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I Am Sasha
It is German-occupied Poland in 1942 and Jewish lives are at risk. Nazi soldiers order young boys to pull down their trousers to see if they are circumcised. Many are summarily shot or sent to the camps. A remarkable mother takes an ingenious step. To avoid suspicion, she trains her teenage son to be a girl: his clothing, voice, hair, manners and more. Together, mother and son face incredible odds as their story sweeps backwards and forwards across occupied Europe. 'A remarkable act of love by writing.' Morris Gleitzman ‘A compelling reminder of the cruelty of discrimination . . . and a testament to a boy’s bravery, sublimating his true identity in the face of ever-present danger.’ Simon French ‘An astonishing story of survival set against the backdrop of the Holocaust.’ Mark Baker, Associate Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Monash University
The Female Gaze in Art and Photography
Historically, male artists have re-presented women through their eyes. The Female Gaze in Art and Photography redresses this imbalance, looks at art through women's eyes. It shines a light on the work of twenty contemporary women artists and photographers from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and United States of America, placing these creatives and their works centre stage. The female gaze is not singular; it is multifarious, often based on the creative's lived experience. It positions subjects as whole people and not objects. The female gaze reclaims women's bodies as repositories for multiple meanings. It emphasises the emotions of and intimacy between creator and subject,...
Reframing Beauty
REFRAMING BEAUTY PRESENTS A DIFFERENT WAY OF VIEWING A WOMAN'S BEAUTY THAT'S NOT ABOUT HER LOOKS, NOT ABOUT HER FACE OR BODY... Anita Selzer explores the role of a woman as a person; what she is doing with her life and how she is living it. The book offers examples of diverse women around the globe who are currently performing beauty in various & unique ways. Anita shares her own real experience of facial surgery and how that made her feel, considering the cultural value highly accorded to a woman's beauty in the world. She considers past and recent ideas about all women's beauty that have been influential, chronicling how ideals of beauty in terms of hair, makeup and fashion have changed over time; what they are currently and the trending shift towards diversity that we see now. "An insightful and thoughtful work of perspectives and challenging the social awareness of often misunderstood intentions...I loved this as a book to help all women put balance in their views of themselves and the world around them...liberating..." Lenore, indiebook reviewer
I Am Woman
A desire to embrace our differences; to strive for harmony in this world of terrorism and the absolute must to protect our children... I am Woman presents a nuanced view of how we could be living our lives in the near future; valuing parenthood, family and paid work, and where we treat one another with respect. A future in which we do things different to the past and perhaps, even in this present. A world where we can thrive to treat each other with greater respect and empathy within this fragile society. The #Metoo movement has shown us it is time for us to change behaviour and the ways women and men relate to one another. We do have the power to do this and make a positive difference in ou...
Swimming
Profiles ten current Australian women swimming stars, who have reached great heights in their sport through hardwork and determination. Considers their family background, early influences, awards and medals, training and diet, career highlights and future goals. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary.
Governors' Wives in Colonial Australia
"The lives of five vice-regal women who accompanied their husbands to the Australian colonies during the nineteenth century are examined in Governors' wives in colonial Australia: Eliza Darling, New South Wales, 1825-1831; Jane Franklin, Van Diemen's Land, 1837-1843; Mary Anne Broome, Western Australia, 1883-1889; Elizabeth Loch, Victoria, 1884-1889; Audrey Tennyson, South Australia, 1899-1903"--Page 2
Fundraising, Flirtation and Fancywork
Fundraising, Flirtation and Fancywork examines the history and development of the charity bazaar movement in Australia. Transported from Britain, the charity bazaar played an integral role in Australian communal, social and philanthropic life from the early days of European settlement. Ranging in size and scale, from simple sales of goods to month long extravaganzas, charity bazaars were such a popular and successful means of raising revenue that they sustained the majority of the nation’s major public and religious institutions. The nineteenth-century charity bazaar was a paradox. On the one hand, it encapsulated responsibility and civic duty through its raison d’etre, which was the pro...
Netball
Profiles ten current Australian netball stars, who have reached great heights in their sport through hardwork and determination. Considers their family background, early influences, awards and medals, training and diet, career highlights and future goals. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary.
The Lives and Legacies of a Carceral Island
This book is a biographical history of Rottnest Island, a small carceral island offshore from Western Australia. Rottnest is also known as Wadjemup, or "the place across the water where the spirits are", by Noongar, the Indigenous people of south-western Australia. Through a series of biographical case studies of the diverse individuals connected to the island, the book argues that their particular histories lend Rottnest Island a unique heritage in which Indigenous, maritime, imperial, colonial, penal, and military histories intersect with histories of leisure and recreation. Tracing the way in which Wadjemup/Rottnest Island has been continually re-imagined and re-purposed throughout its...
While You Were Reading
'THE PERFECT WEEKEND READ' heat, 5*review Words are messy. Love is messier. Meet Beatrix Babbage, a 29-year-old dog-earer of books and accidental destroyer of weddings. After ruining her best friend's big day, Bea relocates to the other side of the country in search of a fresh start. But after a few months, life is more stagnant than ever. Bea’s job is dead-end. Her romantic life is non-existent, and her only friends are in her books. Then Bea stumbles across a second-hand novel inscribed with notes. Besotted with the poetic inscriptions, Bea is determined to find the author . . . and finds herself entangled in one hell of a love quadrangle. Funny, poignant and insightful, While You Were R...
