I was a child of the forties in Tasmania.This was a time of war and rationing. We wore handmade clothes and played with handmade toys. Schools were forbidding places with cold dreary classrooms, regimented lessons and too many kids crammed in.Despite all this I had a joyous childhood growing up in a large and loving family. We lived surrounded by a wonderland of places in which to play. My siblings and I roamed free, wandering through bush, climbing trees and making cubbies...

This novel follows the lives of three women through the decades from the twenties to the turn of the century and explores the changes that have occurred in both the expectations and experiences of women during these decades.There is Alice, a fun-loving flapper of the twenties, who marries Robert during the Depression years. She faces the difficulties of feeding and clothing her growing family during the years of war and resultant rationing but basically is happy in her life's role ...

At the age of 80, Marion has seen the world change.It is 2070. Climate change and soaring oil prices have taken their toll. Some countries have adjusted and prospered, while others have sunk into poverty and internal warfare.Marion has seen Australia change from a free democracy to a repressive society ruled by an autocratic Muslim despot.She has watched how women have disappeared from the workplace and discovered what can befall women who no longer have a man to pr...

This novel is contemporary women's fiction with a slightly paranormal twist, and is based on the concept that a parallel world is created when one makes a significant, life-changing decision.It explores the lives of the three main characters, Jenny, Emma and Sonya, and then switches to a parallel world.At the beginning of the novel the three women are enjoying a girls' night out. They are all teachers in their mid-thirties, and have been friends for many years.Durin...

The main setting for Truth and Dare is a luxurious beach house on the outskirts of a small coastal fishing village. In 1980 four teenage girls spend a week away at this beach house that belongs to the family of one of the foursome. The girls have been friends for many years, but the friendships are beginning to unravel. Jenny, a sophisticated blonde, has begun dating older men and doesn't always tell her friends about these dates. Annie is in love with Joel, a fellow student, and is spendi...

Lose yourself in the magical and mesmerising story from Cecelia Ahern of how tomorrow can change what happens today.Sometimes tomorrow has to start today…Tamara Goodwin has always lived in the here and now, never giving a second thought to tomorrow. Until a travelling library arrives in her tiny village, bringing with it a mysterious, large leather-bound book locked with a gold clasp and padlock.What she discovers within the pages takes her breath away and shakes he...

An affectionate and hilarious tribute to the childhood of another era, from one of Australia's favourite authorsA memoir of love, laughter, loss and billycarts Peter FitzSimons's account of growing up on the rural outskirts of Sydney in the 1960s is first and foremost a tribute to family. But it is also a salute to times and generations past, when praise was understated but love unstinting; work was hard and values clear; when people stood by each other in adversity. Above all, in t...

Say goodbye to roughing it. And hello to a new kind of freedom.With over 80 fabulously tasty recipes you can cook on just two rings and a few barbeque feasts and camp fire crackers, this is the dashboard bible for anyone who ever dreamed of hitting the road at the wheel of a classic VW camper.From finding and cooking your own food to passing muster with the surfing set, THE CAMPER VAN COOKBOOK will show you how to make the most of every single moment on the road.

Lots of Jacqueline Wilson's characters are well-known and well-loved by thousands of readers: Hetty Feather, Ruby and Garnet, Pearl and Jodie, Elsa, Lily and, of course, the brilliant Tracy Beaker! But how much do you know about Jacqueline herself?In Jacky Daydream, Jacqueline takes a look back at her own childhood and teenage years in this captivating story of friendships, loneliness, books, family life and much more.She explores her past with the...

Ten tried and true baking recipes from New Zealand's much loved home cooking expert. Ever since she published her first cookbook, Jo Seagar has been the byword for fabulous home baking. Her recipes are easy, tasty, quick to prepare, utterly delicious and turn out looking beautiful. In this hand-picked selection Jo shares her ten best all-time baking favourites.

The most gripping debut thriller of 2021 – the perfect escapist read! It should have been paradise. But it turned into hell…It was supposed to be the perfect trip. Four friends, fresh out of university, backpacking around Thailand. But among the sun, sea and sand, something went horribly wrong…In the years since, Holly has tried hard to push memories of that terrible summer from her mind. Now a schoolteacher, she believes her life is finally coming together when she meets T...

‘The perfect book for the summer!’ – Karen Whittard (NetGalley Reviewer)Love happens when you least expect it…Jodi is panicking. It’s only weeks until her little village in Devon holds its first ever festival and everything is falling apart.Desperate to avoid disaster, she brings in notorious party planner Christian to save the day. Although she wasn’t prepared for just how gorgeous he wuold be!Men are off the cards for Jody and surely Christian is the last ...