Bøger om Tasmania

As the tumultuous tide of the Second World War ebbs, Frank and Amy stand on the precipice of change, their futures hanging in the balance. In the waning days of conflict, this sergeant of the Australian Army and his counterpart, an intrepid Army nurse, are compelled to confront the daunting choices that await them as peace promises to restore normalcy. With the cessation of war comes the inevitability of their separation: Amy yearns to embrace a new beginning in Sydney, with dreams of donning the physician's coat, while Frank envisions a pastoral life in Tasmania, cultivating world-class Merino wool on his family's farm. The question that looms over them is one of compromise: can their individual aspirations weave together to form a shared tapestry of life? Their quest for answers is fraught with dilemmas, knowing that each step taken will etch permanent marks on their lives and those of future generations. Spanning half a century, Another Time is a rich tapestry of familial ties, an emotional odyssey through love and loss, fidelity, and betrayal, set against the rapidly shifting moral landscape of the 20th Century, forever altered in the aftermath of conflict.

A compact map of Tasmania for touring throughout the state with a distance grid and index for planning and reference. Marked on the mapping are highways, major and minor roads, camping and rest areas, 24-hour fuel, information centres, picnic areas, caravan parks, and lookouts.

An inspiring, moving, and unblinking view of a battered climber who refuses to turn his back on the mountains.Born in Bolton, England, Paul Pritchard started climbing when he was 16 years old. In time, he became one of the foremost British climbers of the 1980s and 1990s, climbing difficult routes across the United Kingdom and around the world, including the East Face of Central Tower in Torres del Paine, Patagonia, the first ascent of the West Face of Mount Asgard on Baffin Island, Trango Tower in northern Pakistan, and multiple attempts on the then-unclimbed Shark's Fin on Meru Peak, in the Indian Himalayan region.On Friday, February 13, 1998, Paul's life was dramatically altered when he was struck in the head by a falling boulder while climbing the Totem Pole, a slender sea stack off the coast of Tasmania. He received a traumatic head injury and was left suffering from hemiplegia, which has robbed his right side of movement and continues to play tricks with his speech and memory.A remarkable story that highlights life's surprising gifts and crucial lessons, The Longest Climb chronicles Paul's inspiring journey back to life and reminds us all that "When we spend time in the mountains, we do not escape from our woes. We come home and learn how to accept them."

Three women. One accident. Who's to blame?

A stunning yet practical flexibound book featuring the best 50 walks across Tasmania.

Lonely Planet's Experience Tasmania travel guide reveals exciting new ways to explore this iconic destination with one-of-a-kind adventures at every turn. Spin past the world's only drive-through oyster window, sip wine in the Tamar Valley, surf epic waves on King Island - using our local experts and planning tools to create your own unique trip.

Et mord ripper op i gamle hemmeligheder i en øde kystby på Tasmanien. Mesterlige Jane Harper er tilbage med en ny genial, psykologisk krimi.Alt ændrede sig med ét slag i Kieran Elliotts liv, da han som ung var skyld i en bådulykke. Konsekvenserne var ødelæggende, uoverskuelige. Siden har skylden plaget ham, og da han sammen med sin familie besøger sin barndomsby, vender den tilbage med fornyet kraft. En dag skyller et lig op på stranden. Politiet efterforsker det som mord. Og snart truer gamle hemmeligheder med at dukke op til overfladen. Et skibsvrag på havbunden, en forsvundet pige og svarene på nogle af alle ubesvarede spørgsmål, der har blæst i vinden i alt for mange år. I De Overlevende demonstrerer Jane Harper på ny sin evne til at skabe plot og personer, der tager fusen på læseren, og placere handlingen et sted, der i sig selv bliver en karakter: klippekysten, stranden, de farlige grotter, den øde by, alt sammen uvægerligt kædet sammen med havet skønhed, farlighed og kraft. Pressen skriver: "Psykologi og spænding i imponerende mængder." 4 stjerner i Jyllands-Posten "Rummer en spændende historie." Femina "Harpers nye superbe roman rummer alle de kvaliteter, der gør hende til sådan en fascinerende forfatter." Irish Times "Hun er uden tvivl en af de fineste krimiforfattere, der findes, en ny Jane Harper-roman er et højdepunkt i mit bogår. Hun har denne evne til at skrive scener, som er utrolig smukke, men samtidig gennemsyret af uhygge. Ren, ufiltreret rædsel." Chris Whitaker, forfatter til Vi begynder med slutningen JANE HARPER (f. 1980), prisvindende australsk forfatter, oprindelig født i Manchester, England, men har boet Down Under, siden hun var otte år. Fik sit gennembrud med Tørke (The Dry) fra 2015, som er blevet filmatiseret og har fået premiere i 2021, og vandt adskillige litterære priser, deriblandt den største britiske krimipris, Gold Dagger, i 2017. Jane Harpers bøger er udgivet i over 40 lande. Hun bor i Melbourne med sin mand, søn og datter.