A Little More

A Little More

Margaret Scott

Margaret Scott

In 1999, Margaret Scott contributed an essay to 40 Degrees South magazine. It began, 'If The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald are to be believed, I have, late in life, changed from being "a little known poet" to a "cultural icon".' This collection of her essays, poetry, extracts from her books and tributes from her friends celebrates a woman comedian Mikey Robins describes as 'a bloody legend'.A Little More was first published in 2005, shortly after Margaret Scott passed away. She was involved in the selection of the pieces.Margaret Scott (1934–2005) was an award-winning poet, academic, novelist and non-fiction writer. She was awarded the Centenary Medal for outstanding contribution to Tasmanian literature.
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Port Arthur

Port Arthur

Margaret Scott

Margaret Scott

This is the first book on the tragic event that became known as the Port Arthur massacre, the day a lone gunman killed thirty-five people beginning at an historic site on the Tasman Peninsula; and it is still one of the most comprehensive and important. Acclaimed poet, author, and long-time resident of the tight-knit community where the tragedy took place, Margaret Scott doesn't focus only on the event. Instead she places it in context, giving a history of the site and how the community grew away from its dark past as a penal colony while still trying to do justice to those who suffered there, before reconstructing what happened on April 28th, 1996 using interviews, official court documents, and press releases. She doesn't sensationalise the tragedy but instead manages to shine a light on the everyday people whose small acts of kindness and bravery in the face of terror showed a community banding together – and the power of human compassion. Margaret Scott...
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Heads or Tails

Heads or Tails

Margaret Scott

Margaret Scott

An erotic short story with interracial and cougar themes... Hunky young Kevin steps back into Jane’s life with his equally sexy mate, Michael. Together they bring excitement back into her life in a way she could never have imagined...
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Between You and Me

Between You and Me

Margaret Scott

Margaret Scott

Holly Green is an auditor with a New York firm. While working temporarily in the Dublin office, she falls in love with her colleague Oliver Conlon. Fresh out of a disastrous love affair, she now feels she can rebuild her future.Then she comes up against corrupt businessman Ger Baron and her tough-minded tactics land her in hot water at work. It looks like she must return to New York, leaving Oliver and a lot of unresolved issues behind.But, suddenly thinking outside the box, she makes a decision that puts her in a very strange situation indeed...A few days later Holly is live-in nanny to two small children—a withdrawn five-year-old and a demon two-year-old—and is wishing she really did have the experience she claimed she had on her CV. Then she makes two discoveries: Supernanny—and the fact that applying her own business training may be just the thing to whip the household into shape...Whipping Oliver Conlon into shape is another item on her agenda...
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Flying Falcons

Flying Falcons

Margaret Scott

Margaret Scott

Max might be a lot older than Elizabeth, but this just makes her fantasise about him all the more. When he invites her to see his collection of birds of prey, the thrilling display of a falcon’s flight isn’t all he has in store for her. Elizabeth is about to live out her fantasies...
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