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The story of Australia’s first Japanese “war bride”

28/12/2023

AT THE FOOT OF THE CHERRY TREE
By Alli Parker

After surviving the Hiroshima bomb, Nobuko Sakuramoto, known as Cherry Parker, again defied the odds becoming the first Japanese “war bride” permitted into Australia, after four years of lobbying by her husband Gordon Parker. This is their real-life love story reimagined by author (and Cherry and Gordon's granddaughter) Alli Parker.

Published by Harper Collins 2023 | Historical fiction, Australian Author

A young homeless artist uncovers past secrets

2/12/2023

LOLA IN THE MIRROR
By Trent Dalton

The sentimental story of a young artist living rough with her mum in a scrapyard in Brisbane's West End, which opens a window to the violence, addiction and self-harm, balanced with hope and love, prevalent in the lives of the homeless.

Published by Harper Collins, October 2023 | Fiction, Australian author

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