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FIGG, Marcia

Jan 27, 2021 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Autobiography, Memoir, South Australia

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ISBN 978-0-648490-53-1
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The Battle Within: Chapter One

In Aukland, 1974, a baby girl is handed out of a hospital window to an old man in a taxi. Her name is Marcia, not a Maori name like her sister’s, which often made her wonder. But then, there were to be many more occasions that made Marcia wonder.

Based on the first thirteen years of Figg’s life, The Battle Within is an evocative collection of memories. Reflecting on the events that shaped her, Figg produces immersive moments-in-time, balancing the innocence and lightheartedness of a child with the harshness of society.

“Strikingly deft in its tale, the piece has the opportunity to grab the reader by the scruff of the neck and force them to listen, such is its sadness and portrayal of familiar abuse in a hermetically recognisable environment. Still, there are fine words, crafted with care as the storm settles down and courage resurges once more. Memorable.”
– Austin Macauley Publishers

 

OTTWAY, Meredith

Jan 27, 2021 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Adelaide, Fiction \ Novel, Music, South Australia

meredith ottway author baton of courage book
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ISBN 978-1-922452-36-8 PAPERBACK

Baton of Courage

All profits go to the Eye Surgeon’s Foundation

GORDON HUGHES, A BLIND VIOLINIST, LOSES HIS SIGHT IN HIS MID TEENS DUE TO A TRAGIC ACCIDENT.

Born in Moonta in 1896 to a family of fishermen, Gordon shows an early talent for music, playing both the violin and pedal-organ with an ambition to become an orchestral conductor, contrary to his father’s wishes.

After his loss of sight Gordon experiences disappointment, hardship, romance and eventually gains successes and wisdom from the multiple characters he meets and works with along the way.

Gordon spends his earlier teenage years as a student attending the ‘The School for the Blind, Deaf and Dumb’ founded in 1874 at Brighton, South Australia, and later to be known as Townsend House, before then attending the ‘Blind School’ at North Adelaide where he learns basket weaving, the usual occupation for the unsighted in those times.

On leaving boarding school, Gordon has to now face the hardships of not only being unsighted, but of finding suitable accommodation and fending for himself in a sometimes harsh world.

All profits go to the Eye Surgeon’s Foundation

DINNING, Suzanne

Jan 21, 2021 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Family History, South Australia

ancestral legends of mount Stuart Station book Suzanne dinnings author
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ISBN 978-1-922452-59-7
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Ancestral Legends of Mount Stuart Station

I clearly remember my Mother’s words as we sat on the verandah one afternoon. “If only somebody would come, just to have somebody to talk to.” She had put down the socks she was darning and was looking longingly down the dusty, winding road in front of her. I was a child at the time and I shared her longing for somebody to come to break the monotony and loneliness.

This is the story of the people who established Mount Stuart Station in 1880 on barren land near Tibooburra in northwestern NSW. Working tirelessly through times of drought and isolation, the Thomson family established a successful sheep station that remained in the same family for 126 years. – Sue Dinning

BISHOP, Brooke

Jan 21, 2021 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Animals \ Pets Fiction, Children's Books, Queensland

Brooke Bishop author Floss and Poss the great food search book
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ISBN 978-1-922452-63-4
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Floss & Poss: The Great Food Search

Floss and Poss are two very cheeky Cavalier King Charles Spaniels.

They go out in search of food. It’s a great adventure full of fun and curiosity.

What will they find?

Author David Alomes' new book The death of Violence
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ISBN 978-1-922527-07-3
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Floss & Poss: The Runaway

Brooke Bishop author Floss and Poss Popcorn Poss book
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ISBN 978-1-922722-56-0
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Floss and Poss: Popcorn Poss

Poss is on a mission looking for the world’s best popcorn.

Her travels take to explore many different countries, cultures, and cuisines, but she just can’t quite find the perfect flavour. Will Poss discover a tasty treat?

Come along on the adventure with her!

SHEN, Tommy

Jan 21, 2021 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Alternative Spirituality, Animals \ Pets Fiction, Children's Books, Language \ Culture \ Linguistics, Melbourne, Victoria

Author David Alomes' new book The death of Violence
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ISBN 978-1-922337-33-7
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Book About Dragons

Do you believe in or have you seen a dragon?

Do you believe you are a powerful dragon born to become a superhero?

DO YOU KNOW ALL DRAGONS SHARE THE SAME THOUGHTS?

Do you believe you have special powers of ALL dragons combined?

Do you believe that your parents are hiding their special powers so that they can train you to be a giant dragon with super power that you were born to be?

I DO! Because I have seen dragons, and I AM A DRAGON TOO !

DRAGONS not only live across the galaxies, they also live among us and in our HEARTS.

Since I was a little boy, I believe I am the CHOSEN ONE to help all the dragons trapped in the darkness!

I believe as long as you just flip one or pick up the book, or even just look at the cover of this book, YOU are the CHOSEN ONE TO HELP THE DRAGONS!