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In 1968 Papua New Guinea is on the brink of independence, and everything is about to change. Amidst the turmoil filmmaker Leonard arrives from England with his Dutch wife, Rika, to study and film an isolated village high in the mountains. Drusilla Modjeska's sweeping novel takes us deep into this fascinating, complex country, whose culture and people cannot escape the march of modernity that threatens to overwhelm them. It is a riveting story of love, loss, grief and betrayal.
Considered a spinster, Lady Drusilla Rudney has only one role in life: to chaperone her sister. So when her flighty sibling elopes, Dru knows she has to stop her She employs the help of a traveling companion, who looks harmless enough.... Former army captain John Hendricks is intrigued by this damsel in distress. Once embroiled with her in a mad dash across England, he discovers that Dru is no simpering woman. Her unconventional ways make him want to forget his gentlemanly conduct...and create a scandal all their own
In the time when witches tiptoe about to have their Halloween fun, ancient Druscilla knows her creaking knees will prevent her from being sneaky and sets out to find a silent conveyance for herself, her cat, and her jack-o-lantern.
Paperback publication of a biography of Grace Cossington Smith and Stella Bowen, two women artists born in Australia in the 1890s. First published 1999. Compares their very different lives and how their lifestyles affected their work. Discusses the people who influenced them and the ways in which their art developed. Copiously illustrated, including colour plates. Includes references and index. Author's other publications include 'Poppy', 'The Orchard' and 'Exiles at Home: Australian women writers 1924-1945'.
The winner of the Australian Booksellers' Award, a novel in which notions and memories and fiction and reality float together as an octogenarian narrates the legend of the silver hands to a woman in her twenties, who in turn passes on a tale to a man who claims it as his own.
One of bestselling author Georgette Heyer's most suspenseful Regency romances, The Quiet Gentleman combines an ingenious mystery plot with her signature witty style and effervescently engaging characters. Less than a hero's welcome... Returning to his family seat from Waterloo, Gervase Frant, seventh Earl of St Erth, could have expected more enthusiasm for his homecoming. His quiet cousin, stepmother, and young half-brother seem openly disappointed that he survived the wars. And when he begins to fall for his half-brother's sweetheart, his chilly reception goes from unfriendly to positively murderous. Praise for Georgette Heyer and The Quiet Gentleman: "Fascinating reading...authentic atmosphere in a delightful English tale"—Chicago Sunday Tribune "Georgette Heyer was one of the great protagonists of the historical novel in the post-war golden age of the form. Her regency romances are delightful light reading, and her historical novels such as The Spanish Bride and An Infamous Army demonstrate how fiction and history can work together to make a valuable literary form."—Philippa Gregory, bestselling author
Years after she ran off into isolation with the man she thought was her savior, Madora must rethink her life and her sense of right and wrong after she discovers a pregnant teenager imprisoned in their yard.
Two years after Emperor Augustus's bloody defeat of Mark Antony and Cleopatra, he triumphantly returns to Rome. To his only child, Julia, he brings an unlikely companion--Selene, the daughter of the conquered Egyptian queen and her lover. Under the watchful eye of Augustus's wife, Livia, Selene struggles to accept her new home among her parents' enemies. Bound together by kinship and spilled blood, these three women--Livia, Selene, and Julia--navigate the dangerous world of Rome's ruling elite, their every move a political strategy, their most intimate decisions in the emperor's hands. Always suppressing their own desires for the good of Rome, each must fulfill her role. For astute Livia, this means unwavering fidelity to her all-powerful husband; for sensual Julia, surrender to an arranged marriage and denial of her craving for love and the pleasures of the flesh; for orphaned Selene, choosing between loyalty to her family's killers and her wish for revenge. Can they survive Rome's deadly intrigues, or will they be swept away by the perilous currents of the world's most powerful empire?
Three hundred years after the outbreak of war in the kingdom of Galdirr, and after the telling of a prophecy that would change the course of history, a fireblood wanderer named Drusilla meets Captain Nathan Rodrick and his rogue crew, Adam and Lu Brightheart. When outcasts meet, the end of the war may soon be in sight. However, can the Brethren, the true leaders of Galdirr, be taken down so easily? A tale of fantasy, love, revenge, and adventure, the world of Arathia begins to come to life. Elves and creatures roam the realm of Serentari while mortal man occupies the realm of Nacotari. In this world, pirates take the seas, a sorcerer watches over a portal of sacred quality, and the flames of Arathia begin to burn in the dying ashes.