Amy Witting was a master of the short story, the genre in which she felt `most at home'. Her subjects-childhood and school, marriage and loneliness, the cruelty of men and women-are rendered in a crisp, understated style, at once...

Set in 1950s Sydney, this ensemble novel reveals the lives of men and women working in a textile factory.

Abandoned in a big city at the onset of winter, a hungry four-year-old boy follows a stray dog to her lair. There he joins four puppies suckling at their mother's teats. And so begins Romochka's life as a dog. Romochka is ashamed...

Set in the desolate outback landscape of Australia's north-west, the novel tracks the last days of a worn-out Anglican missionary. Fleeing his mission after an agonising confrontation, he immerses himself in the wilderness,...

A page-turning thriller. Its central question is not who murdered the beautiful emigre from war-torn Europe, but how and why?

A hilarious snapshot of the immigrant experience, by a writer with a brilliant ear for the Australian way with words.

Introduced by Krissy Kneen First published in 1995, Eat Me became an instant international bestseller and caused a scandal in the US. Julia is a photographer, Chantal edits a fashion magazine, Helen is a feminist academic and...

Growing up in an Australian country town before World War I, Jackie Hanna and Cushie Moy are carefree and innocent in their love for each other. But Jackie is a dwarf, and his devotion to the beautiful Cushie is condemned by her...

Wake in Fright is the original and greatest outback horror story. Bundanyabba and its citizens will forever haunt its readers.

Four English orphans-Cherry, Nigel, Brick and Nippy-migrate to Tasmania, to the care of their Aunt Jandie on her farm outside Hobart. Their arrival is greeted with enthusiasm by young farm boy Tas, and weeks of exploration and...

The original blockbuster crime novel, The Mystery of a Hansom Cab sold hundreds of thousands of copies worldwide.