Title: The Far-Back Country Author: Kate Lyons Genre: Literary Fiction, Mystery Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 27th June 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 384 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: A superbly written and compelling novel about the bonds of family and home set against the outback landscape. In 1979, at the age of fourteen, Ray McCullough ran away… Continue reading The Far-Back Country by Kate Lyons
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Swallow’s Dance by Wendy Orr
Title: Swallow's Dance Author: Wendy Orr Genre: Historical Fiction, Children's Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 27th June 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Leira's family flee to the island of Crete just before a huge volcanic eruption destroys their island and sends a tsunami to where they thought they had found safety.… Continue reading Swallow’s Dance by Wendy Orr
The Peacock Summer by Hannah Richell
Title: The Peacock Summer Author: Hannah Richell Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 26th June 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 400 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Two summers, decades apart. Two women whose lives are forever entwined. And a house that holds the secrets that could free them both. At twenty-six, Lillian feels ancient and exhausted. Her marriage… Continue reading The Peacock Summer by Hannah Richell
The Yellow House by Emily O’Grady
Title: The Yellow House Author: Emily O'Grady Genre: Literary Fiction, Crime, Mystery Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 24th April 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: The winner of the prestigious literary award that has launched over a hundred authors - the Australian/Vogel's Literary award Winner of the 2018 The Australian/Vogel's Literary Award Even before I… Continue reading The Yellow House by Emily O’Grady
The Upside of Over by JD Barrett
Title: The Upside of Over Author: J.D. Barrett Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette Published: 29th May 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 298 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: A scathingly brilliant new novel from TV scriptwriter J.D. Barrett, author of THE SECRET RECIPE FOR SECOND CHANCES, that explores sex, love and all the stuff in-between. What happens when one of the country's… Continue reading The Upside of Over by JD Barrett
P is for Pearl by Eliza Henry Jones
Title: P is for Pearl Author: Eliza Henry Jones Genre: Young Adult, Literary Publisher: HarperCollins Australia Published: 19th of February 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: A POIGNANT READ BURSTING WITH HEARTACHE, GRIEF AND SMALL-TOWN FAMILY SECRETS THAT WILL DRAW YOU IN UNTIL THE FINAL PAGE' - Gabrielle Tozer, award-winning author of The Intern, Faking… Continue reading P is for Pearl by Eliza Henry Jones
Bluebottle by Belinda Castles
Title: Bluebottle Author: Belinda Castles Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 23rd May 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 250 Price: $29.99 Synopsis:With sea-salt authenticity, Belinda Castles sets the Bright family in the sprawling paradise of Bilgola Beach. But darkness is found both in the iconic setting as well as in the disturbing behaviour of… Continue reading Bluebottle by Belinda Castles
Ready to Fall by Marcella Pixley
Title: Ready to Fall Author: Marcella Pixley Genre: Young Adult Fiction Publisher: Pushkin Press/Allen and Unwin/Murdoch Books Published: March 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 368 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: A YA novel about a teen who finds hope and a fresh start after a terrible loss, and learns that being strong means letting go When Max Friedman's… Continue reading Ready to Fall by Marcella Pixley
Six Tudor Queens #3: Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen by Alison Weir
Title: Six Tudor Queens #3: Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen Author: Alison Weir Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia/Headline Review Published: 8th May 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 532 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: The third stunning novel in the Six Tudor Queens series by foremost and beloved historian Alison Weir JANE SEYMOUR: THE HAUNTED QUEEN by historian Alison Weir, author… Continue reading Six Tudor Queens #3: Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen by Alison Weir
Grandpa, Me and Poetry by Sally Morgan, Illustrated by Craig Smith
Title: Grandpa, Me and Poetry Author: Sally Morgan, illustrated by Craig Smith Genre: Children's Fiction Publisher: Omnibus/Scholastic Published: 1st May, 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 52 Price: $9.99 Synopsis: Melly likes poems that rhyme with words like frog, bog, doggedy-dog. And when the school holds a poetry competition, Melly has her eye on the prize, with… Continue reading Grandpa, Me and Poetry by Sally Morgan, Illustrated by Craig Smith
