Amazon.co.uk: Antipodean Adventures (Fiction of Australia & New Zealand)

Antipodean Adventures (Fiction of Australia & New Zealand)
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1. The Bone People by Keri Hulme

The list author says:
	"An amazing book, beautifully written, with an emotional impact that stunned me. If you never read another book, please read this one!"

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2. Remembering Babylon (Vintage International) by David Malouf

The list author says:
	"A white man living with aboriginals for over a decade is re-integrated into white society - but which culture is the more civilised or more savage?"

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(7 customer reviews)

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3. Strandloper (Harvill Panther) by Alan Garner

The list author says:
	"Similar in many ways to 'Remembering Babylon', based on a true story. Plays on the power of words and language."

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(10 customer reviews)

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4. Rain by Kirsty Gunn

The list author says:
	"A short novel of childhood and loss of innocence. Beautiful, poetic, atmospheric prose."

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(1 customer review)

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5. Miles McGinty by Tom Gilling

The list author says:
	"Miles & Isabel are born into different circumstances on the same night - but their mutual affinity with the magic of air means their destinies are intertwined. A historical novel full of character!"

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6. Pobby and Dingan / Specks in the Sky by Ben Rice

The list author says:
	"When Kellyanne’s imaginary friends disappear, she develops a mystery illness. This novella explores the nature of reality and the power of the imagination – what is real and what is not?"

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7. The Potato Factory (Potato Factory Trilogy) by Bryce Courtenay

The list author says:
	"Beginning in a murky Dickensian London underworld, the Fagin-like Ikey Solomon begins a new life after transportation to the colonies. Wonderful characters to savour."

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8. Jessica by Bryce Courtenay

The list author says:
	"A story of murder and a fight for rights, encompassing the clash of Australian cultures. Vivid descriptive writing draws the reader in."

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(18 customer reviews)

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9. The Hunter by Julia Leigh

The list author says:
	"This is completely unlike anything I have read before, and it mesmerised me. There is no predictable happy ending and a lot to think about."

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(6 customer reviews)

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10. Everyman's Rules for Scientific Living by Carrie Tiffany

The list author says:
	"A love story and a vision of a better future achieved through scientific principles - but does a singlemindedness bordering on obsession preclude the irrationality of love?"

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(3 customer reviews)

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11. Snake by Kate Jennings

The list author says:
	"Written in prose of a poet's precision and clarity, this book brilliantly evokes the paradoxical sense of suffocation and enclosure in the vast loneliness of the outback."

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(8 customer reviews)

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12. Sixty Lights by Gail Jones

The list author says:
	"A coming-of-age story told from the protective distance behind a camera lens, sixty short chapters portray snapshot images of a girl growing up, apart."

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13. Oscar and Lucinda (FF Classics) by Peter Carey

The list author says:
	"The ultimate love story - when the paths of an obsessive and a compulsive gambler cross, it is clear they are meant for each other. It took a while to come to terms with the conclusion. Powerful stuff"

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(30 customer reviews)