Penguin Books Australia

When the First Fleet arrived at Sydney Cove in 1788, its cargo included a small number of rabbits.  A hundred years later rabbits had colonised vast areas of the continent, bringing irreversible change to the country's ecology.

'Do you ever think about those you left behind?', I ask father.
'Not often', he says. 'Such memories are a luxury I can't afford.'

Jewels and Ashes is the result of that journey of discovery. Moving effortlessly between centuries and continents, and across inner and outer land-scapes, it is an astonishing achievement. In one stroke, the Jewish historical experience has become a gift to the world.

Mowanjum Aboriginal Community decided to share their stories and Wandjina traditions in this lively and richly illustrated book. It tells of their journey from their homelands in the north Kimberley to Derby where Worrorra, Ngarinyin and Wunambal peoples established Mowanjum Community in 1956. Historical photographs were selected by senior men and women for the stories they tell, and to rescue them...

From the earliest days of the Swan River Colony on the western coast of Australia, the settlement depended for its survival and progress on individuals of character, courage and compassion.  Prominent among these from the beginning have been the Wittenoom family.  Nearly two centuries have passed since a widowed young clergyman, John Burdett Wittenoom, stepped ashore.  The book traces...

'An engrossing history. Moore reconstructs a series of extraordinary, often heartbreaking lives. She brings her ghosts to vivid life' Sunday Times