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1	Riders in the chariot more books like this by Patrick White add to wishlist By the winner of the 1973 Nobel Prize for Literature, this novel introduces the pitiful Miss Hare. Among crumbling ruins of the once splendid Xanadu, she stumbles across a half-caste Aborigine and a Jewish refugee. All three, damaged and discarded as they are, seek the care of a local washerwoman. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.17! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Voss more books like this by Patrick White add to wishlist Set in 19th-century Australia, this is the story of the secret passion between an explorer and a young orphan. Although they have met only a few times, Voss and Laura are joined by overwhelming, obsessive feelings for each other. The Australian author won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1973. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.44! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Tree of Man more books like this by Patrick White add to wishlist At the turn of the century Stan Parker takes a wife and makes a home as a small farmer in the wilderness of Australia. Amy bears his children and time brings him a procession of ordinary events - achievements, disappointments, sorrows and dreams. The author won the 1973 Nobel Prize for Literature. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.22! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Twyborn Affair more books like this by Patrick White add to wishlist Eudoxia is the consort of an elderly Greek, Eddie a hired hand in the Australian outback, and Eadith the madam of a London brothel. The novel's central character appears to all three, in France in 1914 and in Australia and London 25 years later. The author won the 1973 Nobel Prize for Literature. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $32.58! \| first editions \| SVS
5	A Fringe of Leaves more books like this by Patrick White add to wishlist Returning to England in 1840, the "Bristol Maid" is shipwrecked on the Queensland Coast and Mrs Roxburgh is taken prisoner by a tribe of Aborigines. In the course of her escape, she is torn by loyalties - to her dead husband, to her rescuer, to her own and to her adoptive class. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $93.09! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Complete Mission Impossible Dossier more books like this by Patrick J White add to wishlist see all copies from $8.55! new only from $23.00! \| first editions
7	Harrap's French and English Dictionary more books like this by Harrap, Patrick White, Stuart Fortey add to wishlist This highly readable dictionary features wide coverage of idiomatic French, hundreds of boxed notes on items of cultural interest, and a special section on all forms of written communication in French. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| SVS
8	The Vivisector more books like this by Patrick White add to wishlist Hurtle Duffield is incapable of loving anything except his art. The people who court him are, above all, the victims of his art. He dissects their weaknesses with cruel precision - his sister's deformity and the passionate illusions of such women as the heiress Boo Davenport. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.50! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Eye of the storm more books like this by Patrick White add to wishlist In death, as in life, Elizabeth Hunter rules the lives of those around her. In a suburb of Sydney three nurses, a housekeeper, a son and a daughter gather around Elizabeth's deathbed. As they convene, there emerge the tides of emotion that fester beneath family relationships. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.95! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Flaws in the Glass: A Self-Portrait more books like this by Patrick White add to wishlist In this autobiography Patrick White explains how on the rare occasions when he re-reads a passage form one of his books, he recognises very little of the self he knows. In this book is the self patrick White does recognise, the one he sees reflected in the mirror. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.21! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Solid mandala more books like this by Patrick White add to wishlist Arthur and Waldo were born twins and spent their childhood, their youth, middle-age and retirement together. They shared everything, even a girl, but their view of things differed. Waldo saw everything and understood little. Arthur was the fool who didn't bother to look. He understood. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.98! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Living and the dead more books like this by Patrick White add to wishlist Set in 1930s London, this is a portrayal of the complex ebb and flow of relationships within a family. The ageing Mrs Standish is drawn into secret liaisons; her daughter Eden experiments with left-wing politics; and Elyot, the only son stands aloof. White won the 1973 Nobel Prize for Literature. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $81.05! \| first editions
13	A nation on trial: America and the War of 1812 more books like this by Patrick Cecil Telfer White add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Aunt's Story more books like this by Patrick White add to wishlist After her mother's death, middle-aged Theodora Goodman contemplates the desert of her life. Freed of the trammels of convention, she leaves Australia for a European tour and becomes involved with the residents of a small French hotel. The Australian author won the 1973 Nobel Prize for Literature. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $26.62! \| first editions
15	Hasanlu Special Studies II: The Catalogue of Ivories from Hasanlu, Iran more books like this by Oscar White Muscarella, T Patrick Culbert add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.21! \| first editions
16 view cover	Patrick White Letters more books like this by Patrick White, David Marr (Editor) add to wishlist Patrick White spent his whole life writing letters. Although he wanted them all burnt by their readers, thousands survive to reveal him as one of the greatest letter-writers of his time. This is an unexpected and final volume of prose by Australia's most acclaimed novelist--the letters of a great writer, a profound critic, and a believer never ... see all copies from $2.36! new only from $22.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
17	Memoirs of Many in One, by Alex Xenophon Demirjian Gray more books like this by Patrick White add to wishlist see all copies from $2.36! first editions
18	Eye of the Storm more books like this by M. E. Morris, Patrick White add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $194.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Burnt ones more books like this by Patrick White add to wishlist This collection of 11 stories demonstrates White's understanding of the urges which lie just beneath the facade of ordinary human relationships, particularly those between men and women. The author was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1973. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
20	Flaws in the Glass more books like this by Patrick White add to wishlist A collage of memories of childhood, significant moments, and relationships with family, friends and enemies, this autobiographical memoir provides a frank insight into the life of one of the greatest novelists Australia has ever produced. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.45! \| first editions \| SVS
21	The Cockatoos more books like this by Patrick White add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
22	The Cockatoos: Shorter Novels and Stories more books like this by Patrick White add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Mountie in Mukluks: The Arctic Adventures of Bill White more books like this by Patrick White, Bill White add to wishlist Almost everyone knows who Bill White is, though they may not know his name. Bill is the red-coated, dog-sledding Mountie who always gets his man. At least that's how it seems at first glance. But readers of Mountie in Mukluks will soon realise they are in the presence of one of the most un-cop-like cops who ever built an igloo. And by the time ... see all copies from $18.00! new only from $19.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
24	Three uneasy pieces by Patrick White add to wishlist In this book the author addresses the problem of growing old and the "warts of the soul" which, if gouged out, ruin the flesh. We must wait, he says, for the evil in us to die naturally. Presenting a peeled potato, a dance in the kitchen and a visit to the aged mother of a childhood friend, he considers our struggle, our efforts to achieve ... see all copies from $2.81! first editions
25	The Critical Years: American Foreign Policy, 1793-1823 more books like this by Patrick C T White add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS

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