Midnight in the Snow by Karen Swan Film maker Clover Phillips is riding high. Her latest documentary on surfer Cory Allbright and the accident that ended his career is winning awards around the globe- until tragedy strikes and Cory is found dead. His widow needs answers and Clover promises to find out the truth about …
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Devotion by Hannah Kent Prussia, 1836 Hanne Nussbaum is a child of nature-she would rather run wild in the forest than conform to the limitations of womanhood. In her village of Kay, Hanne is friendless and considered an oddity until she meets Thea. Ocean 1838 The Nussbaums are Old Lutherans, bound by God’s law and …
The Magician by Colm Tóibín Although Thomas Mann becomes famous and admired, his inner life is hesitant, fearful and secretive. His blindness to impending disaster in the Great War will force him to rethink his relationship with Germany as Hitler comes to power. He has six children with his clever and fascinating wife, Katia, while …
Wild Place by Christian White In the summer of 1989, a local teen goes missing from the idyllic Australian suburb of Camp Hill. As rumours of Satanic rituals swirl, schoolteacher Tom Witter becomes convinced he holds the key to the disappearance. When the police won’t listen, he takes matters into his own hands with the …
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Nellie by Robert Wainwright When most Australians think of Nellie Melba they picture a squarish middle-aged woman dressed in furs and large hats, an imperious Dame whose voice ruled the world for three decades. But there was much more to her life than adulation and riches. To succeed she had to overcome social expectations, misogyny …
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