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Lisa Partington

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Penrith, NSW, Australia

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Historical Fiction, Mystery, Classics

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Lisa Partington is an Australian writer and researcher living in Queensland, with deep roots in English family history. Her parents emigrated to Australia in 1964 as “Ten Pound Poms,” but her heart — and her research — has remained in the villages, churchyards, and archives of England.

While researching her family during COVID, Lisa uncovered a 1904 inquest into the suspicious death of Martha Goddard, a distant relative from the village of Thrussington. What began as a genealogical curiosity became Martha: Thrussington’s Unheard Voice — a meticulously researched account of a woman nearly lost to history.

Lisa now divides her creative life between historical writing and the careful restoration and modernisation of classic literature. Her illus Lisa Partington is an Australian writer and researcher living in Queensland, with deep roots in English family history. Her parents emigrated to Australia in 1964 as “Ten Pound Poms,” but her heart — and her research — has remained in the villages, churchyards, and archives of England.

While researching her family during COVID, Lisa uncovered a 1904 inquest into the suspicious death of Martha Goddard, a distant relative from the village of Thrussington. What began as a genealogical curiosity became Martha: Thrussington’s Unheard Voice — a meticulously researched account of a woman nearly lost to history.

Lisa now divides her creative life between historical writing and the careful restoration and modernisation of classic literature. Her illustrated, accessibility-minded editions—such as Villette and The Lifted Veil—focus on preserving the author’s voice while making these works engaging, readable, and visually rich for con-temporary audiences. These, as well as Marian Rooke, Barbara Halliday, The Pursuit of Camilla and Lord Lynn's Wife form part of her LP Rescued Classics series, dedicated to returning long out-of-print works to circulation and restoring overlooked or under-served titles to a place where they can be read, understood, and appreciated anew.

Coming in 2026
• The Lost Children of Leicestershire — a time-slip mystery inspired by real nineteenth-century newspaper inquests, exploring the lives of women and children whose stories were almost lost to history.

LP Rescued Classics
• A Weak Woman — A forgotten Victorian sensation novel of reputation, resilience, and the difficult choices faced by women in a society quick to judge and slow to forgive.

• Mistress and Maid — A thoughtful Victorian classic exploring class, friendship, and the changing relationship between two women whose lives become unexpectedly intertwined.

NEW SERIES:
**LP Classic Samplers**
Shortened introductions to overlooked classics, created for modern readers who want to discover forgotten novels without committing to hundreds of pages.

• Marian Rooke; or the Quest for Fortune by Henry Sedley
• Lord Lynn's Wife by J. B. Harwood
• Villette by Charlotte Bronte ...more

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	Villette by Charlotte Brontë, Lisa Partington (Goodreads Author) (Editor & Illustrator) 3.78 avg rating — 84,669 ratings — published 1853 — 2382 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lifted Veil by George Eliot, Lisa Partington (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.40 avg rating — 5,779 ratings — published 1859 — 932 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Witness Across Time 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost Children of Leicestershire really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Martha: Thrussington's Unheard Voice it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Barbara Halliday: A Story of the Hill Country of Victoria by Marion Miller Knowles, Lisa Partington (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Marian Rooke: Or, the Quest For Fortune by Henry Sedley, Lisa Partington (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pursuit of Camilla by Clementina Black, Lisa Partington (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lord Lynn's Wife by John Berwick Harwood, Lisa Partington (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lord Lynn's Wife: Classic Sampler Edition: A Condensed Introduction to the Complete Novel by John Berwick Harwood, Lisa Partington (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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