Fay Anderson: 3 books

By 1837, New South Wales had been explored south of the Murray River and declared to be richly pastured, gently undulating and well-watered - a veritable Australia Felix. Land hungry graziers flooded in from New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land to lease as much land as could be justified by the numbers...

Set in Gippsland between 1850 and 1950, The Family Closet continues the story of the Allertons, Kendalls and MacDonalds; three interrelated families whose history reflects that of the region. Separated from the rest of the colony by distance and terrain, Gippsland was the last region of Victoria to...

A Gilded Mile is a novel about the merchants, manufacturers and entrepreneurs who created Melbourne’s Golden Mile. The Rose-Levin family were among thousands of immigrants to arrive in Melbourne in 1849 intent on making their fortunes. Like immigrants throughout the ages, they worked hard and lived...