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Sarah Thornhill by Kate Grenville
$39.95 AUD
Category: Australian
Sarah Thornhill is the youngest child of William Thornhill, convict-turned-landowner on the Hawkesbury River. She grows up in the fine house her father is so proud of, a strong-willed young woman who's certain where her future lies. She's known Jack Langland since she was a child, and always loved him. ...Show more
Sarah Thornhill by Kate Grenville
$23.00 AUD
Category: Australian | Series: Historical Trilogy Ser.
From the beginning Jack and I was friends. Somehow our way of looking at things fitted together. He never called me Dolly, the way the others did, only my full and proper name.Sarah Thornhill is the youngest child of William Thornhill, convict-turned-landowner on the Hawkesbury River. She grows up in th ...Show more
Sarah Thornhill (a sequel to The Secret River) by Kate Grenville
$29.95 AUD
Category: Australian | Series: Historical Trilogy Ser.
'From the beginning Jack and I was friends. Somehow our way of looking at things fitted together. He never called me Dolly, the way the others did, only my full and proper name.' Sarah Thornhill is the youngest child of William Thornhill, convict-turned-landowner on the Hawkesbury River. She grows up in ...Show more
Searching for the Secret River by Kate Grenville
$23.00 AUD
Category: On Writing
Searching for the Secret Riveris the extraordinary story of how Kate Grenville came to write her award-winning novel, The Secret River. It all began with her ancestor Solomon Wiseman - transported to New South Wales for the term of his natural life - who later became a wealthy man and built his colonia ...Show more
The Case Against Fragrance by Kate Grenville
$25.00 AUD
Category: Science
Kate Grenville had always associated perfume with elegance and beauty. Then the headaches started. Like perhaps a quarter of the population, Grenville reacts badly to the artificial fragrances around us- other people's perfumes, and all those scented cosmetics, cleaning products and air fresheners. On a ...Show more
The Idea Of Perfection by Kate Grenville
$22.95 AUD
Category: Australian
By the winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction 2001, this is a witty and tender romance that demonstrates that sometimes, unexpectedly, there can be something better than perfection.The Idea of Perfection is a funny and touching romance between two people who've given up on love. Set in the eccentric lit ...Show more
The Idea of Perfection: Text Classics by Kate Grenville
$12.95 AUD
Category: Text Classics | Series: Text Classics Ser.
Kate Grenville's Orange-Prize winning novel The Idea of Perfectionis the story of the small town of Karakarook, and of Douglas Cheeseman and Harley Savage--two people who seem the least likely in the world to fall in love. Unlike Felicity Porcelline, a woman dangerously haunted by the idea of perfection ...Show more
The Lieutenant by Kate Grenville
$23.00 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Historical Trilogy Ser.
In 1787 Lieutenant Daniel Rooke sets sail from Portsmouth with the First Fleet and its cargo of convicts, destined for New South Wales. As a young officer and a man of science, the shy and quiet Rooke is full of anticipation about the natural wonders he might discover in this strange land on the other s ...Show more
The Lieutenant by Kate Grenville
$32.95 AUD
Category: Fiction
Lt Daniel Rooke, a young astronomer, sails on the First Fleet to a land waiting for scientific discovery. But his attention soon shifts from the stars to Tagaran, an Aboriginal child who begins to teach him her language. As words unfold, a friendship grows. When he is called to duty, Daniel faces a dile ...Show more
The Secret River by Kate Grenville
$23.00 AUD
Category: Australian | Series: Historical Trilogy Ser.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE WINNER OF THE 2006 COMMONWEALTH WRITERS' PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE IMPAC DUBLIN PRIZELondon, 1806. William Thornhill, happily wedded to his childhood sweetheart Sal, is a waterman on the River Thames. Life is tough but bearable until William makes a mistake, a bad mist ...Show more
Writing from Start to Finish: A Six-step Guide by Kate Grenville
$25.00 AUD
Category: On Writing
Do you find yourself staring at a blank piece of paper, waiting for the words to pour out? If you find writing difficult, this book is for you. Award-winning novelist Kate Grenville shares her method - the "Six Steps" approach to writing. Whether you're writing a short story, essay, review or report, ...Show more