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Salt

Kinsella, John
Salt
The ninth issue of a publication featuring poems and writing about poetry from around the world.

CHF 22.90

Sam, Grace and the Shipwreck

Gillespie, Michelle / Martinez, Sonia
Sam, Grace and the Shipwreck
An evocative retelling of the wreck of the SS "Georgette" off the coast of Western Australia in 1876, this inspiring account chronicles the heroic efforts of 16 year old Grace Bussell and Sam Isaacs, an Aboriginal stockman. Lavishly illustrated, this mixed media book--which includes collages, computer generated images, and oil paintings--depicts Bussell and Isaacs as they rescue the lives of 50 passengers and crew from sure-drowning. Highlight...

CHF 23.90

Playback: Reprint Edition

Salom, Philip
Playback: Reprint Edition
Playback focuses on Jack Biner, a folklorist and oral historian who travels to the small town of Windrup to collect stories from the locals. His aim is to catalogue the intricacies of rural Australia, but as he begins his interviews he discovers that there has been, in the not too distant past, a number of accidents, the truth of which he is drawn to uncover. One man was shot in the head and rendered speechless. Another has his hand blown off ...

CHF 28.90

Wool: The Australian Story

Woldendorp, Richard / McDonald, Roger / Burdon, Amanda
Wool: The Australian Story
Wool: The Australian Story is a stunning collaboration between three outstanding Australian artists. Roger McDonald's story about the early years of the wool industry serves as a frame for the uniquely wonderful photographs of Richard Woldendorp, which are complemented by the meticulously researched historical and contemporary perspective of Amanda Burdon's commentary. Together they create an insightful artistic synergy that tells the story of...

CHF 69.00

Unwilling Emigrants: Letters of a Convict's Wife

Hasluck, Alexandra
Unwilling Emigrants: Letters of a Convict's Wife
First published in 1959, Unwilling Emigrants is based on a bundle of tattered letters that were discovered when the old police building in Toodyay, 63 miles NE of Perth, Australia, was demolished in 1931. The letters written by Myra Sykes to her husband William, who was sentenced to penal servitude, tell a moving tale of heartbreak and longing and give an extraordinary insight into the effect of convict life upon the human spirit.

CHF 35.90