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An historical novel of Israel, from pre-history to the present. Religion, society, politics - fact and conjecture are interwoven.

When Matthew Taylor exchanged his job as a butcher for a career as a local insurance agent he never anticipated that on his first day he would deliver a stallion foal and kill seven pigs - all without selling a penn'orth of insurance.

In the wealthy town of Ostia, Marcus Didius Falco appears to be enjoying a relaxing holiday. But when his girlfriend, Helena, arrives carrying a batch of old copies of the Daily Gazette - with the intention of catching up on the latest scandal - Falco is forced to admit to Petronius his real reasons for being there...

Cornwall in the 1780's... After a grim war in America, Ross Poldark returns to his land and his family. The joyful home-coming is soured for his father is dead, his estate is derelict and the girl he loves is engaged to marry his cousin.

Carrie Preston is used to hard work - oldest of ten, with an imcompetent mother and a drunken father, she struggles to find food for the younger children. But nothing could have prepared her for the day fate deals her family the cruellest of hands, rendering the Prestons more helpless and desperate than ever.

On location in Vanuatu, young Australian actor Samantha Lindsay plays a character based on the life of 'Mamma Tack', a World War II heroine who was invaluable to both the US forces and the New Hebridean natives. Uncanny parallels between history and fiction emerge and Sam begins a quest for the truth. Who was Mamma Tack and what mysterious forces are at play?

Fictional account of station life in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia during early settlement.

Clare Hamilton is just nine years old when her childhood is abruptly ended with the death of both her parents in the typhoid epidemic of 1946. When her Granny Scott dies, she seizes her chance to return to Salter's Grange to take care of her grandfather.

A fire destroys the modest coal haulage business their father Jack has built, leaving Jack broken and his family wondering how they will survive.

In this novel, Kalgoorlie is brought to life through the lives and times of two families, one Australian and one Italian. From the heady early days to the gold rush, to the horrors of the First World War, to the shame and confrontation of post-war riots, it tells the story of Australia itself and the people who forged a nation out of a harsh and unforgiving land.