Kerry Armstrong
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Language
English
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A gem sparkling with humour and intelligence and radiating with the warmth of unsentimental understanding. SCREEN INTERNATIONAL. A joy to behold! FRED YEAGER, ASSOCIATED PRESS. Told with a delicate blend of satire and nostalgia, this award-winning coming-of-age tale introduces one of Australian literature's most beloved characters to the screen, Laura Tweedle Rambothan (Susannah Fowle). Chronicling her stormy passage through the sedate halls of an...
Series
Dynasty volume season 6, 1
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Volume One of Season Six follows in the wake of the violent terrorist attack with a daring rescue attempt, while the battle between the Carrington and Colby empires turns more personal than ever with a clandestine abduction and a ruthlessly ingenious impersonation scheme.--Container.
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Series
Seachange volume 8
Language
English
Description
An invitation to the annual magistrate's dinner dance confirms Laura's suspicion that she is single in a world designed for couples. At least it encourages her to invite Dan, but her ego is battered when he surrenders himself with a pile of unpaid fines, choosing a jail sentence over a date with her. Karen questions how well she knows her parents when they return to town as born-again hippies.
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Series
Seachange volume 1
Language
English
Description
Just when life is finally going to plan, the bulldozers descend on Pearl Bay. The town is thrown together in their fight to save what is left of Macgettigan's boatshed...and Max's possessions. It isn't long before the collective finger is pointed at Bob Jelly. Laura finds herself in a passionate moment with Max, but the lessons of the past are hard to forget.
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Series
Seachange volume 3
Language
English
Description
Max Connors returns to Pearl Bay after an absence of many years, bringing his wife, Elena, with him. A successful foreign correspondent and an old friend of Dan's, Max wants to settle down in the boatshed and write a book, but he's soon drawn into the problems of his brother and father. Struggling to get over Dan, Laura forms an instant kinship with Elena but takes an immediate dislike to Max.
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Series
Seachange volume 9
Language
English
Description
Pearl Bay is rocked by the death of one its teenagers. Laura presides over her first coronial inquest as football hero Jerome Hall's last hours are relived. After Jerome's accident, Rupert withdraws, so Dan takes the boy under his wing, deciding he should teach Rupert how to be a man. Laura is furious to discover Dan's somewhat violent interpretation of masculinity.
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Series
Seachange volume 2
Language
English
Description
Laura and Dan's relationship would be perfect-if it wasn't for everything else in Laura's life. As Rupert schemes to get his parents back together, Dan tempts Laura with talk of travel to exotic places, and she struggles to find a way to fit his dream into her reality. Meanwhile, tax prosecutor Katrina Fennessy arrives in town and senses an opportunity for Pearl Bay, with the help of Bob Jelly.
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Series
Seachange volume 5
Language
English
Description
Laura is tired of being let down by the men in her life, and now Angus's quest of self-discovery has left her without a court clerk and a mountain of paperwork. What perfect timing for handsome and uncomplicated court reviewer Warwick Munro to arrive in Pearl Bay. Max tries to redeem himself by singing Laura's praises, but he's conflicted when he realizes Warwick is interested in Laura.
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Series
Seachange volume 10
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English
Description
When an old crony of Bob's proposes a housing development at a legendary local "parking" spot for couples, a protest ensues. By pure coincidence, Craig emerges as hero activist, impressing Miranda immensely. The attention and thrill of standing up to his father causes Craig to reevaluate his surroundings for the first time.
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Series
Seachange volume 7
Language
English
Description
The shock of Trudi's pregnancy has left Laura angry and determined to remove Jack from her life. As Laura sets out to forget her past, the town's celebration of its history-the annual Pearl Bay Pork Festival-is imminent, but things are not running smoothly. And Max has decided to return to life as a foreign correspondent, accepting a dangerous assignment in Kosovo.
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Series
Seachange volume 6
Language
English
Description
Laura's niggling doubts about Warwick begin to dissipate as she begins to fall for his charms... if only the locals would stop interrupting them. Apart from Warwick, the town's attention turns to "Still Waters," a city newspaper column detailing the life and times of a small coastal town. Even though the parallels between the fictional town and Pearl Bay are uncanny, only Miranda cottons on.
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Series
Seachange volume 13
Language
English
Description
With the bridge about to reopen, the powers that be decide to close the Pearl Bay court and transfer all the cases to the new Port Deakin legal complex. Laura makes plans to move back to the city, but the town embarks on a civil disobedience campaign to save the court at Pearl Bay. When it ends up devolving into a hostage situation, Laura and Max must confront some hard truths.
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Series
Seachange volume 12
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English
Description
Jack's fraud trial is finally being heard, and the kids convince Laura to support him in person. Back in the city, unexpected sparks fly between the exes, just as Laura is offered a spanking new job. Laura must decide if she wants to return to the "real world" or stay by the sea.
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Series
Seachange volume 9
Language
English
Description
During a heat wave, the fireworks intended for the centenary celebrations go up with a big bang, blowing the church hall they were stored in to smithereens. Felix, the expert employed by Bob to prepare the fireworks for the celebrations, is suspected of arson and charged-but none of that deters Miranda from her interest in the beguiling flame-twirler.
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Series
Seachange volume 7
Language
English
Description
A strange wind blows into town, leaving the locals unsettled and with a couple of visitors: Tama, a pacific island prince, and Madigan, a renegade sailor. Tama's profound hatred for brass music sees him in jail for destroying Grey's trumpet, while Griff's plans to settle down are threatened by Madi. Warwick sends Laura a constant stream of flowers and love letters, which Max can't help but mock.
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Series
Seachange volume 4
Language
English
Description
As the news of Carmen and Max's affair infiltrates the town, Carmen heads to the city, feigning excitement about a job interview. Max feels guilty, but Carmen insists she is not leaving Pearl Bay because of him. When the new local administrator forms plans to build a tunnel between Pearl Bay and Port Deakin, Meredith and Bob form an unlikely alliance and call for a complete Port Deakin boycott.
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Series
Seachange volume 3
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English
Description
Carmen, Meredith's free-spirited niece, breezes into town and quickly confides in her aunt that she is both pregnant and on the run from the law. Three chefs storm into town to testify against Carmen, who posed as a restaurant critic in order to obtain free meals. Feeling a little insecure in the kitchen herself, Laura approaches Diver Dan for a few cooking lessons.
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Series
Seachange volume 12
Language
English
Description
Laura desperately wants to be honest with Warwick about her night with Max, but the moment constantly eludes her. With the rocky Jelly marriage creating bad PR, Morton threatens Heather into supporting Bob to keep face, but Heather fights back. Max's investigations into Morton's enterprise reveal shocking information.
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Series
Seachange volume 4
Language
English
Description
With Katrina having absconded with the savings of the entire town, Bob Jelly is contemplating suicide. But when Katrina is caught red-handed through the combined efforts of Max and Sergeant Grey, the town's fortunes take a turn for the better, and then the worse, and then the better again. During this roller-coaster, Bob and Sergeant Grey each face their own moral dilemmas.