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"The Australian Trilogy" (omnibus comprised of "The Potato Factory", "Tommo & Hawk" and "Solomon's Song") by Bryce Courtenay.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14...
"Morgan's Run" by Colleen McCullough http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34...
"The Timeless Land" by Eleanor Dark http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18...
"Beneath The Southern Cross" Judy Dunn http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/69...
"A Final Reckoning" G. A. Henty http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/85...
"Poor Fellow My Country" Xavier Herbert http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16...
"Bring Larks And Heroes" by Thomas Keneally http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18...
"The Secret River" Kate Grenville http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34...
"White Earth" Andrew McGahan http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10...
"True History of the Kelly Gang" Peter Carey http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11...
"Traveller's Luck" D. R. Gavin http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11...
"The Fortunes of Richard Mahony" Henry Handel Richardson (omnibus containing "The Felix", "The Way Home" and "Ultima Thule"). http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19...
"Scapegallows" Carol Birch http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
"The Drowner" Robert Drewe http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19...
"For The Term of His Natural Life" Marcus Clarke http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39...
"Gould's Book of Fish" Richard Flannagan http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14...
"Carpentaria" Alexis Wright http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63...
"Such is Life" by Joseph Furphy http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82...
"Far From Botony Bay" Rosa Jordan http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/66...

Jackie French,
Judy Nunn,
Di Morrissey,
Nevil Shute,
Tom Kenneally
Peter FitzSimons
Peter Yeldham
Colleen McCullough,
Patricia Shaw.
Kerry Greenwood has a series of crime novels set in the early 1900's featuring Phrynne Fisher which are very popular

Kate Grenville is one of my favourite authors. I loved The Secret River and The Idea of Perfection




I've read a couple of hers, Wind from Danyari
and Journey from Walara.
She is a west Australian author.


I enjoyed Cloudstreet, Chrissie, but it is SO "Australian", with the lingo, humour and colloquialisms, that I'm not sure a non-Aussie will appreciate it. Interested to hear what you think of it.




It certainly is an immersion course, Chrissie! Some things I had to read twice to understand, and I'm an Aussie. But yes, fabulous lyrical prose and outstanding turns of phrase.
Yes, I would agree with Martin that Kate Grenville's works are very good. I would imagine
The Idea of Perfection might appeal the least to a non-Aussie, even though I loved this one of hers the best. However, of international appeal I would highly recommend [book:The Secret River|347698. Here is my review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/edit/....
I now see I've already mentioned this, and Sarah Thornhill earlier in the thread!

I liked White Gardenia by the Australian authorBelinda Alexandra a lot. It is set not only in Australia but also China and the Philippines.
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