In a small town near Port Arthur in Tasmania in the mid-nineties, Kate Bryne is having an affair with the father of her most gifted student. As the young teacher's sexual life is awakened by the father in scenes of escalating eroticism, the guilt she feels towards the son is compounded. Meanwhile, Veronica, her lover's wife, has just published MURDER AT BLACK SWAN POINT, a true crime book about the brutal slaying of a young adultress some years before, set in a nearby town.Kate becomes fixated on the unsolved crime of passion that occured years earlier, less and less aware of her own reputation in the present. Is it her imagination or is someone stalking her? Is she caught playing a game where she no longer knows the rules? Has her obsession with the crime aligned her fate with that of the murdered adultress?

'If you want to be humbled, uplifted and inspired, go and listen to Perry.' Laurie Lawrence Ten years ago Perry Cross broke his neck in a football accident, and was left a quadraplegic on life support, unable to move from the neck down, unable to talk and unable to eat. Most people in this situation never leave the hospital, however Perry, with the support of his family made a major decision: 'Let's get moving.' Over the next 12 months Perry continued to confound the experts. 'My story is about triumph over tragedy. Purposeful decisions I have made to push myself harder, higher and better no matter what life has thrown my way. It is a story that I hope will inspire and encourage readers to do the same.' Over the last ten years Perry has never stopped pushing the limits: just two years after his accident Perry became Australia's first motivational speaker on life support, and was runner-up in the prestigious International Communicator of the Year awards. In 1997 Perry was named Suncorp Young Queenslander of the year and in 1999 was a finalist in the Young Australian of the year. The year 2000 saw Perry complete a Communications and Business degree at Bond University - another groundbreaking 'first'. Perry has also travelled to the United States as an advisor to the United Nations General Assembly on behalf of Young Australians. While in New York, he met his look-alike, 'Superman' Christopher Reeve to discuss research and raise awareness and funds toward a cure for paralysis. They became close friends. In June 2002, Reeve asked him to act as his envoy and ambassador in advocating for stem cell research in Australia. In this capacity, Perry met with the Governor-General, the Prime Minister and many politicians from both sides of the House - like thousands of Australians, they were all moved and inspired by the words of this young man. Perry's message is simply powerful, and powerfully simple. You cannot fail to be affected by it.

Emerging from her middle-class existence in a sleepy Tasmanian town a young white woman marries a charismatic actor and the turbulent Dingo tribe. Lovingly embraced by her new Aboriginal family, they begin to yarn to her and she begins to write their memories down... This uplifting story, which spans three generations of an Aboriginal family's long struggle to find dignity and worth in a culture not their own, has been embraced by Australians everywhere. In this new edition, Sally Dingo also tells of the extraordinary reaction to her bestselling book and the flood of letters she has received from both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people full of hopeful talk of reconciliation.

On a warm Autumn day in 1986, Janine Shepherd's life was changed forever. Her dreams of representing Australia in the Winter Olympics were shattered when she was hit by a truck during a cycling training session in the Blue Mountains. Her neck and back were broken in four places, as were her right arm, collarbone, and five ribs. Her right leg had been ripped open, she had sustained massive internal injuries and severe lacerations to her abdominal area, and had lost five liters of blood. The bleeding alone was enough to kill her. Doctors warned her parents that she was not expected to survive her ordeal; if by some miracle she did, she would certainly never walk again. But 'never' was a word Janine Shepherd refused to hear, let alone believe, and her remarkable recovery, recounted in her bookNever Tell Me Never, was a testament to Janine's indomitable spirit and extraordinary courage. Now Janine's story continues inDare to Fly, a heartwarming and inspirational account of her journey of recoverynot only physical, but also emotional and spiritualand of the people she has met along the way who were inspired by Janine and who, in turn, continue to encourage and inspire her.

This is a family story about the quest for happiness .477. And about sex, greed, gluttony and revenge. Meet the Rileys: DERMOTT: is obsessed with developing and marketing his contraceptive device, The Clip. Comparisons with Pasteur would be appropriate, Dermott thinks, for the importance of his invention. He is dedicated, single-minded, possessed of very large testicles .477. and obsessive, stubborn, self-seeking and paranoid. EDITH: from the moment she was born Edith was unpopular, and things don't seem likely to change acirc;euro;' until she joins the mysterious TW2 cult. JUDITH: Judith never really got over the divorce; but she's never really got over having Maude Acacia for a mother, either. But there are consolations: lunches, parties, and the heady social whirl. FIONA: for Fiona happiness is a physical thing acirc;euro;' a very physical thing. And when it nearly kills her husband, she moves beyond the family. YOUNG JOSEPH: As far as Young Joseph can see his family is the one thing that stands between him and a life of eternal bliss. MARY: already has everything she ever wanted: a loving husband, a baby on the way .477. So when a television documentary crew offer to make a film about her family, she can see no reason to refuse -- until it becomes clear that it is turning into another Sylvania Waters. MAUDE ACACIA: grandmother of the clan, who feels it's about time everyone sat up and took notice. Every year the Rileys gather around Granny Maude for Christmas at 'Little Mornington', the family mansion. But this year is different. This year Granny gives them an ultimatum: they have one year to achieve happiness, or they're out of the will. In the classic tradition of COLD COMFORT FARM and P.G. Wodehouse comes a hilarious tale of family life, feuding, and the meaning of happiness .477. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Steve Wright is a novelist and screenwriter. He wrote the screenplay for LILIAN'S STORY (adapted from Kate Grenville's novel), and has published three private eye novels. Steve lives in Sydney with his wife and two boys. SELLING POINTS: ** Great fun. ** Family relationships are endlessly fascinating and here is a particularly eccentric family ** Classic comedy In the tradition of Wodehouse, Cold Comfort Farm -- but with an Australian twist.

Novel set in an Australian opal mining town. Miner's daughter Kellyanne Williamson is devastated when her imaginary friends Pobby and Dingan disappear, the same day that her father is accused of ratting. Her brother is dismissive of her imaginary friends, but recruits the town to find them after the grief-stricken Kellyanne begins to fade away. He discovers that in order to find them, he must convince himself that they are real. This is the UK-based author's first book. First published in the UK by Jonathan Cape in 2000.

Sequel to 'Grand Days' (1993), winner of the South Australian Premier's Award for Fiction. As with the previous book, the story centres on the fictional character of Australian Edith Campbell Berry and her involvement in the League of Nations in Geneva, this time during the 1930s as forces gather for a new world war. Based on historical events and persons, and includes fictional elements. Includes a series of historical notes and a who's who of the characters. Received the 2001 Miles Franklin Award. Author won the 1988 'Age' Book of the Year Award and the 1989 Australian Literature Society's Gold Medal for his book, 'Forty-seventeen'.