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$8.00

Former LAPD detective Nicholas Marten’s investigation into the murder of his former girlfriend leads him across the globe and to a chance meeting with US President John Henry Harris. But President Harris is on the run from a murderous cabal. With the help of Demi Picard, a beautiful and enigmatic French photojournalist, Marten and Harris uncover one of the most secretive and brutally powerful groups this world has ever known. This brotherhood of blood will stop at nothing to realise their deprived ambitions. The origin of their evil reaches back to the Renaissance, when the dying political thinker Niccolo Machiavelli fashioned a sinister addendum to his most famous work, The Prince. Titled simply The Covenant, it is a terrifying blueprint for the gaining and keeping of true political power. For 500 years, this despotic order of the supremely rich and powerful has kept Machiavelli’s original manuscript hidden away under heavy guard, the document itself worshipped like a divine artefact. Outmanned, outnumbered, outgunned, three people now stand alone against this sinister group: Nicholas Marten, Demi Picard, and John Henry Harris, president of the United States. Good Tidy condition. Minor marks on the title page.

Illustrated History of the Civil War

$8.00

The American Civil War was, and remains, one of the most significant events in the history of the modern world. It was the great point of crisis in the development of the United States, and its repercussions are still felt today. Yet to most people it is a confused collection of political, social and military events, with little pattern behind the differing elements. Leading scholars of American history here explain the whole background and course of the war, with special emphasis on the clash between two fraternal societies each with sincere but acutely opposed ambitions. From this basis, they demonstrate where all the various elements come into the story – how for instance, the ante-bellum South developed in such a distinctive manner, and why it identified itself with the continuation and expansion of slavery. The book is illustrated with over 300 pictures, many in colour. This is a compulsive re-appraisal of an historic event of tragic proportions which wove a hybrid collection of peoples into the greatest, most influential nation of the western world. Good: Dust jacket has significant damage stains,rips and tares. The book is in tidy condition the binding is very good. Image is of the actual book.

SAS Gulf Warriors

$8.00

Incorporating first-hand accounts of SAS operations in the Gulf War, including revelations of Iraqi cruelty to Western prisoners, this book also discusses aspects such as the co-operation between the British and American special forces during the campaign, and the strategic role of the SAS. Good: Tidy condition.

The Voyage of Their Life: The Story of the SS Derna and Its Passengers

$8.00

This non-fiction book by Diane Armstrong recounts the harrowing 1948 sea journey of over 500 European refugees aboard the SS Derna. Having survived World War II—many from concentration camps, labour camps, and displaced persons camps—the passengers set out from Marseille seeking a new life in Australia and New Zealand. What was meant to be a five-week voyage became an eleven-week ordeal on an overcrowded, poorly maintained ship. Passengers endured appalling conditions, illness, shortages, and mounting tension, while rumours and accusations (including suspicions of communist affiliations) added to the distress. The scandal became so severe that it triggered an official inquiry when the ship finally arrived in Australia. Armstrong, who was a child on the voyage, combines her own memories with interviews, documents, and survivor accounts to reconstruct the journey and its aftermath. The book not only details the suffering onboard but also follows the passengers as they rebuild their lives in a new country, highlighting resilience, hope, and the immigrant experience. Overall, it’s a powerful historical narrative about survival, displacement, and starting over after immense loss.

B-17 Fortress, B-29 Fortress at War

$8.00

The History of the Boeing B17 and B29 bombers during the Second World War. From conception to action in Europe and the Pacific. These two aircraft defined endurance and courage on the part of the aircrew. From faltering beginnings of trial and error to the atomic age the B17 and B29 earned a place in aviation history. The book is packed with facts and figures and well as a compelling text. Hundreds of photos of operations of planes and crews make this a collector’s edition.

A History of Combat Aircraft

$8.00

The story of military aviation – of combat aircraft – is almost entirely one of the present century, and this authoritative book traces that story from the very beginnings of aviation, when man first took himself into the air for warlike reasons. The First World War gave flying a tremendous impetus, and progress in that period was incredibly swift as the slow and cumbersome early aircraft were superseded by the comparatively fast and deadly Albatross, Fokker, Sopwith and Spad fighters, bombers such as the Handley Page, Caproni and Gotha and other equally advanced machines. Military aviation between the two World Wars – a time which saw slow progress in some respects but brought the end of the biplane era and the introduction of the faster and more efficient monoplanes to the air forces of the world – is fully covered. The outstanding machines of the Second World War are described, together with many of the lesser aircraft, while the jet age from the first German and British fighters to supersonic multi-purpose aircraft is discussed. Illustrated with over 300 photographs, many in colour. Good: minor damage to the dust Jacket. Different cover.

L.A. Candy

$6.00

YA. Chick Lit. Los Angeles is all about the sweet life: hot clubs, cute guys, designer . . . everything. Nineteen-year-old Jane Roberts can’t wait to start living it up. She may be in L.A. for an internship, but Jane plans to play as hard as she works, and has enlisted her BFF Scarlett to join in the fun. When Jane and Scarlett are approached by a producer who wants them to be on his new series, a “reality version of Sex and the City,” they can hardly believe their luck. Their own show? Yes, please! Soon Jane is TV’s hottest star. Fame brings more than she ever imagined possible for a girl from Santa Barbara-free designer clothes, the choicest tables at the most exclusive clubs, invites to Hollywood premieres-and she’s lapping up the VIP treatment with her eclectic entourage of new pals. But those same friends who are always up for a wild night are also out for a piece of Jane’s spotlight. In a city filled with people chasing after their dreams, it’s not long before Jane wakes up to the reality that everyone wants something from her, and nothing is what it seems to be. Good: Stain on front cover from a sticker.

Heirs of Ravenscar

$6.00

At the age of thirty-three, Edward Deravenel, having survived harrowing years of betrayal, threats from ruthless enemies, countless lovers, and a war that ravaged his country, is finally king of his company. It’s 1918, an influenza pandemic is sweeping the country, and Edward has a family and a business to protect. He must thread his way between his loyal brother, Richard, and his treacherous middle brother, George, an alcoholic bent on self-destruction . . . but not before he tries to ruin Edward and his good name. Meanwhile, the wrath of his ever-jealous wife, Elizabeth, is reaching a boiling point as suspicions about Edward’s relationships with other women arise.

Politics of inheritance are intense, and different family factions vie for honor over the years. An heir is needed to keep the Deravenel name alive, but tragedy and death remain obstacles at every turn. The choices include a loyal caretaker, a jealous rumormonger, a charming young woman, a sickly boy, and the scion of the family Edward ousted from power years before.

Barbara Taylor Bradford triumphs once again with a novel about passion, treachery, marriage, and family, and the compromises we’re forced to make for power and love. Fair: Minor Crease on the cover. Tidy condition, binding is good

Mouthing the Words

$5.00

By turns harrowing and hilarious, this adroitly narrated winner of the Toronto Book Award re-creates the world in the imagination of Thelma. It’s a world in which she can escape some of her more painful childhood realities, like those games her father likes to make her play, where he’s the boss and she the naughty secretary. And her mother so fiercely favors her younger brother, the cherubic Willy, that Thelma finds herself perpetually in emotional exile. No wonder Thelma asks practically every adult she meets to adopt her. Along Thelma’s bumpy way from a rural English village to Canada to a law degree at Oxford, she meets many potential parents and even makes some friends, but it is with the companions of her fertile imagination–with the scaredy-baby Janawee, moody and timid Ginniger, and big, strong, stoic Heroin–that Thelma finds comfort. With them, too, she loses an already tenuous connection to reality, though ultimately Thelma’s spirit and humor prove to be as indomitable as her wit. “Moving and comic at once…. Hallucinatory, hilarious, and haunting.”–Boston Globe “Prickly, unsentimental…a portrait of terrible comic humanity.”–New York Times Book Review “Mesmerizing…. Lush, visceral prose … rings with an authority rarely found in first novels.”–Washington Post Book World “A novel of astonishing power …. An instantaneous classic.”–Baltimore Sun “Elegant … sings with an almost Victorian delicacy and sophistication.”–San Francisco Chronicle

Formula 1 (Unseen Archives)

$10.00

The history of Formula One motor racing from the 1950s to the 1998. A compact comprehensive book with the essential facts. Well written accompanied by many B & W and colour photos.

Dear Life A Doctor’s Story of Love, Loss and Consolation

$6.00

As a specialist in palliative medicine, Dr Rachel Clarke chooses to inhabit a place many people would find too tragic to contemplate. Every day, she tries to bring care and comfort to those reaching the end of their lives and to help make dying more bearable.

Rachel’s training was put to the test in 2017 when her beloved GP father was diagnosed with terminal cancer. She learned that nothing – even the best palliative care – can sugar-coat the pain of losing someone you love. And yet, she argues, in a hospice there is more of what matters in life – more love, more strength, more kindness, more joy, more tenderness, more grace, more compassion – than you could ever imagine. For if there is a difference between people who know they are dying and the rest of us, it is simply this: that the terminally ill know their time is running out, while we live as though we have all the time in the world.

Dear Life is a book about the vital importance of human connection, by the doctor we would all want by our sides at a time of crisis. It is a love letter – to a father, to a profession, to life itself. Fair: Showing signs or being well read, binding is good.

What the Body Remembers

$8.00

The year is 1937, and Roop, a sixteen-year-old Sikh girl from a small village in Northwestern India, has just been married to Sardarji, a wealthy man in his forties. She is a second wife, married without a dowry in the hope that she will bear children, because Sardarji’s first wife, Satya, a proud, beautiful, combative woman whom he deeply loves, is childless. The wedding has been conducted in haste, and kept secret from Satya until after the fact. Angered and insulted, she does little to disguise her hatred of Roop, and secretly plans to be rid of her after she has served her purpose and given Sardarji a son. Besides being a landowner, Sardarji is an Oxford-educated engineer, who hopes that he can help India modernize. As a rising man in the Indian Irrigation Department, he works with British engineers, designing canals to help Indian farmers grow food for the country, and hydro dams to bring even greater prosperity by producing electric power. The British have promised India independence some day, but the timing and conditions of their departure have not yet been settled. Sardarji is instinctively conservative and believes that it is better to work with the British rulers than to agitate against them. But many others are working to drive the British out. Unfortunately, the leaders of the independence movement, in arousing nationalistic emotions, are also deepening the the religious divisions between the Hindu and Muslim populations — if India is free, which religion will be the dominant force? The Sikh community, to which Roop, Sardarji and Satya belong, is linked with the Hindus by their common history and some shared traditions, but the Sikhs also have historical grievances against the other religious communities. Intolerance and hatred are growing and the stage is set for bloody conflict. The year is 1937, and Roop, a sixteen-year-old Sikh girl from a small village in Northwestern India, has just been married to Sardarji, a wealthy man in his forties. She is a second wife, married without a dowry in the hope that she will bear children, because Sardarji’s first wife, Satya, a proud, beautiful, combative woman whom he deeply loves, is childless. The wedding has been conducted in haste, and kept secret from Satya until after the fact. Angered and insulted, she does little to disguise her hatred of Roop, and secretly plans to be rid of her after she has served her purpose and given Sardarji a son. Besides being a landowner, Sardarji is an Oxford-educated engineer, who hopes that he can help India modernize. As a rising man in the Indian Irrigation Department, he works with British engineers, designing canals to help Indian farmers grow food for the country, and hydro dams to bring even greater prosperity by producing electric power. The British have promised India independence some day, but the timing and conditions of their departure have not yet The year is 1937, and Roop, a sixteen-year-old Sikh girl from a small village in Northwestern India, has just been married to Sardarji, a wealthy man in his forties. She is a second wife, married without a dowry in the hope that she will bear children, because Sardarji’s first wife, Satya, a proud, beautiful, combative woman whom he deeply loves, is childless. The wedding has been conducted in haste, and kept secret from Satya until after the fact. Angered and insulted, she does little to disguise her hatred of Roop, and secretly plans to be rid of her after she has served her purpose and given Sardarji a son. Besides being a landowner, Sardarji is an Oxford-educated engineer, who hopes that he can help India modernize. As a rising man in the Indian Irrigation Department, he works with British engineers, designing canals to help Indian farmers grow food for the country, and hydro dams to bring even greater prosperity by producing electric power. The British have promised India independence some day, but the timing and conditions of their departure have not yet been settled. Sardarji is instinctively conservative and believes that it is better to work with the British rulers than to agitate against them. But many others are working to drive the British out. Unfortunately, the leaders of the independence movement, in arousing nationalistic emotions, are also deepening the the religious divisions between the Hindu and Muslim populations — if India is free, which religion will be the dominant force? The Sikh community, to which Roop, Sardarji and Satya belong, is linked with the Hindus by their common history and some shared traditions, but the Sikhs also have historical grievances against the other religious communities. Intolerance and hatred are growing and the stage is set for bloody conflict. Good: Tidy Condition.

Most Happy Fella A Biography of Inia Te Wiata

$6.00

Biography of the opera singer bass baritone, the Maori wood sculptor, “happy”, the friend, dearly loved and deeply respected by the famous and the humble, who was a living bridge between the cultures of Maori and Pakeha, and Happy the husband of Beryl and the father of Rima (who wrote this book). Illustrated with monochrome images including decorated end papers. Good: Minor marks on the dust Jacket. The spine and book cover need regluing. But the book is in very good condition. Binding is good no loose pages.

The Paras

$6.00

“By interweaving the story of 480 Platoon with a general history of airborne operations, I have tried to five the reader some understanding of the background to what is still a relatively modern form of warfare, and at the same time relate the like of a present-day Para to that of his predecessors”–Introduction. Good: minor damage to the dust jacket.

Thanksgiving Night: A Novel

$8.00

Will Butterfield can’t believe it. His 75–year–old mother, Holly, is drunk and threatening to jump off the roof. Again.
Holly and Fiona, another elderly relative, won’t stop tormenting Will and his wife Elizabeth with their bizarre (though often amusing) antics. Between Will’s worries about his bookstore, The Heart’s Ease, and Elizabeth’s troublesome high school students, dealing with “the crazies” has become just too much.
But then something unexpected happens –– Henry Ward, a neighborhood handyman, meets the two old women, and he, his daughter Alison, and grandchildren are drawn into the Butterfields’ lives in surprising ways. Both a comedy and a love story –– a first for Bausch –– Thanksgiving Night is about the real meaning of family, and one particular clan that has many reasons to be thankful. Good: Tidy condition.

The Kindness of Strangers: The Autobiography:

$8.00

Kate Adie’s story is an unusual one. Raised in post-war Sunderland, where life was ‘a sunny experience, full of meat-paste sandwiches and Sunday school’, she has reported memorably and courageously from many of the world’s trouble spots since she joined the BBC in 1969. THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS encompasses Adie’s reporting from, inter alia, Northern Ireland, the Middle East, Tiananmen Square and, of course, the Gulf War of 1991. It offers a compelling combination of vivid frontline reporting and evocative writing and reveals the extraordinarily demanding life of the woman who is always at the heart of the action. Although an intensely private person, Kate Adie also divulges what it’s like to be a woman in a man’s world – an inspiration to many working women. Illustrated. Good: Tidy condition.

Hot Money

$6.00

Dick Francis at his classic best. It’s all about what goes on behind the scenes of the horse racing industry. Fair: Tidy condition

The Holy City

$8.00

“The Holy City is a novel about growing up in the close-knit blue-collar community of Clydeside from the Twenties through to the present day, as seen through the eyes of Marion Katie McLeod..” – Cover. Good: Tidy condition

Labour Saving A Memoir

$10.00

“In this clever, witty and detailed memoir, Sir Michael Cullen describes his lengthy political career, including his pivotal roles as Minister of Finance for nine years and Deputy Prime Minister for six years in Helen Clark’s government from 1999 to 2008. Sir Michael was best known for his major economic policies, such as the creation of the New Zealand Superannuation Fund (sometimes called the Cullen Fund) and the setting up of the KiwiSaver voluntary retirement savings scheme which now has three million members. He was also the principal author of the Working for Families package which substantially increased the incomes of many low income families. His careful fiscal policies allowed New Zealand to manage its way through the Global Financial Crisis more easily than most developed economies. He was also a key negotiator in Treaty of Waitangi claims, a part of his political role of which he is deeply proud. This was all underpinned by his strong philosophy of egalitarianism and a social democrat approach to Government. Very Good: Vert tidy condition.

Going for It! How to Succeed as an Entrepreneur

$8.00

Victor Kiam, especially famos for the tagline “The man who liked the Remington shaver so much that he bought the company” share his successful career starting as a salesman and reaching to the top level by buying and running a company.
In Going for It, Victor Kiam tells us not only how he did it, but how anyone can do it. Good: Tidy condition. Sun faded dust jacket on the spine, Otherwise in very good order.

What We Did on Our Holiday // While The Sun Shines

$8.00

About to hit 50, obsessed with sex, cocaine-fueled, and gripped by a crippling fear of death, Professor Michael Cole is finding life a bit of a struggle. He knows the time has come to act his age—the question is how. It’s when he’s caught in the act of adultery by his grandmother that Michael truly begins to see the writing on the wall. After all, she’s been dead for 25 years. Good: Tidy condition.

Chronicle of the Second World War

$45.00

This volume continues to use the approach of previous “Chronicles” and details the events of the war from September 1939 to August 1945, week by week and even hour by your for certain key events such as the D-Day landing. It contains black and white and colour photographs, some of them full page size and the content has been checked by senior British military chiefs: Lord Lewis, Sir John Stanier and Sir Michael Armitage. Topics range from “My War”, which gives personal war memoirs from well-known public figures including Spike Milligan, Dr Robert Runcie, Denis Healey and Vera Lynn, and “The Technology of the War”, which details machinery as it developed in all waring nations for the war in the air, on land and at sea, to “The Heroes of the War”, which contains details of every individual who won the Victoria Cross or the George Cross during the war. This is the ultimate volume for any historian or enthusiast of the turbulent and horrific events of the Second World War. Fine: almost like new very tidy condition.

Never Ever Tell

$8.00

Reviews: Never Ever Tell (4) “A dark and twisty tale” (Paperback) by Amanda Oughton If there’s one thing I like doing, it’s discovering new authors. Kirsty Ferguson is definitely a new author for me but having enjoyed reading ‘Never Ever Tell’ as much as I did, I can guarantee that I will be reading more of her work in the future. I absolutely flipping well loved reading ‘Never Ever Tell’ but more about that in a bit. I couldn’t help but feel for Vanessa Sawyer from the first moment I came across her. She makes one of the mistakes of her life when she has sex with the boyfriend of her best friend. In effect it was rape, she didn’t really want to but he wasn’t listening. Things start to go wrong for her from then on. She ends up married to a man, who shows his true colours. It was at that point that I wanted to jump inside the pages of the book to give her husband a darn good slapping with a wet fish for the way he treats her and the way he treats his child. Vanessa is kind, compassionate and sensitive. She adores her child and does her best to protect him from his father. I just kept everything crossed that her husband took a very long walk off a very short cliff and that Vanessa would get the happy life that she so deserved. What happens? Well for the answer to that question and more you are just going to have to read the book for yourselves to find out as I am not going to tell you. Oh. My. Word. What a flipping fantastic book this was. I was drawn to the book by the synopsis and then as soon as I started to read, I just knew that I was going to be unable to put this book down very easily. My Kindle wasn’t exactly glued to my hand but it might as well have been because it travelled everywhere with me. The more of the book I read, the more questions I had that needed answering and so of course the more I had to read. I became seriously addicted to reading ‘Never Ever Tell’. If I wasn’t reading the book, I was thinking about the book. I became so involved in the story that I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. The page numbers became a blur. All too quickly I reached the end of the story. ‘Never Ever Tell’ is superbly written. The author certainly knows how to grab your attention from the start with a bit of a racy beginning to the story. I had an inkling that things were not going to work out for the best. For me, the story hit the ground running and maintained the pace throughout. Kirsty certainly took me on an emotional rollercoaster ride through the story. I felt myself becoming emotionally involved in the story to the extent that I found myself getting angry, tearful and incredibly frustrated with the actions of certain individuals. I felt as though I was part of the story and that’s thanks to Kirsty’s very vivid and realistic storytelling. In short I thoroughly enjoyed ‘Never Ever Tell’. I would put Kirsty Ferguson on a par with Adele Parks- if you enjoy Adele’s books then it’s safe to assume that you will enjoy ‘Never Ever Tell’. I would definitely recommend this book to other readers. I will be reading more of Kirsty’s work in the future. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a very well deserved 5* out of 5*. Good: Very tidy condition.

Taming the Tiger From the Depths of Hell to the Heights of Glory

$10.00

The prestigious Christian Booksellers’ Convention Book of the Year Award has been made to the remarkable story of a three-times Kung Fu World Champion. ‘Taming the Tiger’ charts the incredible life of Tony Anthony from his boyhood training to a career in close protection and then from the hell of a Nicosia prison to a dramatic life changing experience resulting from a visiting stranger. It’s a fast-paced, compelling and, at times, chilling account of Tony’s deeply moving story. With fascinating insight into China’s martial arts, and the adrenaline highs of the bodyguard lifestyle, it documents the personal tragedy that turned a ‘disciple of enlightenment’ into a bloodthirsty, violent man. From China to Europe and across the Mediterranean, we follow Tony as he becomes an elite bodyguard, protecting some of the world’s most powerful people. Following personal tragedy, Tony’s extreme discipline and the philosophy of his art is quickly turned. He begins to use his skills for illegal means and highly destructive, bloodthirsty pleasure. Eventually incarcerated in the notorious Nicosia Central Prison, Tony hits rock bottom but this proves to be just the beginning of a complex and fascinating testimony.

Round the Bend

$8.00

What’s it like to drive a car that’s actively trying to kill you?

This and many other burning questions trouble Jeremy Clarkson as he sets out to explore the world from the safety of four wheels. Avoiding the legions of power-crazed traffic wombles attempting to block highway and byway, he-

shows how the world of performance cars may be likened to Battersea Dog’s Home
reveals why St Moritz may be the most bonkers town in all of the world
reminds us that Switzerland is so afraid of snow that any flakes falling on the road are immediately arrested
argues that washing a car is a waste of time

Funny, globe-trotting, irreverent and sometimes downright rude, Round the Bend is packed with curious and fascinating but otherwise hopelessly useless stories and facts about everything under the sun (and just occasionally cars). It’s Jeremy Clarkson at his brilliant best.

Good: Very tidy condition.

The Royals

$8.00

The author has raised the curtain on this most secretive family. She discusses the lonely royal children brought up in isolated and artificial surroundings; twentieth-century adolescents with nineteenth-century touchstones. She also discusses the sexual ambiguities, the alcoholism, gambling and womanising that were common in the House of Windsor long before Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer. Good: Tidy condition. minor stains on some pages.

A Lawyer’s Journey: The Morris Dees Story

$10.00

This book dramatically chronicles the significant events that led Morris Dees to the front lines of the civil rights struggle and his ongoing crusade against hate groups.This is the story of the courageous and often lonely journey of a skilled and controversial trail lawyer whose career has paralleled a nation’s struggle to ensure freedom and equality for all its citizens.

The Making of a Royal Marine Commando

$8.00

This book is a detailed, insider account of life in the Royal Marines Commandos, widely regarded as one of the world’s most elite military forces. Drawing on his own experience as a young officer and interviews with serving Marines, Foster follows both recruits and officers through every stage of their journey—from initial selection and brutal basic training to deployment in operational units. The narrative explores what it takes to earn the coveted Green Beret, highlighting the physical endurance, mental resilience, and discipline required. It gives a ground-level view of training exercises and real-world duties, ranging from ceremonial roles in London to extreme survival conditions in Arctic environments, as well as active service in places like Northern Ireland and Hong Kong. Beyond describing training and operations, the book examines the mindset and qualities sought in a Royal Marine, asking what kind of person chooses such a demanding path—and who ultimately succeeds or fails. Covers the Falkland’s war. Good: Tidy condition.

The Oracle Edge: How Oracle Corporation’s Take No Prisoners Strategy Has Made an $8 Billion Software Powerhouse

$10.00

Read served as an executive in the company for seven years, and here offers a triumphalist account of its success and a glorification of ruthlessness both toward the outside world and within the company culture. He includes no bibliography. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com). Very Good: in Very tidy condition, almost like new.

Unfinished Woman

$8.00

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ABIA 2024
SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN AUSTRALIA

‘The zigzagging life of an adventurer’ THE TIMES
‘An astonishing, wonderful memoir of an extraordinary life’ HENRY MARSH, author of Do No Harm
‘Exciting and complex, full of insight and humour’ SPECTATOR
‘Enthralling, miraculous, clear as the brilliant constellations of the night sky’ SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

An unforgettable memoir from the author of the sensational international bestseller Tracks: the story of a mother and daughter, of love, loss and the pursuit of freedom

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In 1977, twenty-seven-year-old Robyn Davidson set off with a dog and four camels to cross 1,700 miles of Australian desert to the sea.

A life of almost constant travelling followed. From the deserts of Australia, to Sydney’s underworld; from Sixties street life, to the London literary scene; from migrating with nomads in Tibet, to ‘marrying’ an Indian prince, Davidson’s quest was motivated by an unquenchable curiosity about other ways of seeing and understanding the world.

Davidson threw bombs over her shoulder and seeds into her future on the assumption that something would be growing when she got there. The only terrain she had no interest in exploring was the past.

In Unfinished Woman Davidson turns at last to explore that long avoided country. Through this brave and revealing memoir, she delves into her childhood and youth to uncover the forces that set her on her path, and confront the cataclysm of her early loss.

Unfinished Woman is an unforgettable investigation of time and memory, and a powerful interrogation of how we can live with and find beauty in the uncertainty and strangeness of being.

‘In her twenties, Davidson trekked 1,700 miles through the Australian wilderness. This led to the bestselling book Tracks and global fame. Half a century later she has written about what motivated her – including the tragic early death of her mother’ Simon Hattenstone, GUARDIAN

Good: minor dogears on the cover and two pages binding is good.

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