The Rocky Girl –

2005: Chronicles growing up in the 1950s and ‘60s. Shirley explores sexual awareness, religious questions, women’s rights. At twenty, her life is shattered when her work colleague is murdered in 1967. Available on Amazon as an eBook, or for hard copy contact Shirley on 0402152138 or eldridges@iinet.net.au

Twenty-four Seven – 2009. Fiction. An insight into the world of telephone counselling. Cherie didn’t know how dangerous it could be. Available on Amazon as an eBook, or for hard copy contact Shirley on 0402152138 or eldridges@iinet.net.au

Georgie Girl

2010. Fiction.

Sequel to 24/7. Set in a mining town in Central Queensland. Available on Amazon as an eBook, or for hard copy contact Shirley on 0402152138 or eldridges@iinet.net.au

Mima – 2016. True Crime.

This extended study reports on the abduction rape and murder of Mima McKim-Hill in 1967 in Central Queensland and the reinvestigation. Available on Amazon as an eBook, or for hard copy contact Shirley on 0402152138 or eldridges@iinet.net.au

Edwin – 2020. Historical Fiction.

Based on real events of the early settlement of Central Queensland. The flamboyant Edwin Macaree was wild and innovative. Available on Amazon as an eBook, or for hard copy contact Shirley on 0402152138 or eldridges@iinet.net.au

Woman for Sale

A fictionalised story of a young mother, kidnapped and forced into prostitution and how she survived through the help of an Australian businessman. 
Available on Amazon as an eBook, or for hard copy contact Shirley on 0402152138 or eldridges@iinet.net.au