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THE LUCKY GALAH Tracy Sorensen Paperback RRP $ 29.99 It’s 1969 and a remote coastal town in Western Australia is poised to play a pivotal part in the moon landing. The Lucky Galah is a magnificently original debut novel about fate, Australia and what it means to be human... that just happens to be narrated by a galah called Lucky.
THE RUIN
THE PASSENGERS
Dervla McTiernan Paperback RRP $ 32.99
Eleanor Limprecht Paperback RRP $ 29.99
Detective Cormac Reilly reopens the case that took him twenty years to forget when a body surfaces in the icy River Corrib. At first it looks like an open-and-shut case, but then doubt is cast on the investigation’s findings – and the integrity of the police. What links the two deaths, two decades apart?
A war bride and her granddaughter are on a cruise from San Diego, California to Sydney, Australia. During the journey back to the country of her birth, Sarah tells her granddaughter Hannah the story of her life. A luminous novel about love by a rising star of Australian literature.
NON-FICTION RATHER HIS OWN MAN
REBEL WITH A CAUSE
WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?
Geoff rey Robertson Hardback RRP $ 45.00
Jacqui Lambie Paperback RRP $ 29.99
Marilynne Robinson Paperback RRP $ 27.99
In this witty, engrossing and sometimes poignant memoir, a sequel to his bestselling The Justice Game, Australia’s inimitable Geoffrey Robertson charts his progress from pimply state schoolboy to top Old Bailey barrister and thence onwards and upwards to a leading role in the struggle for human rights throughout the world.
Outspoken, unexpected and refreshingly honest – this is the candid memoir of Jacqui Lambie, from her time in the Army, her struggles to raise two children as a single mother on welfare, her son’s ice addiction, and her time in the Australian Parliament through to her resignation from the Senate.
New essays by the Orange and Pulitzer Prize winning author of Gilead, Home and Lila. In this collection, Marilynne Robinson, one of today’s most important thinkers - admired by President Obama, and so many others - impels us to action and offers us hope.
THE SHEPHERD’S HUT Tim Winton Hardback RRP $ 39.99 12 March release, advance orders welcome.
Jaxie dreads going home. His mum’s dead. The old man bashes him without mercy, and he wishes he was an orphan. But no one’s ever told Jaxie Clackton to be careful what he wishes for. In one terrible moment his life is stripped to little more than what he can carry and how he can keep himself alive. There’s just one person left in the world who understands him and what he still dares to hope for. But to reach her he’ll have to cross the vast saltlands on a trek that only a dreamer or a fugitive would attempt.
The Shepherd’s Hut is a searing look at what it takes to keep love and hope alive in a parched and brutal world.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Tim Winton has published twenty-eight books for adults and children, and his work has been translated into twenty-eight languages. Since his first novel, An Open Swimmer, won the Australian Vogel Award in 1981, he has won the Miles Franklin Award four times and twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He lives in Western Australia.
CHILDREN’S & YA THE SILVER SEA Alison Lester & Jane Godwin
Hardback RRP $19.99 Take a journey beneath the waves in this magical adventure created by young people at the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne with much-loved Australian authors Alison Lester and Jane Godwin. Their unforgettable collaboration explores the hidden treasures of our seas and celebrates the joy of exploration – and of returning home.
FROM NERD TO NINJA: NINJA KID, BOOK 1 Anh Do Paperback RRP $14.99 Nelson’s a nerd! Unfit, uncool...totally awkward! But when he wakes up on his tenth birthday, he discovers he’s a NINJA! THE LAST NINJA ON EARTH! How’s he going to save the world when he can’t even get his undies on the right way?! With the help of Grandma’s inventions and his wild cousin Kenny, can Nelson master his new ninja skills AND save Duck Creek? Age: 7+
CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE Tomi Adeyemi Paperback RRP $16.99 12 March release, advance orders welcome.
Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic... But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were targeted and killed, leaving Zélie and her people without hope. Now Zélie has one chance to restore magic and strike back. Soon to be a major motion picture! Age: 12+
SHOUT OUT TO THE GIRLS: A CELEBRATION OF AWESOME AUSTRALIAN WOMEN Hardback RRP $ 29.99 Shout-outs to 50 awesome Australian women with easy-to-read biographies of their incredible achievements, brought to life by colourful illustrations from female artists. From Cathy Freeman to Turia Pitt, Edith Cowan to Julia Gillard, Mum Shirl to Vali Myers, plus rally car drivers, molecular biologists and more, this book is a celebration of women in all fields, from all walks of life, and from Australia’s past and present. Age: 6+
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MONTHLY HIGHLIGHTS MARCH The 2018 Stella Prize Longlist Celebrating great books by Australian women
This book chronicles the life of Cecil Healy, the only Olympic gold medallist to have given his life in the theatre of war. From glittering sports performances to the torment behind this great, lost Olympian.
Hardback RRP $ 34.99
Shortlist announced Thursday 8 March. The 2018 Stella Prize will be awarded on Thursday 12 April.
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Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2
Gardening School is a complete resource for novice and intermediate gardeners who want to formalize their knowledge and take their skills to the next level.
Paperback RRP $ 29.95
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An entirely new collection of 100 more bedtime stories, each inspired by the life and adventures of extraordinary women from all over the world.
Paperback RRP $29.95
A newly updated, lavishly illustrated account of the ANZACs involvement in the Western Front—complete with walking and driving tours of 28 battlefields.
This is the only money guide you’ll ever need.
The perfect book for historians, history buffs, military enthusiasts, and Australians and New Zealanders who want to explore the military history and battlefields of their heritage.
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