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THE SHEPHERD’S HUT Tim Winton Hardback RRP $ 39.99
Australian Jaxie dreads Independent Bookseller 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. The Shepherd’s Hut is a searing look at what it takes to keep love and hope alive in a parched and brutal world.
BRIDGE BURNING AND OTHER HOBBIES Kitty Flanagan Paperback RRP $ 29.99 One of Australia’s favourite and most multi-talented entertainers, Kitty Flanagan, provides advice you didn’t even know you needed. Useful tips on how not to get murdered while hitch-hiking, why it’s important to keep your top on while waitressing, and why women between the ages of thirty-seven and forty-two should be banned from internet dating.
THE LOST FLOWERS OF ALICE HART Holly Ringland Paperback RRP $ 32.99 A romantic and deeply moving story of a young girl, daughter of an abusive father, who has to learn the hard way as she grows up that she can break the patterns of the past, live on her own terms and find her own strength.
FINDING MY PLACE Anne Aly Paperback RRP $ 32.99 In 2016, Anne Aly was the first Australian Muslim woman, the first Egyptian-born woman and the first counter-terrorism expert to be elected to federal parliament. She was also probably the first parliamentarian to have seen Zoolander 23 times. This is her story, an irresistible tale by an irrepressible woman.
A CERTAIN LIGHT
BONO
Cynthia Banham Paperback RRP $ 32.99
Helen Brown Paperback RRP $ 29.99
With great courage and empathy, Cynthia Banham asks the difficult questions about family, about survival, and fearlessly tells the stories that are never told. From a remarkable writer, and told with unflinching honesty and compassion, A Certain Light speaks to the heart of what really matters in life.
In the tradition of Helen Brown’s international bestseller Cleo and based on her enormously popular Huffington Post blog, Bono is a funny, tender and insightful true story about life, love and recovery – and a rockstar rescue cat with a feisty attitude and a big heart.
THE JADE LILY Kirsty Manning Paperback RRP $ 29.99 A gorgeously told tale of female friendship, the price of love, and the power of hardship and courage to shape us all, from the popular author of The Midsummer Garden.
THE WHOLESOME COOK: RECIPES FOR LIFE’S SEASONS Martyna Angell Hardback RRP $ 49.99 Like the calendar year, the body has its seasons and no one understands this better than Martyna Angell, leading food blogger and bestselling author. Recipes for Life’s Seasons is not just a cookbook, it’s a guide to a creative approach to food and offers you the healthy balanced nourishment and real enjoyment that sharing delicious food brings.
THE ITALIAN GARDEN Cecilia Hewlett Hardback RRP $ 49.99 The Italian Garden is part restoration story, part vicarious travel and a completely fascinating insight into this undiscovered corner of Tuscany. Learn how Paul Bangay was inspired by the Renaissance origins of the walled garden - by grottoes, water features and planting symmetry to create a modern-day pleasure garden.
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BOO K OF COL OUR S
Roby n Ca dwallader Paperback RRP $ 32.99
From the author of the inte rnationally acclaimed novel The Anc horess comes a novel set in medieval London, where three very different people are drawn together to create a magnificent illuminated manuscript, a Book of Hours. Even though the commission seems to answer the aspirations of each one of them, their own desires and am bitions threaten its completion. This is a stor y about creativity and connection, and our instinctive need to understand our world thro ugh the pages of a book.
THE WASP AND THE ORCHID Danielle Clode Hardback RRP $ 39.99
In 1922, a 48-year-old housewife from Blackburn delivered her first paper, on native Australian orchids, to the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria. Over the next thirty years, Edith Coleman would write over 300 articles on Australian nature and would solve the mystery of orchid pollination that had bewildered even Darwin. Zoologist and award-winning writer Danielle Clode sets out to uncover Edith’s story, sharing along the way Edith’s lyrical and incisive writing and her uncompromising passion for Australian nature and landscape.
WOMEN IN SUNLIGHT
THE YELLOW VILLA
Frances Mayes
Amanda Hampson
Paperback RRP $ 32.99
Paperback RRP $ 32.99
The new novel from the bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun tells the story of four American women who become unexpected friends when they move to a beautiful villa in Tuscany. The friends launch themselves into Italian life, pursuing passions long-forgotten – with drastic and unforeseeable results.
THE LAST OF THE BONEGILLA GIRLS Victoria Purman Paperback RRP $ 29.99
30 April release, advance orders welcome
Mia and Ben, an Australian couple, have sold their Sydney flat and purchased an old yellow house in a picturesque village in South-West France. They soon meet their sophisticated neighbours and are impressed by their lavish hospitality. However things are not what they first seem. An intoxicating and hugely entertaining domestic drama by the bestselling author of The French Perfumer.
For readers of The Woolgrower’s Companion and The Three Miss Allens… Their friendship transcends nationality and background, but can it overcome the horrors of the past? A post-Second World War story of strong female ties and family, secrets and lies, set in the multicultural Australia of the fifties.
THE LILY AND THE ROSE
ELEANOR’S SECRET
THOSE OTHER WOMEN
Jackie French
Caroline Beecham
Nicola Moriarty
Paperback RRP $ 29.99
Paperback RRP $ 29.99
Paperback RRP $ 29.99
Australian heiress Sophie Higgs was ‘a rose of no-man’s land’, founding hospitals during the horror that was WW1. Now, in the 1920s, Sophie’s wartime work must be erased, but once more she risks her own life to save others still trapped in the aftermath of war.
An engrossing wartime mystery of past deceptions, family secrets and long-lasting love… Eleanor’s Secret is at once a surprising mystery and compelling love story, from the author of Maggie’s Kitchen.
Poppy and Annalise are driven mad by mums enjoying special privileges at work while they pick up the slack. Setting up a Facebook group to vent about smug mummies is just a healthy outlet - right? But as their new group’s membership soars, the rivalry that was once harmless fun is about to spiral out of their control.
TRUE LIFE STORIES MY IKARIA
SOPHIE’S BOYS
Spiri Tsintziras
Sophie Smith & Deborah FitzGerald
ELIZABETH MACARTHUR: A LIFE AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD
Paperback RRP $ 32.99
Michelle Scott Tucker
Paperback RRP $ 29.99 Three years ago, Spiri Tsintziras found herself mentally, physically and spiritually depleted. Her quest for a healthier, more nourishing life took her from her suburban home in Melbourne to her family’s homeland of Greece, and to the small Greek island of Ikaria. Spiri’s heartwarming memoir, which includes delicious family recipes, will console and entertain anyone bogged down in the daily grind.
Beautifully written and disarmingly honest, Sophie’s Boys is an inspiring and life-affirming tale of an irrepressible spirit who found strength in tragedy. After the loss of her premature triplets, Sophie defied all odds and continues to inspire and help others across Australia with her charity, the Running for Premature Babies Foundation.
Paperback RRP $ 32.99 In 1788 a young gentlewoman raised in the vicarage of an English village married a handsome, haughty and penniless army officer. In any Austen novel that would be the end of the story, but for the real-life woman who became an Australian farming entrepreneur, it was just the beginning.
GIRLS AT THE PIANO
WALLIS IN LOVE
A MOTHER’S CHOICE
Virginia Lloyd
Andrew Morton
Elle Halliwell
Paperback RRP $ 32.99
Paperback RRP $ 24.99
Paperback RRP $ 29.99
An elegant and multi-layered meditation on identity, ambition and doubt, and on how learning the piano had a profound effect on two women worlds and generations apart. Funny, tender and fascinating, this book will resonate for music lovers everywhere, and for anyone who has tried to master the piano.
Wallis in Love brings a fascinating new perspective on the 20th century’s most controversial royal scandal. In this vivid, fresh and frankly amazing portrait of the Duchess of Windsor, bestselling author, Andrew Morton reveals new information and sources that totally transform our perception of Wallis Simpson.
Newly pregnant with her first child, Elle Halliwell faced an impossible choice: save her own life or that of her unborn baby. This compelling, moving and inspiring memoir details Elle’s illness, her pregnancy, and against all odds, the ultimate triumph of giving birth to her son in December 2016.
INSPIRED LIVING ONE KNIFE, ONE POT, ONE DISH
TRIED, TESTED AND TRUE
Stéphane Reynaud
Hardback RRP $ 39.99
Hardback RRP $ 39.99 Delicious French home cooking pared down to its essential best. Inexperienced or time-poor cooks will love these recipes from bestselling, internationally celebrated chef Stephane Reynaud. 160 one-pot recipes that include pre-dinner dips and snacks; hearty vegetarian dishes; simple one-pot fish, beef, lamb, veal, pork, poultry and slow-cooked roasts.
THE SECRET INGREDIENT Chloe Shorten Paperback RRP $ 39.99 With treasured recipes, Chloe Shorten shows how eating together as a family offers more than a meal: it can nourish relationships and nurture your children. Her tried-and-true recipes passed down from family, friends and neighbours include her mum Dame Quentin Bryce’s popular eggplant parmigiana, icon Wendy McCarthy’s perfect roast chicken and a chocolate cake so divine it was served in restaurants.
BIOGRAPHIC: COCO
Liz Harfull A priceless collection of classic Australian recipes that really work, from the bestselling author of The Blue Ribbon Cookbook. Based on extensive original research, award-winning author Liz Harfull brings to light previously untold stories about community cookbooks and the people who created them.
THE ZERO F*CKS COOKBOOK Yumi Stynes Paperback RRP $ 39.99 Yumi Stynes considers cooking and eating one of the great pleasures of her life – but she has zero time or energy for recipes that create work and add an unnecessary level of complication to otherwise honest food. The joy of The Zero F*cks Cookbook is that in spite of their simplicity, Yumi’s recipes are all super impressive: they’re thoughtful, nourishing and crowd-pleasing.
HEALTHY THERMO COOKING FOR BUSY FAMILIES
COMPLETE BOOK OF VEGETABLES IN AUSTRALIA
Olivia Andrews
Matthew Biggs
Paperback RRP $ 35.00
Paperback RRP $ 35.00
Healthy Thermo Cooking for Busy Families puts your device - no matter what the brand - to work, like it’s never worked before. Combine the convenience of thermo cooking with innovative healthy meals that have been tried, tested and loved, all in the messy trenches of family life.
1 May release, advance orders welcome
The definitive sourcebook for growing, harvesting and cooking vegetables in Australia. This comprehensive work covers over 90 vegetables, from familiar favourites such as lettuce and carrots to more exotic ones like doodhi and wasabi, helping you out no matter what vegetable you want to grow.
GLOBAL COFFEE TOUR
THE WOMEN’S BRAIN BOOK
Lonely Planet
Dr Sarah McKay
BIOGRAPHIC: DIOR
Hardback RRP $ 29.99
Paperback RRP $ 32.99
Liz Flavell
4 May release, advance orders welcome
Sophie Collins
Hardbacks RRP $19.99 each The Biographic series presents an entirely new way of looking at the lives of the world’s greatest creatives.
Biographic: Coco and Biographic: Dior present a visual catwalk through their lives and work, with an array of irresistible facts and figures converted into infographics to reveal the genius behind the garments.
Packed with over 150 amazing coffee experiences in 37 countries, from its birthplace in East Africa, to modern-day Cuba, the United States, Australia and the UK, Global Coffee Tour features legendary espresso bars, plantation tours, urban roasteries and must-visit cafes.
THE MOTHERHOOD
HEALTHY HORMONES
Edited by Jamila Rizvi
Belinda Kirkpatrick & Ainsley Johnstone
Paperback RRP $ 34.99 30 April release, advance orders welcome
The Motherhood is a collection of letters from some of Australia’s favourite women, sharing what they wish they’d known about life with a newborn. Coming from writers with a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences, no two stories are alike – but all are generous, compassionate and deeply honest.
Paperback RRP $ 35.00 A naturopathic self-help guide for women aged 16-45 to making food and lifestyle choices that improve hormone balance and wellbeing. Includes 50 easy, delicious recipes using hormone-friendly ingredients; and tips for fertility and conception.
For women, understanding how the brain works during key stages of life - in utero, childhood, puberty and adolescence, pregnancy and motherhood, menopause and old age - is essential to their health. Neuroscientist Dr Sarah McKay shares everything worth knowing about women’s brains in this fascinating, essential book.
READ THIS IF YOU WANT TO BE A GREAT WRITER Ross Raisin Paperback RRP $ 24.99 1 May release, advance orders welcome
This book demystifies the writing process, empowering you to write your own novel or short story. The author explains expert technique in a clear and jargon-free way, with examples from twenty-five masters of prose. For aspiring writers of all ages abilities Read This if You Want to Be a Great Writer will motivate and strengthen your writing talent.
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MOTHER’S DAY GIFT IDEAS
By Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales Hardcover
RRP
$70.00
Larger than life, utterly original and mind-glowingly beautiful, the creativity of Australia’s quietly achieving, quirky but supremely talented fashion duo is an honour to behold.
A new way of seeing life and money
By Vanessa Stoykov Paperback RRP $ 29.95
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