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Posted on 29 Apr 2015 in Giveaways & Quizzes |

Autumn 2015 Giveaway #6

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autumn_leaves_on_branch_clip_art_23559This draw is now closed. Congratulations to our winner, Pam Pemberton from the Northern Territory!

sophiaAnita Anand Sophie: Princess, suffragette, revolutionary 

Born in 1876, Sophia Duleep Singh was a dispossessed Indian princess and raised as an English gentlewoman. She fought for Indian independence, and for female suffrage. ‘… a winner’ – William Dalrymple

Courtesy of Bloomsbury

billScott Bevan Bill: The life of William Dobell 

Postwar Australia’s most famous artist was a broken man after the legal battle over the Archibald Prize. But he found solace and an escape from fame in the little town of Wangi.

Courtesy of Simon & Schuster 

bergerJohn Berger Bento’s Sketchbook

The 17th-century philosopher Bento de Spinoza was also an artist, yet none of his sketches survive. John Berger takes inspiration from Spinoza’s life and work in this series of essays and meditations, and creates his own sketchbook.

Courtesy of Verso

chessJohn Donoghue The Death’s Head Chess Club

This novel describes the friendship between a Nazi and a Jew in Auschwitz, ignited by their passion for chess. It challenges us to consider the limits of forgiveness and the cost of a lifetime of bitterness.

Courtesy of Allen & Unwin