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The Children of Willeseden Lane by Mona Golabek and Lee Cohen

Title: The Children of Willesden Lane Author: Mona Golabek and Lee Cohen Genre: Non-Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 23rd August 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 224 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: A true story of courage and survival during World War II, and a celebration of the power of music to lift the human spirit. Jewish musical… Continue reading The Children of Willeseden Lane by Mona Golabek and Lee Cohen

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The Crying Years: Australia’s Great War by Peter Stanley

Title: The Crying Years: Australia’s Great War Author: Peter Stanley Genre: History Publisher: NLA Publishing Published: 1st August 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 264 Price: $44.95 Synopsis: The Great War of 1914-1918 affected all Australians and decisively changed the new nation. They were 'The Crying Years' according to writer Zora Cross, who lost her brother in… Continue reading The Crying Years: Australia’s Great War by Peter Stanley

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Under The Same Sky by Mogjan Shamsalipoor and Milad Jafari with James Knight

Title: Under the Same Sky Author: Mojgan Shamsalipoor and Milad Jafari with James Knight Genre: Non-fiction, biography Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 26th April 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 331 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: The powerful and incredibly moving story of Mojgan Shamsalipoor and Milad Jafari - two young Iranian asylum seekers who are showing that the power… Continue reading Under The Same Sky by Mogjan Shamsalipoor and Milad Jafari with James Knight

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Born A Crime: Stories from A South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Title: Born a Crime: Stories from A South African Childhood Author: Trevor Noah Genre: Memoir/Non-Fiction Publisher: John Murray/Hachette Published: 29th November 2016 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $35.00 Synopsis: Growing up mixed race in South Africa, this is the fascinating and darkly funny memoir from Trevor Noah. Trevor Noah is the host of The Daily… Continue reading Born A Crime: Stories from A South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

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The Word Detective by John Simpson

    Title: The Word Detective: A Life in Words from Serendipity to Selfie Author: John Simpson Genre: Non-fiction Publisher: Little Brown/Hachette Published: 11th October 2016 Format: paperback Pages: 366 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Language is always changing. No one knows where it is going but the best way to future-cast is to look at the… Continue reading The Word Detective by John Simpson

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The Jane Austen Writer’s Club by Rebecca Smith

Title: The Jane Austen Writer’s Club Author: Rebecca Smith Genre: Non-fiction/writing advice Publisher: Bloomsbury Published: 1st October, 2016 Format: Hardcover Pages: 352 Price: $36.00 Synopsis: Pretty much anything anyone needs to know about writing can be learned from Jane Austen. While creative writing manuals tend to use examples from twentieth- and twenty-first-century writers, The Jane… Continue reading The Jane Austen Writer’s Club by Rebecca Smith