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A Light on the Rocks by Helen Edwards

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Title: A Light on the Rocks Author: Helen Edwards Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Riveted Press Published: 28th January 2026 Format: Paperback Pages: 224    Price: $17.99 Synopsis: In 1859, fourteen-year-old Daisy is travelling on the SS Admella from Adelaide to Melbourne, when the steamship is wrecked on a submerged reef near Cape Banks, in what became… Continue reading A Light on the Rocks by Helen Edwards

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Evie and Rhino by Neridah McMullin

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Title: Evie and Rhino Author: Neridah McMullin Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Walker Books Published: 5th October 2022 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $18.99 Synopsis: A young girl with a tragic past and a rhinoceros facing life in captivity form an unlikely and magical bond after a fateful storm and a shipwreck bring them together. A… Continue reading Evie and Rhino by Neridah McMullin

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From the Wreck by Jane Rawson

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Title: From the Wreck Author: Jane Rawson Genre: Fiction, Historical Publisher: Transit Lounge Published: 1st March, 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Price: $29.95 Synopsis: From the Wreck tells the remarkable story of George Hills, who survived the sinking of the steamship Admella off the South Australian coast in 1859. Haunted by his memories and the disappearance… Continue reading From the Wreck by Jane Rawson