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Tranquility

by Peter Jakobsen (Goodreads Author)

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Miller and Max

by Luke Buckmaster

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TonScott said: " Like many people, I am a fan of the Mad Max series. So I was looking forward to reading this biography about Max Mad director George Miller by Luke Buckmaster. And it is as thrilling as the films. Miller is an icon and a genius and his films are craz ...more "

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Beyond the Rock

by Janelle McCulloch

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TonScott said: " Let's get this out of the way. In her biography of Joan Lindsay, Janelle McCulloch clearly states that Lindsay's famous novel, "Picnic at Hanging Rock" is just that: a work of fiction. The story of the schoolgirls going missing at Hanging Rock on Val Let's get this out of the way. In her biography of Joan Lindsay, Janelle McCulloch clearly states that Lindsay's famous novel, "Picnic at Hanging Rock" is just that: a work of fiction. The story of the schoolgirls going missing at Hanging Rock on Valentine's Day in 1900 is a novel. We all know that. Janelle McCulloch clearly knows that.

But what McCulloch has discovered is that there is a lot more to the story than many readers have realised over the decades. She has spent many years researching Joan Lindsay's life, and part of this research involved looking at the back story behind the story, and what could have inspired the intriguing narrative that has captivated readers for 50 years.

However, McCulloch's book is first and foremost a biography, so it covers a lot more than Picnic at Hanging Rock. It covers all the years of Joan Lindsay's life, from her affluent childhood to her last, lonely days in the couple's home 'Mulberry Hill', after Daryl had passed away. It looks at Joan Lindsay's family (and to a lesser degree Daryl Lindsay's family), her friendships (including her lifelong friendships with Dame Elisabeth Murdoch and Lady Maie Casey, among others), her career, her books and writings, her passion for gardens and the Australian bush, and her many secrets, spirituality being one of them. (She hid this from Daryl.) It also looks at her passions, which included mathematics, time, picnics (naturally), and other interesting things, most of which are included among the themes of Picnic at Hanging Rock.

The biography also looks (briefly) at Hanging Rock, which Joan Lindsay visited while staying at nearby Mount Macedon on summer holidays with her family. Lindsay admitted she became "obsessed" with it as she grew older. Her great-grandfather was a police magistrate in Kyneton, so stories of the area would have almost certainly been handed down through the generations, but Joan Lindsay was clever enough to weave a good tale without relying too much on fact - or indeed fiction. Picnic at Hanging Rock is most definitely fiction. But Joan's life was fact. And this book is a beautiful look at where the two intersect. ...more "

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