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See what you made me do : power, control and domestic violence [Paperback]

See what you made me do : powercontrol and domestic violence [Paperback] [Stella Prize - Winner 2020]
Hill, Jess
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Domesticabuse is a national emergency- one in four Australian women has experienced violence from a man she was intimate with. But too often we ask the wrong question- why didn't she leave? We should be asking- why did he do it? 

 

Fathoms : the world in the whale

Fathoms : the world in the whale [Stella Prize - Shortlist 2021]
Giggs, Rebecca
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When Rebecca Giggs encountered a humpback whale stranded on her local beach in Australia, she began to wonder how the lives of whales might shed light on the condition of our seas. How do whales experience environmental change?

 

Revenge : murder in three parts [Paperback]

Revenge : murder in three parts [Paperback] [Stella Prize - Shortlist 2021]
Lim, S. L.
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A family favour their son over their daughter. Shan attends university before making his fortune in Australia while Yannie must find menial employment and care for her ageing parents.

 

The animals in that country [Paperback]

The animals in that country [Paperback] [Stella Prize - Shortlist 2021]
McKay, Laura Jean
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Out on the road, no one speaks, everything talks. Hard-drinking, foul-mouthed, and allergic to bullshit, Jean is not your usual grandma. She's never been good at getting on with other humans, apart from her beloved granddaughter, Kimberly. 

 

Witness : an investigation into the brutal cost of seeking justice

Witness : an investigation into the brutal cost of seeking justice [Stella Prize - Shortlist 2021]
Milligan, Louise
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A masterful and deeply troubling exposé, Witness is the culmination of almost five years' work for award-winning investigative journalist Louise Milligan.

 

Stone sky gold mountain [Paperback]

Stone sky gold mountain [Paperback] [Stella Prize - Shortlist 2021]
Riwoe, Mirandi
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"Tragic family circumstances force siblings Ying and Lai Yue to flee their home in China to seek their fortunes in North Queensland. Life on the gold fields is hard, and they soon abandon the diggings and head to nearby Maytown. 

 

The Bass Rock

The Bass Rock [Paperback] [Winner 2021]
Wyld, Evie
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"Surging out of the sea, the Bass Rock has for centuries watched over the lives that pass under its shadow on the Scottish mainland. And across the centuries the fates of three women are linked: to this place, to each other.
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