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No matter where you look in Australia, you're more than likely to see a eucalyptus tree. Scrawny or majestic, smooth as pearl or rough as guts, they have defined a continent for millennia, and shaped the possibilities and imaginations of those who live among them. Australia's First Nations have long knowledge of the characters and abilities of the eucalypts. And as part of the disruption wrought by colonial Australia, botanists battled in a ra...

In una piccola città affacciata sull'oceano, c'è una biblioteca dove gli abitanti vanno in cerca di pace e di sogni. Affidano le loro richieste ad Ani, bibliotecaria alle prime armi, una giovane donna già segnata da un destino crudele, che le ha strappato un pezzo di cuore e l'ha lasciata sola a crescere la sua bambina. Quell'impiego le è stato offerto per aiutarla ad andare avanti e, se lei ha accettato, è anche un po' per il ricordo che serb...

Through the richly intertwined narratives of two women from different generations, Ashley Hay, known for her "elegant prose, which draws warm and textured portraits as it celebrates the web of human stories" (New York Times Book Review) weaves an intricate, bighearted tale of the many small decisions—the invisible moments—that come to make a life. "Readers who loved the quiet introspection of Anita Shreve's The Pilot's Wife and Elizabeth Strou...

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From the author of the highly acclaimed The Railwayman's Wife comes an emotionally resonant and profound new novel of two families, interconnected through the house that bears witness to their lives.

For fans of The Light Between Oceans, this "exquisitely written, true book of wonders" (Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize-winning author) explores the aftermath of World War II in an Australian seaside town, and the mysterious poem that changes the lives of those who encounter it.

Het is 1948. In Thirroul, een kleine kustplaats in Australië, proberen de bewoners de oorlog achter zich te laten en de draad weer op te pakken. Voor sommigen een bijna onmogelijke opgave... Voor Ani, die na de oorlog haar man verliest door een noodlottig ongeluk en die nu alleen hun dochtertje moet opvoeden. Voor dichter Roy McKinnon, die door wat hij in het leger heeft meegemaakt een writer's block heeft, maar die zonder poëzie niet kan lev...

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Three people, struggling to come to terms with great loss after the end of World War Two, search for peace in a heartbreaking novel of love and loss and the healing power of memory and words.

Exquisite…a rich, meditative novel that explores the connectivity of people living in the same geographical space across the distance of time." —New York Times Book Review From the acclaimed author of the "exquisitely written and deeply felt" (Geraldine Brooks, author of The Secret Chord) novel The Railwayman's Wife comes a magical and gorgeously wrought tale of an astonishing event that connects three people across three hundred years.Imagine...

The annual collection celebrating the finest Australian science writing of the year. Now in its fourth year, this popular and acclaimed anthology steps inside Australia's laboratories and its finest scientific and literary minds. Featuring prominent authors, as well as many new voices, it covers topics as diverse and wondrous as our "lumpy” universe, the creation of dragons and the frontiers of climate science.

For fans of The Light Between Oceans, this "exquisitely written, true book of wonders" (Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize-winning author) explores the aftermath of World War II in an Australian seaside town, and the mysterious poem that changes the lives of those who encounter it.In 1948, in a town overlooking the vast, blue ocean, Anikka Lachlan has all she ever wanted—until a random act transforms her into another postwar widow, destined to r...

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Rapid urbanisation has dominated the world over the past decades, with more than half of the world population living in urban areas. This has had various negative impacts, such as extreme poverty, insufficient infrastructure and services, environmental deterioration, and informal and slum settlements, particularly in developing countries as South Africa. Accordingly, some of the development challenges include the need to provide jobs, basic se...