Cirrus@Austlit

'DP Publishing is Alexis's baby, having built the company from the ground up. When a manuscript entitled, AKRASIA suddenly lands on her desk one day, she knows she's discovered something magnificent. The manuscript has no known author and was mysteriously delivered via a colleague, on a busy Melbourne City street. When Alexis then excitedly goes to meet her best friend Carmen for their weekly coffee, but to her surprise, Carmen is nowhere to be found. Instead, Alexia is greeted by a strange man who tells her, that in order to see her friend alive again, AKRASIA must become a success! Thrust in to a world of blackmail and deceit, Alexis must then decide if saving her best friend outweighs putting her reputation and her career, on the line. But who is the author of AKRASIA? and what is the real reason for the kidnapping? With twists and turns, you will surely be kept guessing, right until the very end.' (Publication summary)

'Come along for the journey as Possum meets Dragon for the first time. Dragon gets himself stuck in a tree and Possum comes to the rescue of her new friend. Join us in many more adventures of Possum and Dragon'.

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'Roselyn X, a young Black prostitute, has terminal cancer and a very small child. She is angry at fate, racism, sexism, and her loss of home and culture. Roselyn Y, masquerading as Roselyn X relays her feelings and pleas in a series of 22 cantos in a collection of poetry. Roselyn’s story is not all dark, it offers light and hope. Her story should never have happened; nothing has changed for Aboriginal Australians; little has changed for women and issues of sexism — or racism; and Black Deaths in Custody still generations on; let alone drug issues over that 50 year landscape of all of the poetry in this book. Black lives around the world rate a lesser value than the deaths of White people, why? Thought provoking, humorous, enlightening, and a pleasure to read.'

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'Scripturient (adj) Having a consuming passion to write. This collection of short stories by novelist and poet, author, Lynette Greenfield, features emotionally driven reflections of specific trials in the author's life. Fantasy plays an important role in this book as it aids in the ability to relive some of the events in her life. Stories that are veracious, consciously sincere, and inspiring. Lynette Greenfield is known for her honest and often, confronting writing. Showcasing her work in Australia and the United States, she has built a large following, who know her work to be faithfully creative and intensely powerful.'

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'Confessions is a collection of poetry by Lynette Greenfield. It is a lively and daring approach to human interaction, human limitations, mental strength, and emotional growth. Passionate, unique, feminine, and raw, this collection speaks of surviving struggles, taking the stand, and letting go of the past in order to rise above life's challenges, and move forward in life. Lynette Greenfield's third edition delivers, yet, another layer and a new direction in her literary career.'

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'Jaxon sees the world differently and loves to questions things that matter to him the most. Join Jaxon as he finds out what love means. This beautifully illustrated introduction to Autism celebrates the special characteristics of children on the spectrum.'

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'Go on a journey with a young boy as he reflects on the many ways he recognizes and identifies with the love of his mother. A simple, yet endearing, and encouraging story that children of any age can relate to.'

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'Know the Difference is a collection of poems about everyday life experiences. Lynette Greenfield expresses joy, frustration, anger, faith, and explores observations of human behaviors, and the contrast of love and loss. Go on a journey with Greenfield's mind as she explores secret thoughts and dreams through beautifully crafted, honest, visually, tender, poems. A constant theme of needing more out of life carries an occasional story of the experiences of travel and its calming qualities. Through playful, experimental, wordplay, the author bravely confronts her private, social and emotional battles. Know the Difference is Lynette Greenfield's second poetry edition. Evidence of her literary maturity, powerful intensity and the experienced ability to take the reader on a journey of the mind, proves Lynette's artistic progress, passion, and willingness to embrace change.'

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'From Lynette Greenfield, a striking first collection of poetry that projects a deep sense of spirituality and moving poise. This is a lively and approachable prologue into the authors mind as she writes what she feels and knows to be true. Lynette Greenfield writes intrepidly of physical and emotional sensations, which emerge from the heart with robust sensuality and careful chaos. From poems that erupt from childhood to those that embody the transformative power of love and loss. Lynette Greenfield’s ambitions as a writer are imperative and intense. Her work has a sense of struggle, inspiring clarity, revealing both anxiety of misfortune and the valor with which she confronts her demons.'

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'Would you know if you were going insane?

'This is what Syden, a young girl living in a small town, is faced with every day, as she learns how to deal with growing up in a world where loved ones don’t always have her best interest at heart. Syden suffers from unexplained visions and consequently, her dreams begin to dictate her life, ultimately deciding her heartbreaking fate. Follow the story of Syden’s search for truth as the lines between fantasy and imagination, great love and deepest loss, merge with the painful reality of an unexplained illness and debilitating disillusionment.

'Some nights are like dreams where everything is happily beyond your control. A good dream is when you don’t want it to end, but if it does, and if you’re lucky, you get to be the one who walks away.'

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'“I survived because the fire inside me burned brighter than the fire around me.”

'The Day it Rained Forever is a fiction, drama novel that, while written beautifully, may also make you feel uncomfortable, as it tackles the violence and unpleasantness of gang rape. Alia Cannes, a psychologist and writer, who lives a normal, simple, working class life, finds herself in a terrifying situation one evening, when she agrees to accompany a man at a bar to his hotel room. There, her night turns into a living nightmare, but that’s where the violence ends. It is the compassionate, loving guidance of Erik, who reaches into the darkness to the sufferer Alia, offering hope and helping her in her silent search for a life free from the memory of her past and the violence she endured. The aim of the book is to help survivors find the courage to speak out. The author remained sensitive to the subject so no use of vulgar language has been used.'

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'A city has many layers and New York has more than most and not all the layers are underground. Eve is about to find this out the hard way when she makes the move with her wealthy boyfriend, Ranoldo. New York begins to weave its way through their lives, forcing her to question every decision she had ever made. This is a story of a struggle between family and wealth, love, and those without it, and of how one woman finds hope through revenge.'

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'Eve is a young writer living in a small town, struggling to complete her latest novel. She meets Ranoldo online and one day, finally meets him in person. She must find a way of merging their common interests in a world with the reality of his life in a big city. But Ranoldo harbors secrets about his life and through Eve’s journey of discovery, finds her own voice again. This is a story of uncompromising devotion, of life as it really is, and a love that changes everything.'

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'During a heated argument, and in an honest attempt to save his wife's life, Brandon suddenly, tragically falls to his death from a fifth floor apartment window. Jessica, Brandon's wife and a ballerina, is then left on her own to recall the bad decisions that led to the end of her marriage. Years later, Jessica is scouted by Anthony, the manager of a global touring company, who, after discovering Jessica online, offers her a contract. Will Jessica be forced to sacrifice all she has left in the world in the pursuit of fame? Or will she honor Brandon's life by accepting her own fate and consequences for the choices she once made? Which decision will prove what type of person she really is? Which decision is right? Which path will lead to happiness and which will ultimately lead to more tragedy?'

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