Get a taste of the Lands Down Under!
After the Fire, a Still Small Voice by Evie Wyld (Fiction Wyl)
“Set in the haunting landscape of eastern Australia, this is a stunningly accomplished debut novel about the inescapable past, the ineffable ties of family, the wars fought by fathers and sons, and what goes unsaid.”
Mutant Message Down Under by Marlo Morgan (Fiction Mor)
“A fictional account of an American woman's four-month odyssey through the Australian Outback with the region's native people shares a message about living in harmony with the world around.”
The Secret River by Kate Grenville (Fiction Gre)
“Moving between the slums of nineteenth-century London and the convict colonies of Australia, chronicles the lives and fortunes of the early pioneers of New South Wales, in a fictitious novel based on the author's own family history.”
The Legacy by Nevil Shute (Fiction Shu)
"A tale of love and war, follows its enterprising heroine from Malayan jungle during World War II to the rugged Australian outback."
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough (Fiction McC)
A romantic family saga set in the Australian outback and spanning the first half of the 1900s.
The Road from Coorain: Recollections of a harsh and beautiful journey into adulthood by Jill Ker Conway (B Conway)
“A woman of intellect and ambition describes growing up on an Australian ranch, coping with her father's death and her mother's depression, her intellectual awakening at the university, and her path to becoming the first woman president of Smith College.”
In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson (919.404 Bry)
“This travel narrative from veteran wanderer Bryson (I'm a Stranger Here Myself, 1999, etc.) provides an appreciative, informative, and hilarious portrait of the land Down Under. “
Come on Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All : A New Zealand Story by Christina Thompson (993 Tho)
“Relates the author's marriage as an American middle-class student to a Maori tradesman from a background of rural poverty, and explores their relationship within the wider context of the cultural clash between Europeans and Maoris throughout New Zealand's history.”
The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin (919.4 Cha)
“The songlines are the invisible pathways that criss-cross Australia, ancient tracks connecting communities and following ancient boundaries. This is an account which recalls the authors' travels across the length and breadth of Australia seeking to find the truth about the songs and unravel the mysteries of their stories.”
