The heartwarming new family saga from the bestselling author of The Kookaburra Creek Café.
A year is a long time in the memory of a small town. Stories get twisted, truths become warped, history is rewritten.
MYSTERIES
When Laura discovers an old photo of her grandmother, Lillian, with an intriguing inscription on the back, she heads to the sleepy seaside town of Banksia Bay to learn the truth of Lillian’s past. But when she arrives, Laura finds a community where everyone seems to be hiding something.
Please read on ...
A year is a long time in the memory of a small town. Stories get twisted, truths become warped, history is rewritten.
MYSTERIES
When Laura discovers an old photo of her grandmother, Lillian, with an intriguing inscription on the back, she heads to the sleepy seaside town of Banksia Bay to learn the truth of Lillian’s past. But when she arrives, Laura finds a community where everyone seems to be hiding something.
Please read on ...
The story of the astonishing voyage of Captain James Cook and the Endeavour, to mark the 250th anniversary of that voyage, and Cook's claim to sovereignty.
In 1768 Captain James Cook and his crew set sail on a small British naval vessel, the boldly named Endeavour, bound for the Pacific Ocean. He was ordered to establish an observatory at Tahiti in order to record the 1769 transit of Venus, and – with the skills of naturalist Joseph Banks and his team – to collect natural history in this far part of the world. But Cook’s brief also included a secret mission from the British Admiralty: to discover Terra Australis Incognita, an unknown southern land that might prove to be larger and richer than Australia
Avast there me hearty ...
In 1768 Captain James Cook and his crew set sail on a small British naval vessel, the boldly named Endeavour, bound for the Pacific Ocean. He was ordered to establish an observatory at Tahiti in order to record the 1769 transit of Venus, and – with the skills of naturalist Joseph Banks and his team – to collect natural history in this far part of the world. But Cook’s brief also included a secret mission from the British Admiralty: to discover Terra Australis Incognita, an unknown southern land that might prove to be larger and richer than Australia
Avast there me hearty ...
Walk in the Footsteps of Trailblazing Women with Lonely Planet
Discover how and where inspiring women have changed our world with Lonely Planet’s In Her Footsteps, a travel guide to places where female activists, artists, pathbreakers and icons have studied, lived, worked, reigned and explored.
Released ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, In Her Footsteps allows readers to journey to the heart of women’s activism, history and creativity through the ages.
Take the walk ...
Discover how and where inspiring women have changed our world with Lonely Planet’s In Her Footsteps, a travel guide to places where female activists, artists, pathbreakers and icons have studied, lived, worked, reigned and explored.
Released ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, In Her Footsteps allows readers to journey to the heart of women’s activism, history and creativity through the ages.
Take the walk ...
Set in Queensland during a time of tremendous social upheaval, Riptides is a gripping family drama about dreams, choices and consequences, from the author of the acclaimed Half Moon Lake.
One bad decision can tear your world apart . . .
December 1974. Abby Campbell and her brother Charlie are driving to their father’s farm on a dark country road when they swerve into the path of another car, forcing it into a tree. The pregnant driver is killed instantly.
In the heat of the moment, Abby and Charlie make a fateful decision. They flee, hoping heavy rain will erase the fact they were there. They both have too much to lose.
Will the plan work ...
One bad decision can tear your world apart . . .
December 1974. Abby Campbell and her brother Charlie are driving to their father’s farm on a dark country road when they swerve into the path of another car, forcing it into a tree. The pregnant driver is killed instantly.
In the heat of the moment, Abby and Charlie make a fateful decision. They flee, hoping heavy rain will erase the fact they were there. They both have too much to lose.
Will the plan work ...
The Drover's Wife is utterly authentic, brilliantly plotted, thoroughly harrowing and entirely of our times exploring race, gender, violence and inheritance.
Leah Purcell’s play caused a sensation on performance and won the NSW Premier’s Prize Book of the Year and now she has expanded that play to write a novel that while still ‘Tarantino meets Deadwood’ is also so much more.
In the titular character The Drover’s Wife, Purcell has created a figure who is as resonant and significant as Ned Kelly. Lawson’s original short story is reimagined vividly to portray the drover’s heroic wife as a righteous avenger - on behalf of herself, her children and her race - in a savage male world.
Head to the outback ...
Leah Purcell’s play caused a sensation on performance and won the NSW Premier’s Prize Book of the Year and now she has expanded that play to write a novel that while still ‘Tarantino meets Deadwood’ is also so much more.
In the titular character The Drover’s Wife, Purcell has created a figure who is as resonant and significant as Ned Kelly. Lawson’s original short story is reimagined vividly to portray the drover’s heroic wife as a righteous avenger - on behalf of herself, her children and her race - in a savage male world.
Head to the outback ...
Heart-warming stories of dogs that survived – and thrived – against the odds.
It’s no secret that dogs have indomitable spirits, that they’re tireless workers and have boundless energy. But it’s when everything seems hopeless that their grit and determination really shines through. Whether sick or injured, lost or abandoned, recovering from cruelty or neglect, it’s the underdogs of the world who have the most to teach us.
Dogs like Jake the bulldog, who was found unresponsive in a burning house but was revived by puppy CPR and now serves as a mascot for the fire crew that saved his life; Guy the beagle, discovered alone in the woods, desperately underweight, only to be adopted by Meghan Markle.
Find out - Who's a good dog ...
It’s no secret that dogs have indomitable spirits, that they’re tireless workers and have boundless energy. But it’s when everything seems hopeless that their grit and determination really shines through. Whether sick or injured, lost or abandoned, recovering from cruelty or neglect, it’s the underdogs of the world who have the most to teach us.
Dogs like Jake the bulldog, who was found unresponsive in a burning house but was revived by puppy CPR and now serves as a mascot for the fire crew that saved his life; Guy the beagle, discovered alone in the woods, desperately underweight, only to be adopted by Meghan Markle.
Find out - Who's a good dog ...
Lonely Planet's Practical Guide to Astrotourism: Dark Skies
Discover the best stargazing destinations around the world with Lonely Planet's Dark Skies, published this month.
Authored by space tourism and travel writer Valerie Stimac, this comprehensive companion includes guides to 35 dark-sky sites and national parks, where to see the aurora, the next decade of total solar eclipses and how to view rocket launches, plus the lowdown on commercial space flight.
★ Find sites accredited by the International Dark-Sky Association;
★ Learn about stargazing and astrophotography;
Let's go stargazing ...
Discover the best stargazing destinations around the world with Lonely Planet's Dark Skies, published this month.
Authored by space tourism and travel writer Valerie Stimac, this comprehensive companion includes guides to 35 dark-sky sites and national parks, where to see the aurora, the next decade of total solar eclipses and how to view rocket launches, plus the lowdown on commercial space flight.
★ Find sites accredited by the International Dark-Sky Association;
★ Learn about stargazing and astrophotography;
Let's go stargazing ...
Who Owns History
Geoffrey Robertson focuses his razor-sharp mind on one of the greatest contemporary issues in the worlds of art and culture: the return of cultural property taken from its country of creation.
Hard on the heels of his best-selling autobiography Rather His Own Man, one of Australia’s foremost public intellectuals turns his mind to one of the most important contemporary questions that divides the world of art and culture: the restitution of heritage treasures removed in earlier times from subjugated peoples who now want them back.
Read on and make your own mind up ...
Geoffrey Robertson focuses his razor-sharp mind on one of the greatest contemporary issues in the worlds of art and culture: the return of cultural property taken from its country of creation.
Hard on the heels of his best-selling autobiography Rather His Own Man, one of Australia’s foremost public intellectuals turns his mind to one of the most important contemporary questions that divides the world of art and culture: the restitution of heritage treasures removed in earlier times from subjugated peoples who now want them back.
Read on and make your own mind up ...
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Global Children, Hidden Wonders, Amazing Flags, Train Secrets and City Adventures from Lonely Planet Kids
In its five new book releases this October, Lonely Planet Kids meets 84 children from around the world, shares the amazing stories behind the world's flags, joins a globetrotting city adventure, explores the world of trains, and discovers the planet's wildest, weirdest places.
Let the children read ...
Global Children, Hidden Wonders, Amazing Flags, Train Secrets and City Adventures from Lonely Planet Kids
In its five new book releases this October, Lonely Planet Kids meets 84 children from around the world, shares the amazing stories behind the world's flags, joins a globetrotting city adventure, explores the world of trains, and discovers the planet's wildest, weirdest places.
Let the children read ...
The Universe
Lonely Planet Collaborates with NASA for World's First Guidebook to The Universe
Lonely Planet is journeying further than it ever has before with the world's first and only travel guide to The Universe, created in collaboration with NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL), and published this October.
Developed with the latest data from NASA, and featuring a Foreword by award-winning science educator Bill Nye the Science Guy, Lonely Planet's new book touches down on the planets of our solar system, before continuing to the edge of the known Universe via exoplanets, newborn stars, supernova remnants, galaxy superclusters and more, as it discovers space’s most astonishing sights.
Go where no reader has been before ...
Lonely Planet Collaborates with NASA for World's First Guidebook to The Universe
Lonely Planet is journeying further than it ever has before with the world's first and only travel guide to The Universe, created in collaboration with NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL), and published this October.
Developed with the latest data from NASA, and featuring a Foreword by award-winning science educator Bill Nye the Science Guy, Lonely Planet's new book touches down on the planets of our solar system, before continuing to the edge of the known Universe via exoplanets, newborn stars, supernova remnants, galaxy superclusters and more, as it discovers space’s most astonishing sights.
Go where no reader has been before ...
Win Big with Lonely Planet
Discover Inspiring Experiences to Transform Your Life with Lonely Planet's Travel Goals
A modern bucket list for responsible, healthy, feel-good travel, Lonely Planet's Travel Goals is published this month.
Lonely Planet recently surveyed more than 7,500 members of its dedicated community of travellers from around the world, with 92% of respondents saying they see travel as "an opportunity for positive change". In addition, 68% of those surveyed said they now care more about sustainable travel than they used to, while 60% view travel as more of an opportunity for personal growth than they previously did.
Read about the great prizes ...
Discover Inspiring Experiences to Transform Your Life with Lonely Planet's Travel Goals
A modern bucket list for responsible, healthy, feel-good travel, Lonely Planet's Travel Goals is published this month.
Lonely Planet recently surveyed more than 7,500 members of its dedicated community of travellers from around the world, with 92% of respondents saying they see travel as "an opportunity for positive change". In addition, 68% of those surveyed said they now care more about sustainable travel than they used to, while 60% view travel as more of an opportunity for personal growth than they previously did.
Read about the great prizes ...
A practical guide to adopting, training and living with a rescue dog, from popular dog trainer and animal behaviourist Laura Vissaritis.
If you look into the eyes of a rescue dog, you can actually peer deep into their soul. Their soul is filled with stories of a past that can only ever be retold by them. And because of that, you’ll never truly know what they went through before you met them. Some have endured horrendous hardship and cruelty, others lived a life of utility in a breeding farm, whilst many dogs’ hearts were broken simply due to unforeseen and tragic circumstances. What ever story each of them has to tell, they all have one thing in common; every rescue dog needs a second chance.
Why you should adopt a rescue dog ...
If you look into the eyes of a rescue dog, you can actually peer deep into their soul. Their soul is filled with stories of a past that can only ever be retold by them. And because of that, you’ll never truly know what they went through before you met them. Some have endured horrendous hardship and cruelty, others lived a life of utility in a breeding farm, whilst many dogs’ hearts were broken simply due to unforeseen and tragic circumstances. What ever story each of them has to tell, they all have one thing in common; every rescue dog needs a second chance.
Why you should adopt a rescue dog ...
Against the Odds: Surviving the world’s worst tsunami and overcoming trauma
‘Powerful and profound. Against the Odds reads like a thriller.’ Glenn A. Baker
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to face the immediate, unexpected prospect of sudden death?
Travel is the safest it has ever been, but what happens when it occasionally goes horribly wrong? Travel writer John Maddocks had seconds to respond when he woke to find a 10-metre high tsunami about to smash his beachside cabana in Sri Lanka. There was no escape, but by some miracle he lived when thousands around him didn’t.
Not John's turn ...
‘Powerful and profound. Against the Odds reads like a thriller.’ Glenn A. Baker
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to face the immediate, unexpected prospect of sudden death?
Travel is the safest it has ever been, but what happens when it occasionally goes horribly wrong? Travel writer John Maddocks had seconds to respond when he woke to find a 10-metre high tsunami about to smash his beachside cabana in Sri Lanka. There was no escape, but by some miracle he lived when thousands around him didn’t.
Not John's turn ...
