Best Books Set in Australia

1.
The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds 4.25 avg rating — 361,054 ratings
2.
A Town Like Alice
A Town Like Alice 4.15 avg rating — 60,759 ratings
3.
Tomorrow, When the War Began (Tomorrow, #1)
Tomorrow, When the War Began (Tomorrow, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 59,510 ratings
4.
Cloudstreet
Cloudstreet 4.01 avg rating — 27,405 ratings
5.
In a Sunburned Country
In a Sunburned Country 4.07 avg rating — 119,149 ratings
6.
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Hanging Rock, #1)
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Hanging Rock, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 29,094 ratings
7.
The Secret River
The Secret River 3.81 avg rating — 24,633 ratings
8.
The Light Between Oceans
The Light Between Oceans 4.04 avg rating — 473,448 ratings
9.
Big Little Lies
Big Little Lies 4.31 avg rating — 1,089,188 ratings
10.
True History of the Kelly Gang
True History of the Kelly Gang 3.83 avg rating — 23,797 ratings
11.
On the Beach
On the Beach 3.98 avg rating — 48,152 ratings
12.
The Husband's Secret
The Husband's Secret 3.95 avg rating — 713,203 ratings
13.
Looking for Alibrandi
Looking for Alibrandi 3.90 avg rating — 25,233 ratings
14.
The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)
The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 584,627 ratings
15.
Oscar and Lucinda
Oscar and Lucinda 3.73 avg rating — 21,640 ratings
16.
The Slap
The Slap 3.26 avg rating — 32,502 ratings
17.
Rabbit-Proof Fence
Rabbit-Proof Fence 3.69 avg rating — 8,677 ratings
18.
The Forgotten Garden
The Forgotten Garden 4.15 avg rating — 234,154 ratings
19.
What Alice Forgot
What Alice Forgot 4.07 avg rating — 503,512 ratings
20.
Dirt Music
Dirt Music 3.87 avg rating — 15,188 ratings
21.
A Fortunate Life
A Fortunate Life 4.25 avg rating — 9,642 ratings
22.
Saving Francesca
Saving Francesca 3.99 avg rating — 33,278 ratings
23.
My Brilliant Career
My Brilliant Career 3.80 avg rating — 7,485 ratings
24.
Darkness, Be My Friend (Tomorrow, #4)
Darkness, Be My Friend (Tomorrow, #4) 4.10 avg rating — 19,849 ratings
25.
The Dead of Night (Tomorrow, #2)
The Dead of Night (Tomorrow, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 24,886 ratings
26.
The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding
The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding 4.09 avg rating — 10,199 ratings
27.
The Harp in the South
The Harp in the South
by: Ruth Park
4.02 avg rating — 4,766 ratings
28.
The Potato Factory (The Potato Factory, #1)
The Potato Factory (The Potato Factory, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 11,097 ratings
29.
Breath
Breath 3.91 avg rating — 24,819 ratings
30.
Jessica
Jessica 4.25 avg rating — 11,522 ratings
31.
The Complete Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie
The Complete Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie
by: May Gibbs
4.05 avg rating — 4,633 ratings
32.
On the Jellicoe Road
On the Jellicoe Road 4.12 avg rating — 51,495 ratings
33.
The Magic Pudding
The Magic Pudding 3.93 avg rating — 4,215 ratings
34.
The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1)
The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 260,169 ratings
35.
A Killing Frost (Tomorrow, #3)
A Killing Frost (Tomorrow, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 21,506 ratings
36.
Stolen (Stolen, #1)
Stolen (Stolen, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 86,144 ratings
37.
I Am the Messenger
I Am the Messenger 4.03 avg rating — 167,653 ratings
38.
Tim
Tim 3.85 avg rating — 5,413 ratings
39.
Jasper Jones
Jasper Jones 4.09 avg rating — 42,321 ratings
40.
Voss
Voss 3.78 avg rating — 3,488 ratings
41.
The Night Is for Hunting (Tomorrow, #6)
The Night Is for Hunting (Tomorrow, #6) 4.14 avg rating — 17,041 ratings
42.
The Other Side of Dawn (Tomorrow, #7)
The Other Side of Dawn (Tomorrow, #7) 4.21 avg rating — 16,481 ratings
43.
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith 3.67 avg rating — 1,822 ratings
44.
Burning For Revenge (Tomorrow, #5)
Burning For Revenge (Tomorrow, #5) 4.18 avg rating — 18,195 ratings
45.
My Place
My Place 3.99 avg rating — 6,669 ratings
46.
Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1)
Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 28,558 ratings
47.
Seven Little Australians (Woolcots, #1)
Seven Little Australians (Woolcots, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 4,802 ratings
48.
The Lieutenant
The Lieutenant 3.68 avg rating — 5,655 ratings
49.
Boy Swallows Universe
Boy Swallows Universe 4.34 avg rating — 94,627 ratings
50.
Puberty Blues (Puberty Blues, #1)
Puberty Blues (Puberty Blues, #1) 3.45 avg rating — 2,269 ratings
51.
Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback
Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback 3.93 avg rating — 17,208 ratings
52.
The Happiest Refugee
The Happiest Refugee
by: Anh Do
4.24 avg rating — 17,438 ratings
53.
I Can Jump Puddles
I Can Jump Puddles 3.91 avg rating — 2,840 ratings
54.
We of the Never Never
We of the Never Never 3.66 avg rating — 1,598 ratings
55.
Gould's Book of Fish: A Novel in Twelve Fish
Gould's Book of Fish: A Novel in Twelve Fish 3.70 avg rating — 5,772 ratings
56.
Tommo & Hawk (The Potato Factory, #2)
Tommo & Hawk (The Potato Factory, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 7,702 ratings
57.
For the Term of His Natural Life
For the Term of His Natural Life 3.96 avg rating — 3,050 ratings
58.
The Tree of Man
The Tree of Man 3.95 avg rating — 2,169 ratings
59.
My Brother Jack
My Brother Jack 3.94 avg rating — 2,671 ratings
60.
The Secret Keeper
The Secret Keeper 4.16 avg rating — 171,025 ratings
61.
The Sound of One Hand Clapping
The Sound of One Hand Clapping 3.77 avg rating — 5,370 ratings
62.
Blinky Bill
Blinky Bill 3.90 avg rating — 2,314 ratings
63.
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus 3.49 avg rating — 5,669 ratings
64.
The Road from Coorain
The Road from Coorain 4.02 avg rating — 13,390 ratings
65.
A Fringe of Leaves
A Fringe of Leaves 3.66 avg rating — 919 ratings
66.
The Silver Brumby
The Silver Brumby 4.35 avg rating — 3,160 ratings
67.
The Hypnotist's Love Story
The Hypnotist's Love Story 3.71 avg rating — 158,185 ratings
68.
Thornwood House
Thornwood House 3.89 avg rating — 3,036 ratings
69.
Bittersweet
Bittersweet 3.50 avg rating — 8,213 ratings
70.
April Fool's Day
April Fool's Day 4.21 avg rating — 8,866 ratings
71.
Obernewtyn (The Obernewtyn Chronicles, #1)
Obernewtyn (The Obernewtyn Chronicles, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 12,405 ratings
72.
The Songlines
The Songlines 3.96 avg rating — 12,121 ratings
73.
Four Fires
Four Fires 4.28 avg rating — 4,888 ratings
74.
White Gardenia
White Gardenia 3.99 avg rating — 4,721 ratings
75.
The Idea of Perfection
The Idea of Perfection 3.65 avg rating — 3,706 ratings
76.
They're a Weird Mob
They're a Weird Mob 3.75 avg rating — 1,109 ratings
77.
Murder on the Ballarat Train (Phryne Fisher, #3)
Murder on the Ballarat Train (Phryne Fisher, #3) 3.98 avg rating — 12,335 ratings
78.
Lilian's Story
Lilian's Story 3.70 avg rating — 1,654 ratings
79.
Kings in Grass Castles
Kings in Grass Castles 3.78 avg rating — 534 ratings
80.
Riders in the Chariot
Riders in the Chariot really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 979 ratings
81.
The Ladies of Missalonghi
The Ladies of Missalonghi 3.66 avg rating — 5,254 ratings
82.
Flying Too High (Phryne Fisher, #2)
Flying Too High (Phryne Fisher, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 14,471 ratings
83.
The Year of Living Dangerously
The Year of Living Dangerously 3.90 avg rating — 1,916 ratings
84.
The Last Anniversary
The Last Anniversary 3.78 avg rating — 162,908 ratings
84.
Spoils of the Moon
Spoils of the Moon 4.30 avg rating — 44 ratings
86.
Love, Desire and Betrayal
Love, Desire and Betrayal really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 29 ratings
87.
The Getting of Wisdom
The Getting of Wisdom 3.48 avg rating — 1,650 ratings
88.
Romulus, My Father
Romulus, My Father 3.75 avg rating — 2,611 ratings
89.
Remembering Babylon
Remembering Babylon 3.48 avg rating — 3,689 ratings
90.
Storm Boy
Storm Boy 4.03 avg rating — 3,304 ratings
91.
Walkabout
Walkabout 3.49 avg rating — 2,736 ratings
92.
The Silence
The Silence 3.79 avg rating — 3,739 ratings
93.
All the Rivers Run
All the Rivers Run 3.86 avg rating — 922 ratings
94.
Mutant Message Down Under
Mutant Message Down Under 3.78 avg rating — 22,925 ratings
95.
The Man from Snowy River
The Man from Snowy River 4.11 avg rating — 330 ratings
95.
Earthly Delights (Corinna Chapman, #1)
Earthly Delights (Corinna Chapman, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 4,587 ratings
97.
The Daughters of Mars
The Daughters of Mars 3.68 avg rating — 4,608 ratings
98.
Jack Maggs
Jack Maggs 3.69 avg rating — 4,404 ratings
99.
Capricornia
Capricornia 3.75 avg rating — 665 ratings
100.
The Shack by the Bay
The Shack by the Bay 4.21 avg rating — 215 ratings
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