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Alice Keppel and her daughter Violet Trefusis were both, in their ways, legendary lovers. Mrs Keppel, mistress of Edward VII, was the acceptable face of adultery. For Violet romance proved tragic and destructive. 338 pages with 24 black and white illustrations. Book in very good+ condition.

Updated edition marking the death of Veronica Brodie. The author's story as told to Mary-Anne Gale - a recounting of the struggles of Aboriginal life told with humour and passion. 192 pages with 16 pages of black and white photographs. Book in very good+ condition with booksellers stickers on back.

The life of a Governor-General's wife - edited diaries capture the day to day life as well as the pomp and circumstance of vice-regal duties. 362 pages with ten pages of photographs, half in colour. Book and dust jacket in very good+ condition.

The author, a farmer and scientist, shares how we can grow the courage to protect our land and save our food, and our future. 291 pages. Book in as new condition.

When written it was only fifty years before that women were allowed to vote, few women's horizons extended beyond the home as most jobs were barred to them - a look at momentous changes in women's lives. 208 pages with numerous illustrations throughout. Book in very good condition with minor wear.

The author takes us into the heart and soul of her life of music and memories - married to Slim Dusty for fifty years she is an award winning songwriter and musician and wrote many of Slim's most famous songs, touring and raising two children. 346 pages with 16 pages of photographs, some in colour. Book in very good+ condition.

Roma Mitchell's life story is about contradictions and firsts - an excellent biography of a very important figure, of a place and a society. 465 pages with black and white illustrations throughout. Book in as new condition.

The recollections of Ann Lehtmets who survived Stalin's holocaust in Siberia. 376 pages with 4 black and white photographs and a map. Book in very good+ condition with booksellers sticker inside front cover and previous owners initials and date on first page.

How a nineteenth century Irish courtesan became the most powerful woman in Paraguay. 344 pages with 8 pages of photographs, some in colour. Book in near fine condition.

An epic year long 5,000 kilometre walk from London to the edge of the Sahara Desert. The author's transformation from an urban primary school teacher into a successful expeditioner - an ordinary woman achieving something extraordinary. 300 pages. Book in very good condition some minor knocks.

The author, a French woman, goes to the Vietnam War as a journalist and records and films her experiences. During her stay she was captured and then freed by the Vietcong. 181 pages with 20 pages of black and white photographs. Book in very good condition with minor mark top leading edge, four numbers top first page, light tanning. Cover has some knocks and wear. no dust jacket.

The author travels by bicycle from Kenya to Zimbabwe and turns her litany of mishaps into a vivid journey.276 pages with a map. Book in very good condition with previous owners name on first page.

A superb vivid portrait of Queen Victoria - scholarly, readable, witty and wise. 799 pages with 31 black and white illustrations. Book in good condition with tanning

The story of Bertha Strehlow in verse - her life centering on the years she spent with her husband in Australia's Central Desert region, adventures and trials and the transforming nature of the desert and the Aboriginal people she meets. 150 pages with 6 illustrations. Book in near fine condition.

An Australian woman who refused to give in and against the odds achieved her Olympic dream. 288 pages with 8 pages of photographs, most in colour. Book in as new condition.

12 volumes in near fine condition with minor wear.- Beverages, Preservation of Foods- Soups and Meat- Buying and Preparing Foods (small minor stain on first two pages)- Cereals and Breads- Dairy Products- Fruits and Deserts- Vegetables- Poultry,Game, Fish- Salads, Sandwiches, Confections- Cakes and Pies (this book has several pages with lead pencil marks)- Every-Day Nutrition- The Modern Hostess.Books have numerous illustrations throughout.Price is for all. Individually prices range $10 to $30 depending on what book -so the lot price is very good to discourage splitting the set. Combined the books are weighty but no increase in postage in Austrtalia.

The inspiring stories of fourteen remarkable women, often heart rending and regularly touched by grief, but always life affirming - Outback women as they really are. 288 pages with 16 pages of colour photographs. Book in very good+ condition.