No Way to Behave at a Funeral by Noel Braun

This is the story of Noel who lost Maris, his beloved wife of 42 years, to suicide following years of struggling with depression.

The abrupt ending of a life by suicide can be the most catastrophic of events for those left behind. Noel accepted there was no way around his anguish and met suffering head on. His pain allowed him to discover the richness within him and to grow in wisdom which he hopes might be of benefit to others.

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Beyond the Red Door by Janet Shaw

Janet Shaw was born with a rare eye cancer, but living with vision impairment wasn’t the only challenge for Janet. As an adopted child, she battled with the need to know who she was. Her quest for identity sent her on a roller-coaster ride, as she faced the real possibility of rejection. And on top of this, Janet discovered that she carried a genetic time bomb. This is an inspirational and moving story of struggle and triumph as Janet overcomes her biggest obstacle – unexpectedly losing her vision totally – and propels herself into the world of elite sport.

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Yenni: A Life Between Worlds by Eugenia Jenny Williams

The dismemberment of Czechoslovakia and the growing tension in Eastern Europe ruptured into World War II in 1939, unleashing a succession of disasters that would redefine the borders, ideologies and cultures of this region for years to come. Against this backdrop, Jenny Williams tells us a story of survival that is vivid, almost cinematic – a child’s experience of war, through teenage years and the early days of Soviet control in Czechoslovakia; of socialist youth rallies; to optimism, disillusion and fear of The Prague Spring, Dubcek’s reforms and the Soviet invasion of 1968, which led to her emigration to Australia.

Yenni: A Life Between Worlds was voted one of Tasmania’s 15 Favourite Books in 2006

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Jenny's Coffee House: After Yenni by Eugenia Jenny Williams

In May 1969 seven assisted migrants stepped out of the plane that had touched down in a strange place called Hobart. Jenny Williams, the author of Yenni, was one of them. From this time on little of what Jenny and her family knew was of any use to them. Like newborns they had to learn to exist in a different world. From factory to restaurant work, to new relationships, Jenny’s Coffee House: After Yenni takes the reader into the rich heart of a hard working family searching for their niche in life. Full of the drama and humour of a life fully lived (love, disappointment, separation and triumph), this is an evocative and compelling read. Much like the author herself, it is inspiring, honest and real. Hobart shimmers and enchants, Europe is never far away, while Jenny welcomes us all, like the best of friends into her world.

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An Irish Medley: Memories of Home and Abroad by Patrick O’Sullivan

An Irish Medley is a collage of real-life memories of growing up in rural Ireland, of studying for the missionary priesthood, and of teaching in high schools from New York to the Fiji Islands in the South Pacific. The event-filled days of a bustling farming family as well as the preternatural influences that shaped their lives and stories are recalled with gentle touch, as the rigours of life in New York State and the South Pacific where life’s perceptions and ideals were seriously challenged by the ideals and lifestyles of other age-old cultures and peoples.

An Irish Medley can spark a smile and even spring a tear. ‘It is a tale to delight the hearts of young and old alike.’

NB An Irish Medley is available in Ireland from  www.localbooks.ie

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Where The Cranes Fly: A collection of short stories by Uri J Palti

Uri Palti begins Where The Cranes Fly with his family’s migration from Israel to Australia in 1975 and takes us through the first years in their new country. This book, however, is not just ‘another’ biography. Between his life stories, he interweaves many others, stories about love – love for his family, music, people and even for his Siamese cat, stories that make you smile and chuckle or give you many uplifting moments. When you lose yourself between the book's pages, you'll find that Where The Cranes Fly has something in it for us all.

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My Pilgrim's Heart by Stephanie Dale 

In an age when 'self-development' has become a commodity, Stephanie Dale does her internal journeying her own way – on pilgrimage through Italy, the Balkans, Turkey and the Middle East. As she traverses ancient and war-torn lands, in the company of her son Ben, her physical journey reflects an inner one of finding her place in her own world as a woman, wife and mother.

Every woman's ultimate travel story, My Pilgrim's Heart will ferry you gently into the realms of adventure, hardship, insight, meaning, laughter and love.

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Road Wench – It’s a Tour Not a Holiday by Shannon Meadows

Have you ever done a tour of Europe? Shannon Meadows has – about fifty times! No, she wasn’t a crazed tourist, it’s worse than that – she was a tour manager for ‘18 to 35’ coach tours.

For anyone who has ever travelled and thought that the tour manager had the best job in the world, this is for you…

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Café d'Afrique by Tineke Van der Eecken

At the age of 24 Tineke Van der Eecken decides to broaden her horizon. Full of ideals, she takes the plunge: she is going to work in Africa. After more challenges than she bargained for, but still eager to absorb all African culture has to offer, she finds herself in Zambia where this headstrong woman cooks up the somewhat peculiar idea of an African cultural restaurant where locals and tourists alike can sample authentic Zambian cuisine, music and dance. Despite trials and tribulations with swindlers, bureaucrats and battles with ‘African time’, Tineke’s dream of Café d’Afrique becomes a reality.

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Seven French Summers by Bill Ramson

Who would not envy Bill Ramson who, when he retired, resolved to turn the calendar upside down, commuting between the French and Australian summers? Bill Ramson's book will give pleasure to all readers, from the most avid Francophile to the young and inexperienced traveller. Ramson writes with a readable and elegant style, and his sense of humour is always present. Un peu français is all he has, but as they say in the classics ‘she'll be right, mate’.

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