Silver Linings (HB) by Katrina Nannestad

Silver Linings (HB) by Katrina NannestadA new heartwarming novel set in 1950s Australia from bestselling author Katrina Nannestad Nettie Sweeney has a dad, three big sisters, a farm full of cows and a cat called Mittens. But it's not enough. She longs for a mother. One with a gentle touch and sparkles in her eyes. Instead, she has Aunty Edith with slappy hands, a sharp tongue and the disturbing belief that peas are proper food. When Dad marries Alice, all Nettie's dreams come true. The

With real stories from bird-loving citizen scientists

this captivating book traverses the globe via plants: nettles in England

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birdwatchers

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and Pitjanytjatjarra spoken at Wingkilina in the far east of Western Australia and at a great number of centres in the northwest of South Australia

but at the same time

} Archie Roach AM's deeply personal song

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