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Born: Established: 1994 Carindale, Camp Hill - Carina area, Brisbane - South East, Brisbane, Queensland, ;
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1 y separately published work icon The Seduction of Sunni Sinclair Noel Mealey , Carindale : Glass House Books , 2024 27616498 2024 single work novel

'An audacious bank robbery is masterminded by an unlikely criminal: Sunni Sinclair. She's a classy escort and pub owner, who decides to extract her revenge against the Sydney underworld. In 1954, Sunni Sinclair breaks free of Australia's gangland, reinventing herself as a pub owner in a lawless mining town near Sydney. A champion of justice, she challenges societal norms, advocating for women's rights and downtrodden miners, but soon feels confined by the expectations of society. Fueled by vengeance and seduced by the sirens of illegal adventure, Sunni masterminds a stunning heist that echoes through the underworld and leaves a trail of dazzled and outwitted men in her wake. As her crime threatens to consume her, Sunni gambles everything on a daring bluff. Sunni's journey reflects on society at that time and searches out the porous boundaries between legal and illicit.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Earthrunner and the War of Water Simone Pakavakis , Constantine Pakavakis , Carindale : Glass House Books , 2022 26867553 2022 single work novel young adult fantasy

'He’s a fourteen-year-old boy, taken to fight in war. She’s his twin sister, desperate to save him.

'Patish and Leeta enjoy an idyllic life in their ancient Indian village — until a battle over diminishing water supply threatens their world. While Patish trains as the warrior he’d never planned to be, duty falls on Leeta to make a perilous journey for the wisdom of the mysterious Purple Sage.

'When the final command is given and the armies are primed for bloodshed, the paths of Patish and Leeta meet again in a most astonishing spectacle…' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Pangea and Almost Back Don Henderson , Carindale : Glass House Books , 2021 22691581 2021 single work novel fantasy

'Freddie O'Toole and his crusty manservant, Gruntenguile, find themselves on a time-travelling adventure to the supercontinent of Pangea (250 million years ago). They discover an environmental catastrophe caused by marooned aliens, but to have a chance of saving the planet they must first compete in the Tournament of Blood.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon The Sugar Doctor Lois Shepheard , Carindale : Glass House Books , 2017 11633003 2017 single work biography

'In 1838, Dr Alexander Skinner leaves Scotland for Australia to make his fortune. He had met Scots whose families owned sugar plantations in the West Indies and been told that Australia's climate might be equally suitable for growing sugar. Dr Skinner is intrigued by the prospect of sugar production and the potential growth of a global industry. A restless, tenacious, often relentless character, Dr Skinner pushes himself and his family towards his single-minded goal of success in an untamed country.In 1838, Dr Alexander Skinner leaves Scotland for Australia to make his fortune. He had met Scots whose families owned sugar plantations in the West Indies and been told that Australia's climate might be equally suitable for growing sugar. Dr Skinner is intrigued by the prospect of sugar production and the potential growth of a global industry. A restless, tenacious, often relentless character, Dr Skinner pushes himself and his family towards his single-minded goal of success in an untamed country.

'Author Lois Shepheard's investigation retraces this man's life alongside the history of an Australian industry and its communities, through New South Wales state records, 19th century newspapers, ships' passenger lists and a treasure trove of personal letters. The Sugar Doctor examines Dr Skinner's successes and losses as he traverses urban and rural Australia, with a few years in the Philippines to learn the sugarcane trade. Shepheard skilfully weaves this tapestry of settlement in Australia, stitched with the threads of Dr Skinner, his family life and the deeds of his friends, relatives and associates. The Sugar Doctor is an evocative portrayal of 19th century Australian society and of the brave souls who helped lay the foundations of a nation.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon A Compulsion to Kill : The Surprising Story of Australia's Earliest Serial Killers Robert Cox , Carindale : Glass House Books , 2014 23671299 2014 selected work biography
1 y separately published work icon Yellowcake Springs Guy Salvidge , Carindale : Glass House Books , 2011 Z1859495 2011 single work novel young adult science fiction

'Welcome to Yellowcake Springs; a pristine, friendly, secure community of citizens involved in the maintenance of one of Western Australia's CIQ Sinocorp nuclear reactor facilities. You have nothing to fear inside the heavily-guarded community, nestled in the quiet streets between the radiation Red Zone and the razor-wired fences. Raise a family. Go to the park. Watch the sun set between the cooling towers. Lament the desperate lives of the lost ones living in the darklands outside the community, where overpopulation and starvation have created a lawless world. Feel lucky. You belong to CIQ Sinocorp now.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon The Importance of Being Cool Olwyn Conrau , Carindale : Glass House Books , 2010 Z1874226 2010 single work autobiography 'Explore an urban underworld where many people get lost, lose it or just disappear...

Twenty-something Oli shapes a torrent of chemicals into a searing account of survival in the urban Melbourne scene.

Amidst ravenous addictions, spiralling dead ends and violence on both sides of the law, Oli keeps her wits, and her life, to record this story.

On slippery ground all the way, it soon becomes clear why in this world - you have to stay cool.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 2 y separately published work icon The Secret Stealer : A Grand History of the Curse and Its Accursees, Volume 267 : James Winchester IV Jess Webster , Carindale : Glass House Books , 2010 Z1740997 2010 single work novel young adult fantasy 'The Secret Stealer is a creative and well-crafted fantasy story for young adults, and takes the reader on an entertaining ride as it looks at magic curses, good and evil, and the challenges of dealing with the adult world. An exceptionally well-written, engrossing, compelling and easy to read novel. Jessica Webster's characters are believable and fully developed, and the storyline is absorbing and exciting. Humour flows throughout the piece, quirky and always clever, and invests the story with liveliness, originality and charm. The book will appeal to young adults aged 15-18 years and older as well as readers of fantasy.' 

(Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Sacrifice L. R. Saul , Carindale : Glass House Books , 2009 Z1583947 2009 single work novel fantasy

'Emme, illegitimate daughter of a woman who hates and beats her, longs to run away from her primitive, barbaric village.

'When a stranger appears in her forest and entices her to run away with him to his home, the great city, she agrees. Abruptly a black portal opens up. Thrust into the portal, she finds herself in an alien city on the other side of the world.

'Realising she has been tricked, Emme flees into the vast grey maze and finds a world full of enemies - relentless enemies who would turn her in for the hefty price on her head.

'Alone, vulnerable, and longing for the reason she is here, Emme does not know who to trust. Can she trust the cunning street rats and their secretive gentleman leader? The deadly magic-wielding priests who long ago lost their innocence when they enacted a sinister ritual of human sacrifice? The stranger who risked everything to bring her here and has put the price on her head? The powerful, corrupt underground organisation of the Black Bands? Or maybe, in a bleak wintry city of strangers and a dark past, Emme can only rely upon herself and her quest for the truth.' (Publisher's blurb)

1 y separately published work icon The Voyage of the Shuckenoor Hilda and the Ship's Doctor Erica Bell , Brisbane : Glass House Books , 2008 Z1569215 2008 single work novel historical fiction

'An historical novel and adventure story depicting the fate of women on the tall ships of the 19th Century. Sailing from Queensland to Melanesia in 1903, 17 year-old Hilda Kofke accompanies her beloved father, a government officer on his final labour recruiting voyage through the South Seas. Far from the pacifist and champion of Pacific islanders' rights she believed him to be, Hilda learns that her father was once 'the butcher of New Guinea' who believed in the perfect logic of the pre-emptive strike.' (Publication summary)

1 1 y separately published work icon Over My Dead Body Jim Brigginshaw , Brisbane : Glass House Books , 2008 Z1562347 2008 single work novel

'Winner, 2008 IP Picks Best Fiction Award. Marked by the events of the Great Flood of 1893 and the formation of the first miners unions, Over My Dead Body is an Australian epic; a literary feat exemplifying a writers craftsmanship and dedication to bringing history alive. The book puts Australias current resource-driven prosperity into context by showing the day to day struggles of ordinary workers just trying to get by. With panoramic themes reminiscent of Lawrences Sons and Lovers, this thoroughly researched, award- winning retrospective will certainly remind its readers of the important place unions have earned in todays society.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Alliance L. R. Saul , Brisbane : Glass House Books , 2008 Z1549961 2008 single work novel fantasy 'A girl thief and outlaw, impulsively enters the fray to rescue a group of strangers and receives a near fatal wound for her trouble. As her strength ebbs away, she is taken into the mysterious group and nursed back to health. Her path lies ahead with them, or back to the life of a thief. She dare not trust them with her own dark secrets, but neither do they trust her. And so begins a strained companionship and a journey that will reveal shocking truths about each of the members of this unlikely band of travellers. Suddenly pitched against their terrible secrets, Shenna finds herself at the climax of a thousand years of interracial bitterness and bloodshed. She glimpses a mystery that touches on world affairs, dangerous alliances, and a devastating bargain with an ancient and deadly foe. Neither side is able to trust, unaware that within their fragile relationship lies the only hope for a world on the brink of total destruction.' (Source: Bookseller's website)
1 y separately published work icon Put the Billy On : Growing up in Queensland's Gulf Country Ann Jones , Carindale : Glass House Books , 2008 9438188 2008 single work autobiography

'Put The Billy On gives us insights into what it was like to grow up in Australia in the 1930s and 40s. The story is mixed with undertones of delightful humour and fading innocence. Historical events, such as the lead up to World War II, are artfully compared to the tensions in the speaker's own life. Ann Jones invites us to reflect on how far we've come, and the precious things that may have been lost on the way.' (Source: On-line)

1 1 y separately published work icon The Australia First Movement: Dreaming of a National Socialist State Barbara Winter , Carindale : Glass House Books , 2005 Z1238498 2005 single work biography
1 y separately published work icon Done by Hand : Collected Poems of Sofyan Armytage 1980-2003 Sofyan Armytage , Carindale : Glass House Books , 2004 Z1190507 2004 selected work poetry
1 y separately published work icon Live by the Bottle Margaret Metz , Carindale : Glass House Books , 2004 Z1173369 2004 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon Inge John Veron , Carindale : Glass House Books , 2003 Z1152625 2003 single work biography John Veron depicts the life of a remarkable woman who touched the lives of everyone she met. Inge Moessler travelled the world searching for peace and found it on Orpheus Island in Queensland.
1 y separately published work icon Sera : A Mother Mother , Carindale : Glass House Books , 2002 Z1173404 2002 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon Passing Through Kevin Streat , Carindale : Glass House Books , 2001 Z1173412 2001 selected work poetry
1 4 y separately published work icon Meditations at the Edge of a Dream Beatriz Copello , Carindale : Glass House Books , 2001 Z933389 2001 selected work poetry
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