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THE MOTHER-IN-LAW Sally Hepworth Paperback RRP $ 29.99 Lucy had wanted so much to please her new motherin-law Diana. That was ten years ago. Now, Diana has been found dead, leaving a suicide note. But the autopsy reveals evidence of suffocation. And everyone in the family is hiding something... From the bestselling author of The Family Next Door comes a new page-turner about that trickiest of relationships.
LOUIS & LOUISE
THE YEAR OF THE BEAST
Julie Cohen Paperback RRP $ 29.99 Louis and Louise are the same person born in two different lives. They are separated only by the sex announced by the doctor and a final ‘e’. They have the same best friends, the same red hair, the same dream of being a writer, the same excellent whistle. They both suffer one catastrophic night, with life-changing consequences. Thirteen years later, they are both coming home.
Steven Carroll Paperback RRP $ 29.99 An extraordinary powerful novel of a time, a city and a woman, The Year of the Beast is Steven Carroll at his best. A rhythmic, insistent and pulsing novel that tells a compelling story of mothers, families, and what it means to be an individual, standing against the surge of the crowd.
NON-FICTION ACCIDENTAL FEMINISTS
POLITICAL CORRECTNESS GONE MAD?
Jane Caro Paperback RRP $ 32.99
TROLL HUNTING Ginger Gorman Paperback RRP $ 29.99
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5 February release, advance orders welcome
Women over fifty-fi ve are of the generation that changed everything, and Accidental Feminists is their story. It explores how the world they lived in—with the pill and a regular pay cheque—transformed them and how, accidentally and almost in spite of themselves, they revolutionised the world.
Paperback RRP $16.99 Without free speech there is no true thought.’ –Jordan Peterson. Is political correctness an enemy of free speech, open debate and the free exchange of ideas? Or is it a progressive force, eroding the dominant power relationships and social norms that exclude marginalised groups from society?
In 2013, journalist Ginger Gorman was trolled online. She received scores of hateful tweets, including a death threat. She was terrified, but once the attack subsided, she found herself curious. Who were these trolls? How and why did they coordinate such an attack? And how does someone fight back?
HEART OF THE GRASS TREE Molly Murn Paperback RRP $32.99 5 February release, advance orders welcome
When Pearl’s grandmother Nell dies unexpectedly, Pearl and her family return to Kangaroo Island to mourn and farewell her. But Nell had secrets, and as Pearl, Diana and Lucy interrogate their feelings about the island, Pearl starts to pull together the scraps Nell left behind, and unearths a connection to the island’s early history, of the early European sealers and their first contact with the Ngarrindjeri people. An exquisite, searing and hope-filled debut about mothers and daughters and family stories, about country and its living history.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Molly Murn is a South Australian author and poet. She holds a Bachelor of Dance, a Masters of Creative Arts, and is currently a PhD candidate in Creative Writing at Flinders University. Heart of the Grass Tree, is her first novel. She lives in the Adelaide Hills and loves to tango, read, walk, listen to records, and spend time in wild places.
CHILDREN’S & YA A STACK OF ALPACAS Matt Cosgrove Hardback RRP $17.99 Smashing and splashing! Jumping and thumping! Fighting and biting! Macca is looking after his nieces and nephew and they are nothing but TROUBLE! How will Uncle Macca tame this unruly trio? An hilarious follow-up to Macca the Alpaca and Alpacas with Maracas. Age: 3+
THE DOG RUNNER
ON THE COME UP
THE ROSIE RESULT
Bren MacDibble Paperback RRP $16.99
Angie Thomas Paperback RRP $17.99
Graeme Simsion Paperback RRP $29.99
5 February release, advance orders welcome
5 February release, advance orders welcome
From the author of the multiaward-winning and bestselling How To Bee comes an intense and thrilling new adventure. Ella and her brother Emery are alone in a city that’s starving to death. To survive they must go mushing with their five big doggos and a dry-land dogsled across a dry, barren, and dangerous landscape. Age: 10+
‘Honest and unflinching… literary lightning does indeed strike twice.’ – Kirkus. From the visionary Angie Thomas, internationally bestselling and multiaward-winning author of YA smash-hit The Hate U Give, comes a story about hip-hop, prejudice, and fighting for your dreams. Age: 14+
Don Tillman and Rosie Jarman are back in Australia after a decade in New York, and they’re about to face their most important challenge. Hilarious and thought-provoking, with a brilliant cast of characters, The Rosie Result is the triumphant final instalment of the much-loved and internationally bestselling Rosie trilogy.
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Paperback RRP $12.99 Hi, I’m George Pepperton. I love being a Pepperton, I love adventures and I love making lists. How to tell if you are a Pepperton: 1. Your mum is an incredible inventor. 2. You have three older sisters, and a brother the size of a LEMON. 3. You already know how your family caused CHAOS at school... 4. And a HUMUNGOUS BUM STAMPEDE! If you are not a Pepperton and you don’t know what happened...READ THIS BOOK TO FIND OUT!
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‘It broke my heart and glued it together again. Just perfect’ JILL MANSELL
‘This is storytelling at its best’
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The Fast 800 by Dr Michael Mosley
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The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape
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Normal People by Sally Rooney
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Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton
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Dark Emu: Aboriginal Australia and the Birth of Agriculture by Bruce Pascoe
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Ottolenghi SIMPLE by Yotam Ottolenghi
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Any Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales
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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
10 Becoming by Michelle Obama 11 Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak
SARAH WINMAN
12 Brawl of the Wild: Dog Man, Book 6 by Dav Pilkey 13 Milkman by Anna Burns 14 The Lost Man by Jane Harper 15 Educated by Tara Westover 16 The Land Before Avocado by Richard Glover 17 Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty 18 All the Ways to be Smart by Allison Colpoys & Davina Bell 19 Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari 20 The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
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