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RUINS
VINEGAR GIRL
BLOOD WEDDING
Rajith Savanadasa Paperback RRP $ 27.99
Anne Tyler Paperback RRP $ 29.99
Pierre Lemaitre Paperback RRP $ 29.99
In the restless streets, crowded waiting rooms and glittering nightclubs of Colombo, five family members find their bonds stretched to breaking point in the aftermath of the Sri Lankan civil war. A stunning debut novel from a fresh voice in Australian fiction, for fans of Zadie Smith and Rohinton Mistry.
A surprising, funny, warm, clever and modern take on one of Shakespeare’s most controversial plays. Anne Tyler’s retelling of The Taming of the Shrew asks whether a thoroughly modern, independent woman like Kate Battista would ever sacrifice herself for a man. The answer is as individual, off-beat and funny as Kate herself.
12th July release, advance orders welcome
A gripping standalone psychological thriller about marriage, manipulation and murder by the internationally bestselling author of Alex. Sophie is haunted by things she can’t remember, and visions from the past she’ll never forget. Her only hiding place is in a new identity, but Sophie is not the only one keeping secrets…
NON-FICTION THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE Giles Milton Paperback RRP $ 35.00 In the spring of 1939, a top secret organisation was founded in London to plot the destruction of Hitler’s war machine through spectacular acts of sabotage. This is the story of the secret underground operations of the Second World War. Six gentlemen, one goal the destruction of Hitler’s war machine.
NOT JUST FOR THIS LIFE Wendy Guest Paperback RRP $ 29.99 Not Just For This Life commemorates and celebrates Gough’s life on what would have been his 100th birthday. Includes a foreword by Graham Freudenberg and reflections by Laurie Oakes, Anita Heiss, Geraldine Doogue, Don Watson, Patricia Hewitt, Nick Whitlam and Tim Soutphommasane.
CURIOSITREE: NATURAL WORLD
Alan Brough Paperback RRP $14.99
AJ Wood, Mike Jolley illustrated by Owen Davey Hardback RRP $ 35.00
My name is Charlie Ian Duncan. I will be 12 on 2 February. I have written this history of my war with the grannies because I need everyone to know that I didn’t mean for Mrs Cyclopolos to blow up. I just wanted a paper round. Age: 8+
A first introduction to the natural world that looks at the myriad of ways in which plants and animals have adapted to give themselves the best chance of survival. Curiositree: Natural World explores and explains why living things look and behave the way they do in a series of visually compelling information charts. Age: 6+
THE MUSE Jessie Burton Paperback RRP $ 29.99
On a hot July day in 1967, Odelle Bastien climbs the stone steps of the Skelton gallery, knowing that her life is about to change forever. Having struggled to find her place in London, she has been offered a job as a typist when a lost masterpiece with a secret history is delivered to the gallery. The truth about the painting lies in 1936 and a large house in rural Spain, where Olive Schloss, the daughter of a renowned art dealer, is harbouring ambitions of her own.
DENNY DAY Terry Smyth Paperback RRP $ 34.99 Australia was once a dangerous and unforgiving place where outlaws ruled the roads and killers were hailed as heroes. It was here, in 1838, that one man’s uncompromising sense of justice changed history and shocked the world. Captain Edward Denny Day was Australia’s greatest lawman, yet few have heard of him. This is his story.
CHILDREN’S & YA CHARLIE AND THE WAR AGAINST THE GRANNIES
BOOK OF THE MONTH
WHEN MICHAEL MET MINA Randa Abdel-Fattah Paperback RRP $18.99 When Michael meets Mina, they are at a rally for refugees - standing on opposite sides. Mina fled Afghanistan with her mother via a refugee camp, a leaky boat and a detention centre. Michael’s parents have founded a new political party called Aussie Values. A boy. A girl. Two families. One great divide. Age: 14+
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jessie Burton was born in 1982 and lives in London. She studied at Oxford University and The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, and worked for nine years as an actress and a PA before her first novel, The Miniaturist, was published. The Miniaturist was translated into over thirty languages and has sold over a million copies around the world.
KIDS PICK THE BONE SPARROW Zana Fraillon Paperback RRP $19.99
Subhi’s imagination is as big as the ocean and wide as the sky, but his world is much smaller: he’s spent his whole life in an immigration detention centre. The Bone Sparrow is a powerful, heartbreaking, sometimes funny and ultimately uplifting hymn to freedom and love. Age: 9+
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