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MAGGIE MACKELLAR is a writer and historian living on the east coast of Tasmania/lutruwita. She writes the much-loved newsletter The Sit Spot and is the author of five books, including When It Rains and Graft.

Books by Maggie MacKellar

When It Rains

The heart-wrenching but triumphant story of rebuilding a life and a family.

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How to Get There

After Maggie Mackellar's acclaimed When It Rains, her second memoir traces with her characteristic candour and perception her move to Tasmania, for love, and the struggles and joys of settling there.

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Graft

** SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 PRIME MINISTER'S LITERARY AWARDS**
** LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 STELLA PRIZE **

A gorgeously written reflection, set in Tasmania, on motherhood, farming, nature and home.

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