Tag Archives | Australian author
The Book Thief
At the end of the nineteen thirties in Germany a little girl travelled with her mother and brother on the […]
Posted on 5 April 2014 | By Fence | 8 responses
Year of wonders
The year is 1665 and Anna Frith is a widow at only 18 years of age. She has two young […]
Posted on 15 March 2014 | By Fence | 4 responses
Significant Dust
Vanessa works in a roadhouse in an isolated part of Australia. When we first meet her we don’t know why […]
Posted on 15 August 2012 | By Fence
The light heart of stone
Book one in the Promise of Stones series. Fox is a young girl growing up on the Stone Body, a […]
Posted on 31 July 2012 | By Fence | 2 responses
The light between oceans
Tom Sherbourne has come back to Australia from World War I. Like many soldiers he has brought many demons back […]
Posted on 24 July 2012 | By Fence | 3 responses
The isles of the sun
one of the stories in Cracklescape One evening when all the other children have gone home for their dinners Elric […]
Posted on 2 July 2012 | By Fence | 1 response
The Duchess Dresser
one of the stories in Cracklescape Tanner found an abandoned dresser on the street, thought it would be an addition […]
Posted on 25 June 2012 | By Fence
The Brides of Rollrock Island
Also published as Sea-Hearts Misskaella isn’t as pretty and slim as her sisters, but as she grows she discovers that […]
Posted on 20 February 2012 | By Fence | 4 responses
The best thing
Mel is not having a good year at school. Her friends have turned on her, and her boyfriend one day […]
Posted on 17 January 2012 | By Fence
Touching earth lightly
ISBN: 1864488239 “I’ve got to get our of that house.” Janey looked almost small, walking past these angled girders. Growing […]
Posted on 28 December 2010 | By Fence | 5 responses
Tender Morsels
ISBN: 9780385613231 Liga’s father fiddled with the fire, fiddled and fiddled. Then he stood up, very suddenly. I’ve been wanting […]
Posted on 24 August 2009 | By Fence | 1 response
Black Juice
ISBN: 0575077816 A Once Upon A Time reading challenge read. See also: Margo Lanagan’s blog ; LibraryThing ; Scooter Chronicles […]
