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Australian Book Retailer of the Year 2021
G S Willmott
HOW IT ALL STARTED:
TUESDAY JANUARY 1,1952
THE MELBOURNE SUN
'BABY STOPPED MOTHER'S FUN'
Mrs Vida Willmott of Brighton went to a New Years Eve party with a group of…
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In a series of four books based on war, each with a different focus, G.S. Willmott has extensively researched war ‘histories’ and from them, has created ‘his stories’.
This, the…
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Grand Deceptions is a fine historical tapestry giving a picture of a hundred years of turbulent history as a backdrop for the stories of some remarkable people.
Escape from Hell by G.S. Willmott documents the history of POW escapes. Each chapter focuses on a particular character, conflict of prison camp, and follows the ingenious, determined, and often…
For those with an interest in Australian Military History, this book not only draws one’s interest to the life in the trenches of WW1 and to their sons in WW2…
William Swallow was a wayward boy who became a wayward man. Transported as a convict, he became a diligent escaper, but his greatest exploit was when he and some of…
A compelling story about the destiny of an Australian soldier in the Vietnam war. As a returned Vietnam veteran, it brought back many vivid memories of my time there. Beautifully…
Living in the 70s is Garry’s follow up to the Fab 60s, although following a similar pattern the book cleverly departs from tradition with interleaved anecdotes and photos from the…
The Levant: A Short History of the Middle East, by G.S. Willmott is one of those unclassifiable books that moves seamlessly between fact and fiction. From the stone age to…
This book is about war, yet it’s not a novel about enemies fighting to the death or examining the strategies of battles. This novel is about young boys some as…
‘A compelling read, this is the story of one family’s journey through wars, tragedies and triumphs. A story of love, family, unity and resilience. Another great story from Australian author…
This story brings life the anguish of those people, young and old, suffering the consequences of Alzheimer’s disease. It is a story that illuminates many factual aspects of the nature…
This sequence of authentic and audacious war-time escapes keeps the reader spell-bound from start to finish. Garry Willmott has unearthed a series of escapes which would be the envy of…
This is an extraordinary story, one which provides insights into the dualities of human nature, especially against a background of war. We are confronted with the potential within all of…
Lara’s story encompasses post-war England, international investments and shady deals, kidnapping and ransom, flower power and the swinging 60s, popular music, the waning power of the English class system and…
Global Warming is a complex thriller with Garry Willmott’s trademark mix of fact, fiction and projection. From the death of one man, pilot Ericson, the story builds to a tsunami…
Colour Blind tells the story of two wars affecting Australia a hundred years ago: World War I that everyone knows about, and the lesser known one, the battles that past…
The story follows the life of an ANZAC Gallipoli veteran, from his landing at ANZAC Cove and subsequent capture and escape. The fall of the Ottoman Empire, the post-WWI rise…
This story deserves to be told. Garry Willmott creates graphic and quite horrifying insights into unseen and ‘unsung’ aspects of World War 1, where so many Australian, Canadian, British, New…
Garry Willmott, in his book, has highlighted those who have suffered similar and often the very same symptoms documented throughout the centuries. Garry’s mix of documented research and fact, combined…
In a delightful romp down memory lane, funny, factual and fast Garry has brought back many memories good and bad from the ‘roaring 60s’.
Garry’s style of mixing fact with…
Gangsters & Whores is a romp through some of the more colourful characters of Australian history.
G.S. Willmott tells their stories with his trademark mix of dramatisation and fact, embellishing…
