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5 5 y separately published work icon In Her Own Image Anna Murdoch , London : Collins , 1985 Z506885 1985 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon Nacktes Land; Der Schatz der Dona Lucia: zwei romane Morris West , Stuttgart : Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft , 1979 Z1394975 1979 selected work novel Translations of The Naked Country and Gallows on the Sand.
4 1 y separately published work icon Mask of the Andes Jon Cleary , Sydney London : Collins , 1971 Z169822 1971 single work novel
2 6 y separately published work icon Edens Lost Sumner Locke Elliott , New York (City) : Harper and Row , 1969 Z256015 1969 single work novel

Located in the Blue Mountains in the late 1930s, this compelling story has as its centre a wealthy upper middle class family, the St. James. The focus is on Eve, the mother, and the two daughters, Stevie and Bea, and a young man who becomes a frequent visitor to the St. James' household; taken in by Eve after the death of his guardian, Angus Weekes cannot resist becoming involved in the ultimately tragic patterns of their lives. The story is told from the viewpoints of Angus (part one), Bea (part two) and Eve (part three).
8 20 y separately published work icon Careful, He Might Hear You Sumner Locke Elliott , London : Gollancz , 1963 Z256618 1963 single work novel (taught in 2 units)
— Appears in: Reader's Digest Condensed Books : Volume One, 1964, Winter Selections 1963;

'It’s the Great Depression. Six-year-old PS is an orphan. He lives in Sydney with his Aunt Lila. But all that is about to change. Now his Aunt Vanessa has decided to take proper care of him.

'Careful, He Might Hear You is one of the most extraordinary portraits of childhood in Australian fiction.' (Publication summary : Text Classics)
2 4 y separately published work icon Pink Flannel Ruth Park , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1955 Z91192 1955 single work novel
19 184 y separately published work icon The Tree of Man Patrick White , New York (City) : Viking , 1955 Z470597 1955 single work novel (taught in 6 units)

'Stan Parker, with only a horse and a dog for company journeys to a remote patch of land he has inherited in the Australian hills. Once the land is cleared and a rudimentary house built, he brings his wife Amy to the wilderness. Together they face lives of joy and sorrow as they struggle against the environment.' (Publication summary)
4 6 y separately published work icon The Witch's Thorn Ruth Park , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1951 Z91396 1951 single work novel
5 1 y separately published work icon Wild Brother Mary Elwyn Patchett , London : Collins , 1954 Z830651 1954 single work novel young adult
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