Father of the Lost Boys
Reviewed onFather of the Lost Boys is a difficult-to-put-down work of narrative non-fiction that tells the story of author Yuot Alaak’s heartrending journey from war-torn South Sudan to eventual refuge in …
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Shadow Lines
Reviewed onThe reissuing by Fremantle Press of Stephen Kinnane’s award winning Shadow Lines is indeed a cause for celebration. Both a deeply researched archival investigation into the assimilationist policies of the …
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Nikulinsky Naturally: An Artist’s Life
Reviewed onEminent and much-loved Western Australian artist Philippa Nikulinsky, AM, is best known for her work as a botanical artist, but the glorious wrap-around cover of this book, representing a murmuration …
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Rapture’s Roadway
Reviewed onRapture’s Roadway by Virginia Jealous is a multi-layered, lyrical work of creative non-fiction. In this blend of travelogue, memoir and literary criticism, Jealous follows the life and work of poet …
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A Stolen Life: the Bruce Trevorrow Case
Reviewed onAntonio Buti’s A Stolen Life charts the circumstances behind the removal of Ngarrindjeri man Bruce Trevorrow from his family as a baby by the South Australian Aboriginal Protection Board, and …
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Step Up, Mrs Dugdale
Reviewed onWhen Henrietta Dugdale gathers her three young sons to her in the spring of 1867 and runs away from her bigamist husband, she puts into motion events that will lead …
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Nora Heysen: A Portrait
Reviewed onClarity, drive and focus are the hallmarks of both the subject and author of this excellent biography of Nora Heysen. Anne-Louise Willoughby has presented a superbly researched and thoroughly readable …
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Arthur’s Story
Reviewed onThe treasure of finding family heritage can never be overrated. Arthur’s Story is the account of one man and also a collection of facts that those in pursuit of local history will …
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Slice Girls
Reviewed onTechnological advances have put paid to the days when it was advantageous to be male in the field of orthopaedic surgery. Unfortunately, attitudes have not similarly progressed. Meet Joan Arakkal …
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Kathleen O’Connor of Paris
Reviewed onPart travel narrative and part biography, this stunning book resurrects the famous daughter of a famous father as an artist, iconoclast and visionary in her own right. When Kathleen O’Connor …
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