Mayfield Girl - A Woman's Search for a Mother's Love: a Memoir of Newcastle and Country NSW by Jean Sharp; Stephen Wallace (Editor)

$29.95 AUD

Category: Biography

Jean Sharp grew up in working class Mayfield, Newcastle, NSW, in the shadow of the BHP steelworks. Her life spanned the steelworks’ very beginnings to nearly 1999 when it closed. But she had been born in far north western NSW, and the silence surrounding her family’s early years created a sa dness she carried with her for many years. Jean’s recalls in remarkable detail the big and small events of Australian 20th century life: attending school through World War I, the growth of Mayfield and Newcastle, domestic life in the early 20th century, her training and work as a midwife in the slums of Sydney, life in the country town of Warialda and northern NSW during World War II, and how she endured a rocky marriage and brought up four children. But more than that, Mayfield Girl is Jean’s brave and honest account of her personal battle with a family secret which when revealed devastated her life for years to come. ...Show more

Eve and the Last Dragon (Keeper of the Crystals #4) by Jess Black

$14.99 AUD

Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Keeper of the Crystals

Eve turns up unannounced at her Nan's house with Oscar in tow. It's time to open the wooden box. The one her Nan had warned them was far too dangerous to go near. A crystal dragon figurine thrusts Oscar and Eve into a medieval world of dragon slayers, fire breathing dragons, castles and moats. It's a wo rld at war. Can Eve and Oscar befriend these creatures and help save them from extinction? ...Show more

The Hunter Region in The Great War by Greg & Sylvia Ray

$25.00 AUD

Category: History

The Love That Remains by Susan Francis

$29.99 AUD

Category: Biography

How could I write about the importance of truth and not tell the whole truth myself? After twenty years spent searching for her biological parents, 52-year-old Susan Hull unexpectedly meets the great love of her life - a goldminer named Wayne Francis. He is a gentle giant of a man, who promises Susan th e world. Two years later, they throw in their jobs, marry and sell everything they own, embarking on an incredible adventure, to start a new life in the romantic city of Granada, where they learn Spanish and enjoy too much tapas. In love, and enthralled by the splendour of a European springtime, the pair treasure every moment together. Until a shocking series of events alters everything. Riveting, heartfelt and remarkably honest, Susan Francis The Love that Remains explores unconditional love and the lies we tell to safeguard our happiness. ...Show more

The Thing About Oliver by Deborah Kelly

$14.99 AUD

Category: Children's Fiction

When I’m a famous marine scientist I’ll live on a boat by myself. I’ll snorkel on the reef all day long. But before I can learn to snorkel I have to be able to swim properly. And right now, I don’t even own a swimsuit. Twelve-year-old Tilly lives in a drought-stricken town with h er mum and younger brother Oliver, who is autistic. Oliver’s meltdown sare making life unbearable. He can’t cope with even the smallest of changes to his routine.On top of that, he needs so many different kinds therapy that there’s never any time-or money-left over for swimming lessons. When Mum loses her job and decides to move the family to the Queensland coast, Tilly is both excited and terrified. Is this her chance to finally learn to swim? Will her dream of snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef come true? Or could so many changes all at once prove disastrous? ...Show more

Wallsend Proud by Cath Chegwidden

$50.00 AUD

Category: History

History book of Wallsend

Newcastle, Our Town Revisited by Greg Ray (Editor, Arranged by); Sylvia Ray ((various roles))

$40.00 AUD

Category: History

Colour photographs of Newcastle, NSW and surrounding areas

Scarred by Damien Linnane

$30.00 AUD

Category: Fiction - Crime & Thriller

There were five now. The mugger, the sex offender, the wife-beater, the drug-dealer. And of course, Peter. Jason hadn't needed a gun to kill Peter. Jason Ennis doesn't understand why the world is such a confusing place. Why it's so difficult to read between the lines, so hard to understand what people want, such a struggle to fit in. Not that he isn't trying as he works a dead-end job and chips away at a degree that's going nowhere. But good things come to those who wait. Sometimes, when he least expects it, he gets a chance to make a real difference. To make the world a better place. By removing someone else from it. Someone who doesn't fit in with his standards of behaviour, someone who reminds him of how they scarred him as a child. Scarred is not for the squeamish. A poignant debut about serial killers on the streets of Sydney, it explores the addictiveness of vengeance and the tragic mistakes made by the misguided. ...Show more

My Connections Home: Journeys Through Homelessness

$25.00 AUD

Category: Biography

www.hunterhomelessconnect.org.au "A book exploring the reality of homelessness in the Hunter, which includes nine emotion charged profiles of formerly homeless Hunter residents, told in their own words. Each story details the circumstances that led their narrators into their homelessness, the endl ess struggles of living without a home, and most importantly the resilience and courage that allowed them to come out the other side. It is a testament to their courage and tenacity – these people who have previously experienced homelessness have been able to rebuild their lives." "Hunter Homeless Connect is a volunteer not-for-profit organisation that coordinates the annual Hunter Homeless Connect Day. The day links people to vital services such as accommodation and housing providers, health and wellbeing, legal and financial assistance, employment, study, and support to people who are homeless, doing it tough and at risk of homelessness." ***All proceeds go to Hunter Homeless Connect***  ...Show more

Smelters' Haven to Artist's Rest by Ed Tonks

$39.99 AUD

Category: History

120 page book, featuring historical photographs and information on 47 current and lost hotels and taverns of Lake Macquarie.

Travelling Through Time - Newcastle and the Hunter by Sea, Road and Rail by Greg Ray (Editor, Arranged by); Sylvia Ray ((various roles))

$40.00 AUD

Category: History

Pictorial history of transport modes in Newcastle and the Hunter Region of NSW

Tracking Back 2 - Newcastle & Lake Macquarie in the Early 90s by Ed Tonks

$49.99 AUD

Category: History

Tracking Back 2 in parts, records the last days of the Toronto and Belmont Lines, gives an insight into the rail operations at Newstan Colliery and the coal preparation plant at Teralba. It contains plenty of Alco action and signature aerial views. Some locos and rolling stock appear out of usual geogra phical context. ...Show more