggertooth was a mass killer - more so even than the hideous Oddlies, the outcasts of the darker tunnels. So this is the story of John-A, the "vatkid" who was trained to be a second Hero. And the story of "trukid" Shirl who taught John-A what to do. And Threesum, the Oddlies' leader, who scoffed at heroes. And the Elders who frowned at all the risky goings-on. This is the story of a mighty strange world and a mighty strange future...
Author | : Judy Leigh |
Publisher | : Boldwood Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2024-06-04 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1785132334 |
Let MILLION COPY bestselling author Judy Leigh whisk you off to the beaches and beauty of Brittany. Warmhearted, funny and uplifting. Sixty-nine-year-old Fliss has lived a life! A career running her own successful business, a beautiful home, a wardrobe full of designer clothes – Fliss has everything she ever wanted. So why does she feel so lonely? Sixty-six-year-old Shirl didn’t expect to be looking after a baby again, let alone a grown woman who should know better. But with her daughter Gemma struggling to adapt to motherhood, and her boss Fliss increasingly reliant on Shirl to run her life, Shirl never gets a moment to herself. Fliss might not be great at life’s chores, but she is great at seizing opportunities, so when the chance for a jaunt to France’s beautiful Brittany comes her way, she decides it’s just what she and Shirl need. And as the sun-soaked town of Plouvannec-Sur-Mer begins to work its magic on the women, they realise there’s another way to live. From cake-laden patisseries, to joyous local fetes, from food, views and beaches to die for, to a community quick to embrace them, not to mention some rather fine French men for company, perhaps it’s not too late for Fliss and Shirl to embrace a new adventure and look forwards to a totally different future. The perfect feel-good story from besteller Judy Leigh. A must read for all fans of Maddie Please, Dawn French and Caroline James. Readers love Judy Leigh! ‘Brilliantly funny, emotional and uplifting’ Miranda Dickinson 'Lovely . . . a book that assures that life is far from over at seventy' Cathy Hopkins 'Brimming with warmth, humour and a love of life... a wonderful escapade’ Fiona Gibson 'I loved this book. It's funny, emotional and a book that fills you with determination not to let life pass you by as you get older' Jennifer Bohnet ‘This is another one of Judy’s terrific reads that is more than thoroughly enjoyable. It's more than a story- it's perhaps a message to all of us about “Carpe Diem” and taking hold of life with both hands whilst we can. The characters are wonderful and leap from the page like old friends’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review ‘This was a book I had trouble putting down! Thoroughly enjoyed the twist and turns. Can recommend for a good read’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review ‘I’ve loved every one of the author’s contemporary second chance romances, but I really think I might have found my new favourite. The characters were simply wonderful and soon found their places in my heart, their wealth of life experience and paths to future happiness so very easy to identify with, and the whole story had a warmth and lightness of touch that I found totally adorable’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review
Author | : Anne Maree Payne |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 209 |
Release | : 2021-05-25 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1793618631 |
The removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families gained national attention in Australia following the Bringing Them Home Report in 1997. However, the voices of Indigenous parents were largely missing from the Report. The Inquiry attributed their lack of testimony to the impact of trauma and the silencing impact of parents’ overwhelming sense of guilt and despair; a submission by Link-Up NSW commented on Aboriginal mothers being “unwilling and unable to speak about the immense pain, grief and anguish that losing their children had caused them.” This book explores what happened to Aboriginal mothers who had children removed and why they have overwhelmingly remained silent about their experiences. Identifying the structural barriers to Aboriginal mothering in the Stolen Generations era, the author examines how contemporary laws, policies and practices increased the likelihood of Aboriginal child removal and argues that negative perceptions of Aboriginal mothering underpinned removal processes, with tragic consequences. This book makes an important contribution to understanding the history of the Stolen Generations and highlights the importance of designing inclusive truth-telling processes that enable a diversity of perspectives to be shared.
Author | : Thomas A. Greenlaw |
Publisher | : Page Publishing Inc |
Total Pages | : 488 |
Release | : 2020-09-02 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 163417996X |
Author | : Eden Robinson |
Publisher | : Open Road Media |
Total Pages | : 199 |
Release | : 2014-08-26 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1480490466 |
A young man with a questionable past must survive a nightmare of terror and torture in this dark and powerful thriller from one of Canada’s most acclaimed contemporary authors The Downtown Eastside in Vancouver, Canada, is about as close to urban hell as you can get in the Western Hemisphere. Yet in this cauldron of drugs, shattered dreams, and extreme violence, Tom Bauer and his girlfriend, Paulie—both ex-junkies and parents of baby Melody—are trying to make a life for themselves. For years, Tom, an epileptic, was firmly under the thumb of his psychopathic criminal cousin Jeremy, who dragged Tom down into a netherworld of addiction, prostitution, pornography, sadism, and murder. But those days are over, or so Tom believes—until the day that he returns home from work to find two vicious thugs waiting for him and Paulie, and little Mel gone. What happens next will change Tom’s life forever and outdo every horror that still dwells in the shadows of his memory. In this sequel to her critically acclaimed novella “Contact Sports,” author Eden Robinson returns to the gritty urban landscape of inner-city Vancouver and offers a disturbing view of human lives on a razor’s edge. A story that jumps freely backward and forward in time, presented in a brilliant and unconventional tapestry of literary styles, Robinson’s second novel is truly a mind-blowing experience that will thrill, move, enthrall, and horrify readers in equal measure.
Author | : Kyron Thomas |
Publisher | : Page Publishing Inc |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 2022-08-01 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1640826165 |
This book is inspired by an incident that occurred between Kyron and a Cincinnati police officer who shot Kyron for trying to run from a dice game. Kyron served eight and a half years behind the incident. Before prison, Kyron worked a nine-to-five and hustled on the side. Kyron was very well-respected in the neighborhood. He was very much family-oriented but was also a ladies' man. After being released from prison, Kyron tried to walk a straight path, but there were roadblocks everywhere he turned. He couldn't get a job, couldn't get in school, and the girl he was with didn't want him because he didn't want to live the street life, so he eventually fell victim to circumstances and started selling drugs. He fell in love with a hood rat and tried to treat her good, but she dogged him. One of the friends he met in prison set him up. He served a year. One month after being released, Kyron was hooked up with a job. Once again, he was tryin' to live legit, and temptation was biting at him. The place he worked at was infested with all kinds of drug abusers, and at that time, one of his friends was on top in the coke game and he kept offering Kyron some cocaine. Kyron eventually took it and again ended up in jail, facing twenty to life because a close friend made a statement to the feds. Kyron ended up serving fifteen months in federal custody. After being released once again, he couldn't find a job, so he went back to the crack game. He went to lots of different events, some you may hate, some you may love, but believe them or not, he's still telling the truth.