Cirrus@Austlit

'Zac is sometimes a child, and sometimes maturity breaks through. He needs information to his level of understanding. Yes, he'll have mood swings and yes, divorcing parents will cause him conflicting emotions. That isn't his fault.' (Publication summary) 

'This is Tommas's Story.

'At fifteen, Tommas needs to be included in decisions about his life after divorce. He sort of understands the issues but feels his life is disrupted.

'Remember, like all of us, he needs reassurance that he is loved.' (Publication summary)

'Come and spend time with Outback Sam as he shares his day in the bush.

'Outback Sam experiences all the joys of the outback, his day time enjoyment of all things in the bush shared in rhyme.' (Publication summary)

'Come and spend time with Outback Sam as he shares his day in the bush.

'Outback Sam experiences all the joys of the outback, his day time enjoyment of all things in the bush shared in rhyme.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'When Police Lieutenant BJ Strafer returns to Benjamin, his old home town, many things are rekindled - his thoughts of returning home for good; his fears for old Sam Carstairs; the long-running feud with that man's son who'd once idolised him, and the hopes of reclaiming the love of the Police Chief's daughter.

'While investigating the deaths of many young girls, Strafer uncovers the townsfolk's many dark secrets. What he hadn't expected was the return of his old bad reputation, implicating him as the prime suspect.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'When Rachael Summerfield flees a brutal marriage and imposters herself as the heir to an isolated castle in the Scottish highlands, she inherits more than she bargained for. Thrust into a centuries old clan feud, she battles against the treacherous countryside and a clan that will stop at nothing to reclaim their land. If she does not remain as heir-apparent, the existence of the glorious, almost extinct Destrier horses will be jeopardised.Guided by the resident Horse Keeper, Brody Lachlan, Rachael must choose between her life in New York and her life in the Highlands, all the while wondering why her mother had betrayed her all her life and why Brody cannot give her his heart.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'The tranquillity of a Western Australian wheatbelt town is shattered when an out-of-State shearing team secure local contracts by thuggery and scare tactics. Nick Manetti, a returned Vietnam veteran who the whole town fears, reluctantly becomes involved when the trouble escalates and threatens his livelihood.

'When Becky Cooper, the new girl in town, witnesses the horrific murder of Nick's best friend, she flees for her life, Nick rescuing her from the clutches of trained killers in the nick of time. But were they seen escaping? And if so, where will they be safe?

'At the height of a bitter storm they race across country in a bid to reach safety as a personal war unfolds for them both. As the town wades into a battle it is totally unprepared for, Becky’s and Nick’s lives hang in the balance. Who will survive the ruthless violence that plays out on Devlin Street?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'While an out of control wildfire devours the high country plains of Victoria, recently orphaned Clarrise and Chris Darcy flee with their horses down a steep and rugged gully called The Overflow.Rescuing a herd of wild horses and their Nanna’s Hereford cattle along the way they battle the ravages of the fire and sharp shooters who try to eradicate their Nanna’s prize bull, Bawldy. The future of their farm and family hinges on saving the horses and the Herefords but first they must survive the all consuming, unstoppable flames.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Indelible Ink is a collection of prose and poetry by the author of Bitter Comes the Storm. Varied in style and subject matter the sixteen stories, fifteen poems and three articles have all gained major awards or commendations in competitions or been published in magazines or anthologies.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'A smorgasbord of childhood memories blended with the food, culture, family relationships and landscapes at the heart of the stories.' (Publication summary)

'Fairy Princess Sara teaches her new friend Charlie to be tolerant to the difference in others. This book of magic-realism is an aid to help children accept people regardless of colour or race and to find the special qualities in them.' (Publication summary) 

'This book is just chockers of tales told in rhyme, of bushmen and brumbies and seasons in time, of drovers and breakers who work this vast land, finding the rhythm that few understand; tales of excitement and tales of awe, tributes that include our Walers of war. Days of now and days of back then all unfold in the stroke of a pen.

'This poetry book contains tales of the bush, expresses a love of horses and the characters who ride them.' (Publication summary)

'Oh what troubles abound when Penny's ostrich egg hatches, only it isn't an ostrich she now has to raise. How can she and John keep her new pet out of the hands of scientists who will take him away from her? A delightful story of loyalty and the responsibility of owning such a strange and wonderful pet. For readers 8 to 12 years.'(Publication summary)