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An Elegant Young Man
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2014 ALS GOLD MEDAL Fora long time Western Sydney has been the political flash-point of the nation,but it has been absent from Australian literature. Luke Carman's first book offiction changeS all that: a collection of monologues and stories whichtells it how it is on Australia's cultural frontier. His young, self-consciousbut determined hero navigates his way through the complications of his divorcedfamily, and an often perilous social world, with its Fobs, Lebbbos, Greek, Serbs,Grubby Boys and scumbag Aussies, friends and enemies. He loves Whitman andKerouac, Leonard Cohen and Henry Rollins, is awkward with girls, and has aninvisible friend called Tom. His neighbour Wessam tells him he should write abook called How to Be Gay - and nowhe has. Carman's style is packed with thought and energy: it captures thevoices of the street, and conveys fear and anger, beauty and affection, with a restlessintensity. "An Elegant Young Man is street poetry for contemporary Sydney, and it demonstrates what is most exciting and innovative in Australia's emerging writers." - Sydney Morning Herald review
Our Young Family
Thomas Young was born in about 1747 in Baltimore County, Maryland. He married Naomi Hyatt, daughter of Seth Hyatt and Priscilla, in about 1768. They had four children. Thomas died in 1829 in North Carolina. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in North Carolina.
Luke's Legacy
Pursuit of adventure spurs Luke and Purdy to join the wagon train west. Thirst for love drives Ruby away from her childhood home, causing her to grow up faster than her thirteen years could fathom. Her catastrophe catches Luke in its clutches, and he must choose the legacy he will leave behind. In Luke's Legacy, Book III of the Nan's Heritage Series, author Elaine Littau depicts characters that must live with the decisions they make. Full of passion, heartbreak, deception, romance, and resolve, Luke's Legacy promises to hold you captive from the first pages. 'Luke's Legacy is fun and entertaining and leaves you looking forward To The sequel.' -John H. Shumaker, award-winning Christian author, The Mystery of the Alpha and Omega '[Luke's Legacy] draws readers into her characters lives and minds in a way that makes them real, true, and unforgettable.' -Sandy Reisenauer, A/P Tech
Smokeheads
Four friends, one weekend, gallons of whisky. What could go wrong? Driven by amateur whisky-nut Adam, four late-thirties ex-university mates are heading to Islay - the remote Scottish island world famous for its single malts - with a wallet full of cash, a stash of coke and a serious thirst. Over a weekend soaked in the finest cask strength spirit, they meet young divorcee Molly, who Adam has a soft spot for, her little sister Ash who has all sorts of problems and Molly's ex-husband Joe, a control freak who also happens to be the local police. As events spiral out of control, they are all thrown into a nightmare that gets worse at every turn. A wild trip to the Scottish Highlands, Doug Johnstone's debut on the Faber crime list is a classic violent thriller, doused with black humour.
Out of the Woods
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 WAINWRIGHT BOOK PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 POLARI FIRST BOOK AWARD 'This is a book to get lost in . . . A disturbing trauma narrative, it's also a work of delightfully low, pants-dropping comedy, and a learned meditation' Guardian 'A brave and beautiful book, electrifying on sex and nature, religion and love. No one is writing quite like this' Olivia Laing 'Turns the nature memoir genre upon its head . . . is a book full of poetry and pathos. More than anything it is a bold and beautiful study of how to be a true modern man' Ben Myers, Spectator At a crossroads in his life, the demons Luke Turner has been battling since childhood are quick to return - depression and guilt surrounding his identity as a bisexual man, experiences of sexual abuse, and the religious upbringing that was the cause of so much confusion. It is among the trees of London's Epping Forest where he seeks refuge. Away from a society that struggles to cope with the complexities of masculinity and sexuality, Luke begins to accept the duality that has provoked so much unrest in his life - and reconcile the expectations of others with his own way of being.
Luke Looks Back
Luke Looks Back is the story of Luke Henry’s contentious relationship with his harsh and demanding father, John Henry. But after John Henry’s death, Luke looked back at his life with father and realized that he had his father all wrong. He found a father with strong and demanding character who loved he and his older brother very much and who was generous to his peers and all of his family. Luke found a man with few bad character flaws, who never drank whiskey, who worshipped God, never took His name in vain and said his prayers every night. He saw how his own character had been molded by father’s subtle teachings and was pleased.
Waltz With Me
When Maggie Byrne attends the retirement dinner of her old music teacher at the convent school she attended, she discovers she has more in common with the founding nun, Cornelia Connelly, than she previously realised. As events in Maggie’s world progress and relationships break down, Cornelia’s remarkable life waltzes and weaves through Maggie’s, bringing them together through their shared love for music. Inspired by true stories of the nineteenth-century educational pioneer and reverend mother Cornelia Connelly and an ex-student of one of the schools she founded, Waltz With Me paints a moving picture of the challenges of marriage and motherhood, the calling of vocation, the nature of personal sacrifice for a greater cause and the impact of faith, infusing live waltz, sacred and folk music through the unfolding drama.
Friends With Multiple Benefits (Friends With Benefits Book 6)
The "Friends" are back in book six, the next installment in the Friends With Benefits series. When newlyweds Jim and Victoria return from their Vegas wedding, Victoria dives full swing back into her sex therapy practice. With the addition of a new, let's call him, unique client, along with a couple of old surprise visitors, there is never a dull moment in the naughty professional's home office. While Brian and Jillian are in full expectant parent mode, and with twins no less, Jillian's movie opens to great success. Just when the famous author thinks she's gotten Amanda Joseph out of her, and more importantly her husband's hair, the A-list actress returns and in a big way. With the continuati...
Grow
Shortlisted for the 2022 Branford Boase Award Longlisted for the 2022 Yoto Carnegie medal Featured on the Sunday Times 2021 Books of the year list A white supremacist group and its violent leader target fifteen-year-old Josh, who is struggling to cope with his father's recent death at the hands of terrorists. Will he find the strength to resist? Will unlikely accomplice Dana help him plant something good in the space grief has left inside him?
Making It Like a Man
Making It Like a Man: Canadian Masculinities in Practice is a collection of essays on the practice of masculinities in Canadian arts and cultures, where to “make it like a man” is to participate in the cultural, sociological, and historical fluidity of ways of being a man in Canada, from the country’s origins in nineteenth-century Victorian values to its immersion in the contemporary post-modern landscape. The book focuses on the ways Canadian masculinities have been performed and represented through five broad themes: colonialism, nationalism, and transnationalism; emotion and affect; ethnic and minority identities; capitalist and domestic politics; and the question of men’s relatio...
