Bluey's War

Bluey's War
Author: Herb Hamlet
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2009-05-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0857966049

Bluey O'Donnell and Ellen Sommers are childhood sweethearts ready to take on the world when news of the war hits their quiet country town. Spurred on by thoughts of glory, and physically strong from a lifetime of hard work on his family's property, Bluey rushes to enlist and is soon on his first overseas posting. Ellen, left behind to help manage the farm, lives in hope that she will see Bluey again, and guards a special secret through the anxious wait for his return. But nothing can prepare the couple for what lies ahead. As Bluey faces the greatest battle of his life, Ellen must make a heart-wrenching choice. This is a stirring and inspiring saga of a family torn apart by war, its unforgettable characters proving beyond doubt that love is stronger than fear. 'A moving and classically Australian story' SUNDAY MAIL 'Sincere and engaging . . . it is simply a darn good, fair dinkum yarn' SUNSHINE COAST SUNDAY 'Full of dinky-di characters, a good dose of hardship and tragedy, plus an against-all-odds romance' ADELAIDE ADVERTISER

Where is Daniel?

Where is Daniel?
Author: Bruce Morcombe
Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Aus.
Total Pages: 781
Release: 2014-08-04
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 1743289499

On 7 December 2003 Daniel Morcombe disappeared on the Sunshine Coast, while waiting for a bus. For Bruce and Denise Morcombe - the parents of Daniel - and his brothers, Bradley and Dean, it was apparent within hours that something was very wrong. In the first few days following Daniel's disappearance, Bruce and Denise made a promise to their son that they would never ever stop looking for him, and bring who was responsible to justice. 'We will never give up.' As the nightmare of hours became days then weeks, and months and years, the family mobilised to become the moral force behind the longest criminal investigation in Australia's history. Where is Daniel? covers the decade-long investigation into the disappearance of Daniel and the extraordinary courage, dignity, persistence and fortitude Bruce and Denise displayed under unbearable circumstances. This determination also applied to Bruce and Denise's desire to mine something positive from the darkest of experiences. They started the Daniel Morcombe Foundation in 2005, to teach children about safety, and have since visited hundreds of schools around Australia. They've established Australia's largest annual child safety day-of-action, 'Day for Daniel', and utilised the funds raised to support other children who have been the victims of abuse. Over a decade later, with Daniel's killer brought to justice thanks to an amazing covert police sting, this is the family's story. Where is Daniel? is a testament to the enduring power of love between parents and their child, and the strength and bonds of family to survive.

The Lone Hand

The Lone Hand
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 290
Release: 1917
Genre: Australian literature
ISBN:

Return To Tyringham Park

Return To Tyringham Park
Author: Rosemary McLoughlin
Publisher: Poolbeg Press Ltd
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2016-05-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

An admirable doctor in charge of a small, isolated hospital in outback Australia swaps his wife’s second stillborn baby for an identical twin born to an impoverished farmer’s wife who already has seven other children. Both mothers are unaware of the deception. Only one person, apart from the doctor, knows what happened, but no one believes him as he is considered to be mentally deficient. The doctor leaves for Ireland immediately afterwards so that his crime, committed on impulse, will remain undetected. The stolen twin is destined for a future of privilege as the heir to her aristocratic mother’s wealth and status, while her sister in Australia faces a life of hardship and loneliness. The differing fortunes of the twins, the doctor’s guilty conscience, the burden of the man who knows, the jealousy of an older sister, the fate of the mothers and the ambitions of the older generation, all combine to create conflict that compels the action forward throughout the novel until it reaches a dramatic and explosive climax.

Bluey: Mini Bluey

Bluey: Mini Bluey
Author: Bluey
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 27
Release: 2023-09-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0241662567

Join Bluey and Bingo as they become . . . Bluey and Mini Bluey! Bluey colours Bingo in to be more like her but can Bingo act like Bluey? Or would Dad want two Bingos? Join Bluey and Mini-Bluey in this fun adventure. What other adventures will you go on with Bluey? Also available: Bluey: I Love My Family Bluey: Queens Bluey: Charades Bluey: Sleepytime

Where is Adaptation?

Where is Adaptation?
Author: Casie Hermansson
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Total Pages: 453
Release: 2018-10-15
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9027263493

Where is Adaptation? Mapping cultures, texts, and contexts explores the vast terrain of contemporary adaptation studies and offers a wide variety of answers to the title question in 24 chapters by 29 international practitioners and scholars of adaptation, both eminent and emerging. From insightful self-analyses by practitioners (a novelist, a film director, a comics artist) to analyses of adaptations of place, culture, and identity, the authors brought together in this collection represent a broad cross-section of current work in adaptation studies. From the development of technologies impacting film festivals, to the symbiotic potential of interweaving disability and adaptation studies, censorship, exploring the “glocal,” and an examination of the Association for Adaptation Studies at its 10th anniversary, the original contributions in this volume aim to trace the leading edges of this evolving field.

The Rudd Family

The Rudd Family
Author: Steele Rudd
Publisher: University of Queensland Press(Australia)
Total Pages: 786
Release: 1984
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Mini Bluey: A Bluey Storybook

Mini Bluey: A Bluey Storybook
Author: Penguin Young Readers Licenses
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2024-05-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0593752821

Get ready to see double in this fun storybook based on the wildly successful animated series Bluey, as seen on Disney+ When Dad complains about how different Bluey and Bingo are, Bluey decides to color Bingo to be more like her. But when Bluey paints herself to look more like her little sister, Mum and Dad like Big Bingo more! Will Bluey and Bingo learn to be happy just how they are? Read along to find out!

Tell Me

Tell Me
Author: Mary Robison
Publisher: Catapult
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2018-05-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1640090576

“Robison has a poet's eye for the unconscious surrealism of commercial America.” —The New York Times Book Review Tell Me reflects the early brilliance as well as the fulfilled promise of Mary Robison's literary career. In these stories—most of which appeared in The New Yorker throughout the eighties—we enter her sly world of plotters, absconders, ponderers, and pontificators. Robison's characters have chips on their shoulders; they talk back to us in language that is edgy and nervy; they say “all right” and “okay” often, not because they consent, but because nothing counts. Still, there are small victories here, small only because, as Robison precisely documents, larger victories are impossible. Here then, among others, is “Pretty Ice,” chosen by Richard Ford for The Granta Book of American Short Stories, “Coach,” chosen for Best American Short Stories, “I Get By,” an O. Henry Prize Stories selection, and “Happy Boy, Allen,” a Pushcart Prize Stories selection. These stories—sharp, cool, and astringently funny—confirm Mary Robison's place as one of our most original writers and led Richard Yates to comment, “Robison writes like an avenging angel, and I think she may be a genius.” “Mary Robison's short stories are short, subtle, and substantial... her ironic sense of detail bursts from every sentence.” —Vogue “Word for fucking word, her work demands our attention.” —David Leavitt, The Village Voice