What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons
$19.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary
A National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 HonoreeNBCC John Leonard First Book Prize FinalistAspen Words Literary Prize FinalistCalifornia Book Award First Fiction FinalistLonglisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in FictionNamed a Best Book of the Year by Vogue, NPR, Elle, Esquire, Buzzfeed, S ...Show more
Varina by Charles Frazier
$29.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary | Reading Level: very good
The new novel from the number one bestselling author of Cold Mountain - a stunning portrait of the devastation left by the American Civil War, as seen through the eyes of a woman who played a part at the heart of it. Sooner or later, history asks: which side were you on? 'Riveting...this is a sharp, evo ...Show more
Julius by Daphne Du Maurier
$22.95 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Virago Modern Classics Ser.
A chilling story of ambition, Daphne du Maurier's third novel has lost none of its ability to unsettle and disturb. 'His first instinct was to stretch out his hands to the sky. The white clouds seemed so near to him, surely they were easy to hold and to caress, strange-moving things belonging to the wi ...Show more
The Eight Mountains by Paolo Cognetti; Translated by Simon Carnell and Erica Segre
$29.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary | Reading Level: very good
For fans of Elena Ferrante and Paulo Coelho comes the international sensation about the friendship between two young Italian boys from different backgrounds and how their connection evolves and challenges them throughout their lives.
The Jade Lily by Kirsty Manning
$29.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary
Praise for The Midsummer Garden'This is a rich, sensual, and evocative novel, fragrant with the smell of crushed herbs and flowers, and haunted by the high cost that women must sometimes pay to find both love and their vocation.' Kate Forsyth'...compelling, passionate and admirable.' Australian Women's ...Show more
How to Be Famous by Caitlin Moran
$32.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Fiction
Johanna Morrigan (aka Dolly Wilde) has it all: she is nineteen, lives in her own flat in London, and writes for the coolest music magazine in Britain. Her star is rising, just not quickly enough for her liking. Then John Kite, Johanna's unrequited love, has an album go to number one. Suddenly John exis ...Show more
Four by Andy Jones
$29.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary
Two couples. One reckless night. 'Secrets and lies have a nasty habit of coming out at the least appropriate time . . . moving, thought-provoking and beautifully written' Daily Mail 'Engaging . . . an incredibly emotional story' The Book Bag 'We love this novel and didn't see the ending coming. . .' ...Show more
Love Is Blind - The Rapture of Brodie Moncur by William Boyd
$32.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary | Reading Level: very good
'Boyd on form is the ultimate in immersive fiction, and Love is Blind is Boyd at the top of his game . . . magnificent' Sunday Times 'A finely judged performance: a deft and resonant alchemy of fact and fiction, of literary myth and imagination' Guardian Book of the Week This is William Boyd's sweeping, ...Show more
Roar: Thirty Women. Thirty Stories. by Cecelia Ahern
$29.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
'These stories sing and cry and shout and whisper from the page. They're sharp, clever, witty...a joy to read.'Donal Ryan, international bestselling author of The Spinning HeartFrom much-loved, international bestseller Cecelia Ahern come stories for all of us: the women who befriend us, the women who en ...Show more
The Children's Bach by Helen Garner; Ben Lerner (Introduction by)
$29.99 AUD
Category: Australian author
A captivating and deeply personal novel from one of Australia's most respected authors. Athena and Dexter live a happy but insular life, bound by routine and the care of their young sons. When Elizabeth, an old friend from Dexter's university days, turns up with her much younger sister, Vicki, and her ...Show more
Berta Isla by Javier Marias
$32.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary | Reading Level: very good
For a while, she wasn't sure that her husband was her husband. Sometimes she thought he was, and sometimes not.'Berta and Tomas meet in Madrid and, though both young, they decide to spend their lives together. Eighteen and betrothed, Tomas leaves to study at Oxford. His talent for languages quickly catc ...Show more
The Spirit of Science Fiction by Roberto Bolano
$27.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: 1 Fiction
A tale of bohemian youth on the make in Mexico City from a master of contemporary fiction, and a sublime precursor to The Savage Detectives. Two young poets, Jan and Remo, find themselves adrift in Mexico City. Obsessed with poetry, and, above all, with science fiction, they are eager to forge a life i ...Show more