Joy Dettman

The complete short stories of the bestselling author of Mallawindy and the Woody Creek series"Pure brilliance. This is a book to keep and treasure - you'll want to read it again and again." Sun-HeraldAt the beginning of her writing journey, Joy Dettman's charming, irascible, melancholy, wisecracking characters …

From the bestselling author of Mallawindy and the Woody Creek series"Dettman ... is brilliant at depicting the seemingly inconsequential murmurs of small-town life" Sun-HeraldFor forty-four years Stella Templeton has been a dutiful daughter and a good citizen, living in Maidenville, population 2,800 where nothing …

From the bestselling author of Mallawindy and the Woody Creek series"an intriguing read that transcends genre and could be the genesis of a great Australian movie" Weekend AustralianEarly one Sunday, the town of Molliston wakes to the news that a young bride is dead. The year is 1929. The Great War with Germany has …

A gripping post-apocalyptic tale from the acclaimed author of Mallawindy and the Woody Creek seriesThe world as it was has been all but destroyed. Those few who survived the Great Ending are now ruled by an all-powerful group known as the Chosen, whose walled city encloses a diminishing population riddled with plague …