In The Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje
$19.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary | Series: Picador Classic Ser.
With an introduction by Anne EnrightBefore the real city could be seen it had to be imagined, the way rumours and tall tales were a kind of charting.It is the 1920s, and Patrick Lewis has arrived in the bustling city of Toronto, leaving behind his Canadian wilderness home. Immersed in the lives of the p ...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
Hokkaido Highway Blues:Hitchhiking Japan by Will Ferguson
$22.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary
It had never been done before. Not in 2,000 years of Japanese recorded history had anyone followed the Cherry Blossom Front from one end of the country to the other. Nor had anyone hitIt had never been done before. Not in 2,000 years of Japanese recorded history had anyone followed the Cherry Blossom Fr ...Show more
When Life Gives You Lululemons by Lauren Weisberger
$29.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary | Reading Level: very good
***NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*** Best Books of Summer 2018 Selection by Entertainment Weekly * Cosmopolitan * Harper's Bazaar * Redbook * Southern Living * Good Housekeeping * PureWow * PopSugar * Bustle * Entertainment Tonight * Star Magazine * St. Louis Post-Dispatch * Columbus Dispatch * Tampa Bay T ...Show more
On the Bright Side: The new secret diary of Hendrik Groen by Hendrik Groen
$19.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary
85-year-old Hendrik Groen is fed up to his false teeth with coffee mornings and bingo. He dreams of escaping the confines of his care home and practicing hairpin turns on his mobility scooter. Inspired by his fellow members of the recently formed Old-But-Not-Dead Club, he vows to put down his Custard Cr ...Show more
Our Life in the Forest by Marie Darrieussecq; Penny Hueston (Translator)
$27.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary
In the near future, a woman is writing in the depths of a forest. She's cold. Her body is falling apart, as is the world around her. She's lost the use of one eye; she's down to one kidney, one lung. Before, in the city, she was a psychotherapist, treating patients who had suffered trauma, in particular ...Show more
Social Creature - A Novel by Tara Isabella Burton
$29.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary
A friendship to die for.A Ripley story for the Instagram age set in contemporary New York; a world at once sophisticated and sordid, irresistible and irresponsible, unforgettable yet unattainableLouise is struggling to survive in New York; juggling a series of poorly paid jobs, renting a shabby flat, be ...Show more
The Necessary Marriage by Elisa Lodato
$29.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary
Jane is sixteen when she falls in love with her teacher. Leonard Campbell is everything she has ever wanted: handsome, intelligent and attentive. He singles Jane out, giving her novels to read and discuss over long walks and cosy dinners. It is only once married, tied down with two children in 1980s sub ...Show more
Whipbird by Robert Drewe
$19.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary
Kungadgee, Victoria, Australia. A weekend in late November, 2014. At Hugh and Christine Cleary's new vineyard, Whipbird, six generations of the Cleary family are coming together from far and wide to celebrate the 160th anniversary of the arrival of their ancestor Conor Cleary from Ireland. Hugh has been ...Show more
Monsoon: The Courtney Series 10 by Wilbur Smith
$19.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary | Reading Level: near fine
The sun went down behind the storm clouds, and stained them with its blood, then the rain fell upon the ship in torrents. Solid sheets of water hammered the wooden decks so hard that the din drowned the men's voices and blotted out their vision. They leave as brothers. They must return as men. Famed sai ...Show more
Cooktown by Andreas Heger
$26.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary
It's 2011 and in a remote fishing village in far north Queensland, ex special forces soldier Daniel Grey has just returned from a brutal tour of duty in Afghanistan. Unsure of what's next, he's sought out his old mentor and school rugby coach. He meets the coach's beautiful wife Maria, and their daugh ...Show more