Historical / Australian, Pacific, Oceanian and Polynesian literature

The Raven's Heart: A Story of a Quest, a Castle and Mary Queen of Scots

by Jesse Blackadder

The Raven’s Heart is a breathtaking epic set during the disastrous reign of Mary Queen of Scots.

Beyond the Horizon

Frontier #7

by Peter Watt

It is 1918, a year when War will end, but an even greater killer arises. On the bloody fields of the Western Front and the battle-scarred desert plains of the Middle East, Tom and Matthew Duffy are battling...

To Touch the Clouds

Frontier #5

by Peter Watt

They had all forgotten the curse... Except one... Until it touched them. I will tell you of those times when the whitefella touched the clouds and lightning came down on the earth for many years.

In 1914, the...

To Ride the Wind

Frontier #6

by Peter Watt

In 1916, the Duffys and Macintoshes are entangled in the horrors of World War I. From the deserts of the Middle East to the trenches of Europe, the hand of death is always present. But even those left behind...

The Concubine's Daughter

by Pai Kit Fai

An epic, heart-wrenching story of a mother and daughter’s journey to their destiny.

Lotus Feet. He would give his daughter the dainty feet of a courtesan. This would enhance her beauty and her price, making...

True History of the Kelly Gang: A Novel

Man Booker Prize 2001, Commonwealth Best Book Prize 2001

by Peter Carey

“I lost my own father at 12 yr. of age and know what it is to be raised on lies and silences my dear daughter you are presently too young to understand a word I write but this history is for you and will contain...

Jack Maggs

by Peter Carey

Peter Carey's novel, set in London in 1837, is a thrilling story of mesmerism and possession, of dangerous bargains and illicit love. Jack Maggs, raised and deported as a criminal, has returned from Australia,...

All That I Am: A Novel

by Anna Funder

All That I Am is a masterful and exhilarating exploration of bravery and betrayal, of the risks and sacrifices some people make for their beliefs, and of heroism hidden in the most unexpected places.

When eighteen-year-old...