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1 y separately published work icon Joy & Sorrow : The Story of an Exclusive Brethren Survivor Joy Nason , Haberfield : Longueville Media , 2015 8864960 2015 single work autobiography

'Joy Nason was born into an English working class family during World War Two and raised in the fundamentalist Christian cult of the Exclusive Brethren. Growing up in this strict and demanding world, her family migrated to Australia in the 1950s. In her early 20s, Joy made the courageous decision to flee her family, knowing that she would be cut off from that moment on. Slowly but surely Joy made her way in the world, with kind employers who encouraged her to gain skills, and friends who helped her with socialising, travel and a new-found enjoyment of life. Through many jobs and disappointing liaisons, to finally becoming a mother of a baby boy, Joy picks herself up after each failure and faces the world with determination and a positive attitude. Joy finally entered the world of education - denied her by her sect - and attained teaching degrees, through which she became Senior Head Teacher at New South Wales TAFE.

'With 'Joy and Sorrow', Joy made the decision to go public with her life and experiences, partly to give inspiration to others trapped in similar situations, but also to add to the body of evidence exposing the hypocrisy of the Exclusive Brethren. This secretive sect, now re-branded the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, will stop at nothing to maintain their Charitable status - and keep their tax-free millions.' (Publication summary)
1 2 y separately published work icon We Talked of Other Things : The Life and Letters of Arthur Wheen 1897-1971 A. W. Wheen , Tanya Crothers (editor), Woollahra : Longueville Media , 2011 Z1817821 2011 selected work correspondence war literature 'Arthur Wheen was an Australian who escaped the parochialism of Sydney in the 1920s to live his life in England, after arriving on a Rhodes Scholarship. His brilliance as a writer and linguist was recognised by the wide acclaim that followed his 1929 translation from German of the classic, All Quiet on the Western Front. The book's author, Erich Maria Remarque credited Wheen with a sensitive artistry [that] turned the translation into an original. These qualities, together with wit and eloquence, also characterised the many letters treasured by his family and friends.

'As a young soldier in the AIF during World War I, Wheen was admired for his compassion and his unusual courage on the battlefield and was honoured for conspicuous gallantry. After the war, his interest in literature and the arts drew him into a circle of avant-garde writers, critics and artists, including T. S. Eliot, Herbert Read and David Jones. As Keeper of the Library at the Victoria and Albert Museum for more than twenty years, he used his knowledge of history and languages to broaden and enhance the museum's collection of publications on aesthetics and the philosophy of art.

'This is the story, told through letters, of one man's war and his slow struggle out of the trenches towards peace - a peace soon shattered by personal loss and Hitler's advance. It is also the story also of a special relationship between father and daughter.' (From the publisher's website.)
2 y separately published work icon Heart of Arnhem Land : A Memoir Francois Giner , Paris : Albin Michel , 2007 Z1779752 2007 single work autobiography travel 'Heart of Arnhem Land is a personal journey of discovery and self-discovery, but above all it is a cry for a beloved community whose culture lies on the edge of extinction, Giner's memoir aims to remind people that those swaying back shadows with haggard eyes crossing streets in Katherine, Alice Springs or Darwin, were once free men, who have been deprived of their bearings and their dreams.' (Back cover)
1 y separately published work icon When Blood's Enough Jame McLean , Double Bay : Longueville Media , 2009 20545211 2009 single work novel crime

'“There is a place in Australia’s vast outback where the rest of the world doesn’t matter. Some people out there call it hell and some people call it home.”

'“In this harsh setting amongst a turmoil that most couldn’t imagine, Cole Lee sits with blood on his hands and a sadness in his heart that will never go away.”'

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1 y separately published work icon Bondi Adam Gibson , Double Bay : Longueville Media , 2006 Z1355702 2006 selected work poetry
1 y separately published work icon Judas: An Imaginary Life of Judas Iscariot Kim Kilvington , Double Bay : Longueville Media , 2004 Z1439175 2004 single work novel historical fiction
1 y separately published work icon The Vocal Project : A Vision of Compassion for All Life Elizabeth Usher , Double Bay : Longueville Media , 2004 Z1250748 2004 selected work poetry This book of poetry explores issues such as animal rights, social justice and the environment.
1 y separately published work icon Far from the Tamarind Tree : A Childhood Account of Indochine Iphigenie-Catherine Shellshear , Double Bay : Longueville Media , 2003 Z1681787 2003 single work autobiography
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