Author: Kerry Greenwood
Publisher: Australian Broadcasting Corporation ; Pyrmont, N.S.W.: Roadshow Entertainment [distributor], c2012.
(DVD)
The suggested reading – or viewing – here is the fabulous flapper sleuth of 1920s & 1930s Melbourne high society, Miss Phryne Fisher. She is an independent and strong character who is renowned for her sharp wit, keen deductive reasoning, and of course her sensationally stylish attire. Additionally, she can fly a plane, drive a car, deftly metes justice with her pearl-handled pistol, and prefers lovers to marriage – she is a feminist James Bond long before 007’s time.
Author: Tim Winton
Publisher: Pyrmont, N.S.W. : Roadshow Entertainment [distributor], 2011.
(DVD)
In 1944 the Lambs and the Pickles suffer separate devastating tragedies and decide that in order to start over they must leave their rural West Australian homes. They both find shared accommodation in suburban Perth at 1 Cloud Street and over the next 20 years their dysfunction gives rise to loyalty and acceptance in the midst of their differences. “Cloudstreet” has been adapted for the stage, an opera, and this recommended television miniseries, and won the 1992 Miles Franklin Award.
