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Enid: The scandalous life of a glamorous Australian who dazzled the world by Robert Wainwright
$36.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
From the bestselling author of Sheila comes the story of an Australian socialite who fascinated the world. Enid Lindeman stood almost six feet tall, with silver hair and flashing turquoise eyes. The girl from Strathfield in Sydney stopped traffic in Manhattan, silenced gamblers in Monte Carlo and dared ...Show more
Maverick Mountaineer by Robert Wainwright
$36.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
The first full-length biography of George Ingle Finch - maverick Australian mountaineer, scientist, concert pianist and father of actor Peter Finch. George Ingle Finch, mountaineer, soldier, scientist, rebellious spirit, boy from the bush, was in his day one of the most famous men in the world. In 1922 ...Show more
Nellie: The life and loves of Dame Nellie Melba by Robert Wainwright
$36.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
The tumultuous life of Australia's most famous opera singer, Dame Nellie Melba. When most Australians think of Nellie Melba they picture a squarish, late middle-aged woman dressed in furs and large hats, an imperious Dame whose voice ruled the world for three decades and was the inspiration for a peach ...Show more
Sheila: The Australian Beauty who Bewitched British Society by Robert Wainwright
$39.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
She wedded earls and barons, befriended literary figures and movie stars, bedded a future king, was feted by London and New York society for 40 years, and died a Russian princessAs a child Sheila Chisholm chased kangaroos on horseback and swam with sharks at Bondi Beach. As a young woman she nursed sold ...Show more
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