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The Sixteen Trees of the Somme by Lars Mytting

Title: The Sixteen Trees of the Somme Author: Lars Mytting Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia: MacLehose Press Published: 8th August, 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 405 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: A 20th-century family saga of epic scale, by the author of NORWEGIAN WOOD. By Norway's bestselling novelist and the author of NORWEGIAN WOOD, a family story of… Continue reading The Sixteen Trees of the Somme by Lars Mytting

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The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club by Sophie Green

Title: The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club Author: Sophie Green Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 8th August, 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 427 Price: Paperback - $29.99, Ebook - $12.99, Audiobook - $44.99 Synopsis: In 1978 the Northern Territory has begun to self-govern. Cyclone Tracy is a recent memory and telephones not yet… Continue reading The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club by Sophie Green

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A Reluctant Warrior by Kelly Brooke Nicholls – Book Review and Launch Write Up

Title: A Reluctant Warrior Author: Kelly Brooke Nicholls Genre: Fiction, Political Thriller Publisher: The Author People Published: 28th of June, 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 232 Price: $26.99 Synopsis: When Luzma’s brother Jair unwittingly uncovers the plan by Colombia’s most notorious drug cartel to smuggle an unprecedented cocaine shipment into the US, it puts their family… Continue reading A Reluctant Warrior by Kelly Brooke Nicholls – Book Review and Launch Write Up

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Leaving Ocean Road by Esther Campion

Title: Leaving Ocean Road Author: Esther Campion Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 25th July 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 356 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: From the coast of Australia to Santorini and Ireland, a slice of warm, character-driven fiction in the tradition of Maeve Binchy and Monica McInerney God damn it, Gerry Clancy, couldn't you have… Continue reading Leaving Ocean Road by Esther Campion

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Evie’s Ghost by Helen Peters

Title: Evie’s Ghost Author: Helen Peters Genre: Children’s Historical Fiction Publisher: Nosy Crow/Allen and Unwin Published: 28th June 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 304 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: Classic children's fiction from the author of The Secret Hen House Theatre. Evie couldn't be angrier with her mother. She's only gone and got married again and has flown off… Continue reading Evie’s Ghost by Helen Peters

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Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer

Title: Letters to the Lost Author: Brigid Kemmerer Genre: YA Publisher: Bloomsbury Published: 6th April 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 400 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: Juliet Young always writes letters to her mother, a world-traveling photojournalist. Even after her mother's death, she leaves letters at her grave. It's the only way Juliet can cope. Declan Murphy isn't… Continue reading Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer

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Royce Rolls by Margaret Stohl

Title: Royce Rolls Author: Margaret Stohl Genre: YA Publisher: Bloomsbury Australia Published: 1st May 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 400 Price: $15.99 Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Bentley Royce is the wild-child of a super-glam reality TV dynasty. She has it all – designer clothes, a fancy school and an actual Bentley to drive around in. Her ambitious mom… Continue reading Royce Rolls by Margaret Stohl

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Blog Tour: Girl In Between by Anna Daniels

Title: Girl In Between Author: Anna Daniels Genre: Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 26th April 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 314 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: Life can be tricky when you're a girl in between relationships, careers and cities… and sometimes you have to face some uncomfortable truths. The sparkling debut from comic TV and radio… Continue reading Blog Tour: Girl In Between by Anna Daniels

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Beyond the Wild River by Sarah Maine

Title: Beyond the Wild River Author: Sarah Maine Genre: Fiction, Historical Fiction Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 26/4/17 Format: Paperback Pages: 400 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: A spellbinding and beautiful novel from a major new voice in fiction, perfect for fans of Kate Morton, Santa Montefiore and Rachel Hore. From the author of THE HOUSE BETWEEN TIDES,… Continue reading Beyond the Wild River by Sarah Maine

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Under The Same Sky by Mogjan Shamsalipoor and Milad Jafari with James Knight

Title: Under the Same Sky Author: Mojgan Shamsalipoor and Milad Jafari with James Knight Genre: Non-fiction, biography Publisher: Hachette Australia Published: 26th April 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 331 Price: $32.99 Synopsis: The powerful and incredibly moving story of Mojgan Shamsalipoor and Milad Jafari - two young Iranian asylum seekers who are showing that the power… Continue reading Under The Same Sky by Mogjan Shamsalipoor and Milad Jafari with James Knight