I need to read a book by an Australian author. Suggestions?
I need to read a book by an Australian author. Suggestions?
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I need to read a book by an Australian author. Suggestions?
Mallawindy by Joy Dettman is a great book! Markus Zusak (The Book Thief – yes, he’s Australian!), Tim Winton
Oh and Liane Moriarty
Candice Fox. Crimson Lake.
Morgan’s Run by Colleen McCullough
Yes! Proud Norfolk Island resident here !
Nevil Shute lived in Australia in the later part of his life. Loved “A Town Like Alice”
I liked it too.
On the Beach is even better than A Town Like Alice
Liann Moriarty
Walking on Trampolines
by Frances Whiting
A Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simision
Anything by Peter Cary and Janet Turner Hospital
Bryce Courtenay
Thx for the correction. The peril’s of using an iPhone in a hurry and auto correct.
April Fools Day is a tear jerker…
I was going to say, Mutant Message down Under by Marlo Morgan but I see she is American, still a great, great book.
Colleen McCullough’s books.
Everything written by Kate Morton
Ditto!
The Rosie Project
The Rosie project
tomorrow when the war began
Yes!
John Marsden is a brilliant author ❤️
Liane Moriarty
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts! You won’t be sorry!
Jane Harper, Neville Shute
I’m in love with two Australian authors. Richard Flanagan and Peter Carey. Death of a River Guide and Narrow Road to the deep North by Flanagan and Oscar and Lucinda and Brief History of Kelly Gang by Peter Carey
Thomas Keneally – he wrote Schindler’s Ark (Holocaust) and The Great Shame (Irish Potato famine) amongst many others.
Liane Moriarity
Lianne Moriarity
“The Power of One” by Bruce Courtney
There is also a follow- up book.
@Carmel I love this book. I assumed he was South African. 😉
@Jennifer he was both.
I read the sequel to The Power of One. I must look up some of the many other books he has written. Thank you!
@Jennifer I have read most of them years ago. One of my favourite authors.
Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey 🙂
Is A Town Like Alice an Australian author, or just an Australian setting?
Australian author I believe
Hades by Candice Fox is interesting.
The light between oceans by M.L. Stedman
Hannah Kent is an Australian author, though her two books so far (both historical fiction) aren’t set in Australia, instead Iceland and Ireland, respectively
A Town Like Alice.
I read it 1990. It still is with me.
Nancy Cato
Oh this is great!!!! Thank you!!!
I am the messenger by Zuzak
You could technically have JM Coetzee, as he’s taken Australian citizenship.
Lianne Moriarty
I read The Slap recently….quite male in its writing content but I enjoyed it…..
Interesting perspective.
Hated it lol
You HAVE to read The Rosie Project!
Pamela Hart
“The Dry” by Jane Harper was great! My Jolabokaflod, or “Christmas Book Flood,” book. Waiting for “Force of Nature” by her from the library…
I second The Dry. Strong sense of place.
Black Magician trilogy by Trudi Canavan
The Thorn Birds-Colleen McCullough
Loved that book so long ago.
@Bonnie me too!
Cloudstreet-Tim Winton
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Fabulous book!
Please!!!! READ THIS BOOK! my favorite of all authors and her new book is coming out soon!!!
Kathy Lette, her books are hysterical try Nip and Tuck, and Mad Cow
Mutant Message Down Under by Marlo @Morgan
I love anything by Liane Moriarty!
Oh, where do I start? There are so many fabulous Australian authors. What sort of books do you like to read?
Romance, historical fiction, general fiction leaning towards women’s fiction, and some mysteries. Nothing too scary or suspenseful.
Kerry Greenwood’s Phryne Fisher books are loads of fun.
Kate Morton is Australian I believe
Yes, she is.
An older novel by Catherine Gaskin – Sarah Dane, about the convict immigrant experience. She also wrote one about the Australian gold rush, but can’t recall title. A good non fiction book about Australian history and culture is The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes (I think).
The Fatal Shore was always on my parents bookshelf while I was growing up, and I got my own copy a few years ago.
Breath by Tim Winton!
Anything by Lianne Moriarty
I enjoyed Eucalyptus by Murray Bail.
The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan. It’s excellent
Was coming on to say this too. Unbelievable book, so thankful that I read it
The Pregnant Urban Guerrilla by Wayne Youngberry.
Jane Harper is an excellent author… mysteries. Her first one is called ‘In the Dry’ enjoy
I loved that book and just got the next one “Force of Nature”. I need to finish “The Shadow Killer” by Indridason first.
I agree!!
Isn’t Liane Moriarty of Big Little Lies fame Australian?
Paige Toon. Fluffy in the best way
Garth Nix
Kate Forsyth – I loved The Wild Girl by her
Oh, and Anita Hughes.
Tim Winton
Finding The Man who Loved Children, by Christina Stead as a teenager, in the late 50’s.. I have been on the search and lookout for Australian writers..
many marvelous writers have mentioned..
Only Killers and Thieves by Paul Howarth is supposed to be magnificent, but I haven’t read it yet. The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan was really good.
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. Loved this book!
I had no idea he was Australian! I have this one!
Peter Temple, mystery author. He recently died.
Lots of great suggestions here. I just finished a book called The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth who is Australian. I really liked it.
@Emily we need this for our challenge
Picnic at Hanging Rock. It’s on my TBR list.
A Town Like Alice by Nevile Shute.
Shantaram
Ooh. Good call! I love that book! ?
My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin
The Dry by Jane Harper
Casper Jones by Craig Silvey
Tomorrow when the war began – John Marsden
Liane Moriarty
Tim Winton, Craig silvey, Jane Harper, liane moriarty, Monica mcinerney, Richard Flanagan
Richard Flanagan!
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
The Dry by Jane Harper
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Markus Zusak
Couldn’t recall the title, here it is: I Am The Messenger.
Kate Morton
Paige toon
Peter Yeldham
A Town Like Alice!
Nevil shute
What Alice Forgot
Great book
Shayne Parkinson has a series
Might be on here already. Pilo Family Circus by Will Elliott.
Phrynne Fisher mysteries series by Kerry Greenwood is good too.
I adore Phrynne!
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse.. deep, u will never be the same if grasp its meaning…..