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Anita 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
Scott 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
John 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
John 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
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