HarperCollinsPublishers, Australia 2026
Cover design Emily O’Neill
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Arianne James’ tale of selkies and other merfolk plunges us into the waters of Tasmania and Scotland with a rich heritage of folklore and seafaring. The powerful feminine is at its core – sisterhood, family and women’s wisdom.
Independently published, Australia, 2020
Cover and internal design Rosemary McKenzie
The Devil’s Uncle is the third of Peter Stanley’s Mansergh series, set in British colonial India and whilst indeed part of a series, it can certainly be read as a stand-alone. The exploits of Mansergh from previous novels have some residual effects, not least of which is what we would now call PTSD as a result of the horrors of war.
Hachette, Australia, 2021
Another fine work of historical fiction by Kayte Nunn, The Last Reunion focusses on the women of the Women’s Auxiliary Services Burma (WASBies). It’s another of the largely untold stories of the contribution of women to the Second World War effort – these plucky women were the closest to the frontline of any servicewomen in this conflict, their role being to run a mobile canteen for the soldiers in the battlefield.
