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Published on 08 July 2026
Trish, one of our Library Officers, has shared these four titles as recommended reads.
"As a child, a love of reading was instilled by my parents and our home was filled with books of all kinds. My mother also has a love of history and has researched/written/collated several family tree books outlining our family's history in Australia over 8+ generations. My grandfather was a WWII veteran so I also have an interest in war history, so some of my choices include historical fiction of that era that are mostly based on fact. All my choices are favourites, but the authors are also favourites and I have read all titles published by each author and enjoyed them all. Having the opportunity to work in a library is a dream job for me, so I hope you enjoy my picks!"
Historical fiction
An enigmatic billionaire adopts 6 daughters from all corners of the globe. On his death in their adulthood, each daughter receives clues to their heritage which sends them each on a journey of discovery of their heritage and acknowledgement of self worth. While these stories are fictional, there are true historical events woven into each story.
A story based around a magnificent string of pearls belonging to a Jewish family that were stolen by the Nazis during the Second World War. When the pearls are donated in the 1960s to a museum, the curator embarks on a hunt for the Nazi who stole them because of her secret family connection to the pearls.
Set in Victoria in the late 1800s, Evie is a milliner who is passionate about what she does. When her sister goes missing, she sets out to find her and embarks on a journey through the state at a time of bushrangers and goldfields when nobody can be trusted.
A young woman travels to London to present her proof to the London Museum of the strange and fascinating creature discovered in the Australian colony - the platypus. She must overcome the challenges of convincing the curators to believe her, compounded by the fact she is a woman, and not accepted in scientific circles as intelligent enough or capable of knowing what she is talking about.