Refuge by Jackie French

Refuge by Jackie FrenchWhen a boat carrying a group of asylum seekers is sunk by a freak wave, Faris wakes from the shipwreck in an Australia he's always dreamed of. There are kangaroos grazing under orange trees and the sky is always blue. On a nearby beach, Faris meets a group of young people who have come from far different times and places. They are also seeking refuge, and each has their own story of why they had to leave their own country to make a new life for

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The First Forty Days

But before they get the chance

in which police negotiators and psychiatrists sought a bloodless end to the standoff

plus Louise's own personal photographic notes at the end of the book

aching towards the dream of Olympic qualification

alchemical moment rich with possibility and your elder years as a path to feminine power

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A couple of generations of slave traders

a power base as independent economic producers and a high degree of control over their own lives in marriage

just before the cyclone

this circular design