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Set in the Italy and England of the seventeenth century, this is a story of passionate love , implacable hatred, treachery and vengeance. Kindly Genoese merchant Balsamo becomes the vengeful "cripple in black" when a girl under his protection is abducted by an arrogant English aristocrat. Placing implicit trust in a friend and a girl he loves, he finds his trust betrayed. This sudden discovery turns the cripple from a kindly, forgiving man into one of iron determination to exact retribution and revenge.... -
Nethergate: Norah Lofts
$9.00The old Suffolk country house of Nethergate provided a welcome refuge for young Isabella de Savigny, fleeing from the terror of revolutionary France. But she was treated with subtle cruelty by Lady Rosaleen Franklin and despised by Martha Pratt, the lady's maid, when she allowed herself to be seduced and abandoned by the son of the house. Utterly at Lady Rosaleen's mercy, Isabella was forced into a loveless marriage with Martha's brother George, a heartless one-armed soldier just back from the wars - until her daughter Annabelle was born, Isabella wanted nothing more than to die. But from that moment her love for her daughter gave her new strength and determination. For her daughter's sake she would snatch a living from a hostile world - and she would survive. -
I Can Jump Puddles: This is Alan Marshall's own story of his childhood - a happy world in which, despite his crippling poliomyelitis, he plays, climbs, fights, swims, rides and most of all, he laughs. His world was the Australian countryside of early last century: rough-riders, bullock teams, bushmen, horse-drawn vehicles and spinners of 'yarns'. Encouraged by his father, Alan refused to see himself as a cripple and was determined to achieve physical prowess, competing with the other kids without fear or favour despite his dependence of crutches - and when adults hesitated to teach him skills, he taught himself. Wake In Fright: For outback school teacher John Grant it's the end of another term, and another trip back to Sydney. He wants to buy out his teaching contract and the only way, it seems, is to gamble. The town of Bundanyabba offers gambling dens...and when he is cleaned out of funds Grant's five days of utter nightmare begins - a downward spiral into a hell of hangovers, fumbling sexual encounters, and increasing self-loathing as he becomes more and more immersed in the grotesque and surreal nightmare that his life has become. The Fringe Dwellers: Sisters Noonah and Trilby, are young, beautiful - and part aboriginal. The grim alternatives before them are those that most white Australians do not even know about, let alone have to face: the brawling squalor of the camp, the neat ghetto of the Reserve, a bottle of conto and quick love in the sandhills. Noonah is happy to cruise along; but Trilby has the fire to drive her on. But - to what? The Breaker: Breaker Morant was executed at Pietersburg on 27 February 1902 for wilful murder of civilians. Yet to this day his guilt remains in doubt. This is a fully rounded picture of Breaker Morant; a champion horseman, a likeable larrikin, a popular balladist, a soldier and a lover. Was he a cold-blooded killer - or a scapegoat? -
Book II in the Georgian Saga. When Caroline of Ansbach arrives in England, King George is old and sour, his mistress ugly and his wife imprisoned at his own hand for over twenty years. She has grown up watching her mother Eleanor's loveless and dangerous marriage, and is determined to avoid a similar situation. When she marries George Augustus, the Prince of Wales, the King resents their popularity among the people. Father and son loathe each other and exist in a state of constant competition for power. Caroline quickly realises that she could control her husband to some extent yet despite the obstacle of the King's control of her children, she refuses to lose sight of her aims. -
The gold-plated Babylon of a Florida pleasure resort contrasts with the work of a group of archeologists who are unearthing the remains of a primitive settlement in the area. Tom Sorrento, a one-time football hero of humble origin, bewildered his family by becoming an anthropologist. Ira deKay is the PR man, the smart operator with a hand in every racket and and a rake-off in every deal, the pleasure merchant who can 'arrange' anything and anyone. The clash between these two men is inevitable; tense and ironic, since they are both in love with the same woman. There is plenty of sex, drinking, affairs, politics and archaeology - and illustrates how Florida was transformed from its natural beauty into today's Mecca for the rich, famous and tourist. -
Most Secret: Nevil Shute
$9.00Four men, each an expert in his own special field and each with a reason for hating the Germans are thrown together in World War II. The plan: to use a French fishing boat, the Genevieve, to attack the German Raumboote patrolling the French coast. The mission: a daring night raid against the Germans occupying the Breton fishing port of Douarnenez using a horrifying weapon - the flame thrower. -
Julian Day adventure No. II In the battle-worn days of 1940, Julian Day finds himself in Alexandria - in a whirlpool of intrigue and spy-rings. He falls under suspicion from both from his fellow countrymen and the Germans and, driven by conflicting loyalties, he sets sail for Greece and the ill-starred campaign of 1941. Determined to sheath the Sword of Fate, he journeys into the heart of enemy-held territory. The danger is desperate; the price of failure - death. Illustrated by Peter Whiteman. -
In 1952, political tension in Europe nears breaking point as the Superpowers double and redouble the nuclear stakes - each one pushing the other as far as it will go. Nicholas Novak is an idealist, a left wing professor who views the international situation as remote and vaguely exciting. Then Nicholas' cousin, a top nuclear scientist, announces his intention to defect. Within hours, a quiet weekend dissolves into a nightmare adventure behind the Iron Curtain. Illustrated by Janet Archer. -
The French Riviera of the 1920s is 'discovered' by the stylish couple Dick and Nicole Diver, who turn it into the playground of the rich and glamorous. Among their circle is Rosemary Hoyt, the beautiful starlet, who falls in love with Dick and is enraptured by Nicole, unaware of the corruption and dark secrets of their marriage. When Dick become entangled with Rosemary, he fractures the delicate relationship with Nicole and the lustre of their life together begins to tarnish.
