Just Tassie Books

The 77 stories in Secret Tasmania can be either a guide for a quirky tour of the Tasmania or just a fascinating read that takes you from the modern myths and tragedies of Tasmania to its brutal colonial history.

Gathered here are three of writer Richard Flanagan's recent speeches in which he interweaves topics as diverse as troubadour poetry, love stories and the murder of the refugee Reza Barati; his top ten Tasmanian novels and the Australian Pacific solution; and his much-celebrated National Press Club address where he questioned the militarisation of Australian memory and argued for the need for formal Indigenous recognition.

The wondrous world of jellyfish.

From sad beginnings and a difficult nursing career Isobel Horner progressed to her own private hospital - Waratah - which she later converted to an exclusive guest house at 12 York Street, Launceston.