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Australian Book Retailer of the Year 2021
Maile Meloy
First published in hardcover by Riverhead Books in 2017.
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A love-struck young ranch hand, an aging Argentine lover, a trusted confidante who isn’t a friend and two hitchhikers named Bonnie and Clyde. Meloy’s unforgettable characters have each reached a…
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The Apprentices is a magical blend of fantasy and reality that sparkles with life and adventure - a delightful sequel to the much-loved The Apothecary. Illustrations are from Ian…
From the award-winning author of Liars and Saints comes a riveting sequel of love, sex, secrets, guilt, and forgiveness, which follows the fascinating Santerre clan to Argentina.
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From one of the most popular and acclaimed story writers of her generation, a single-volume short story from the author of 2017’s Do Not Become Alarmed, a beautifully packaged palm-sized…
Half in Love is the widely acclaimed story collection that inspired The New York Times to rave, A sparkling debut… . Here is an author who knows how to jump-start…
The prize-winning young author of a critically acclaimed short story collection makes her full-length fiction debut in this richly textured, emotionally charged novel about four generations of an American family.
A dose of magic could save the world . Now the two new friends must uncover the book’s secrets in order to find him, all while keeping it out of…
OSet in 1954, this sequel to The Apothecary features the same fun, fast-moving formula as the first book, with charming characters and exciting intrigue mixed with a handful of magic.ON…
This first novel for young readers by the acclaimed author of A Family Daughter follows a 14-year-old American girl whose life unexpectedly transforms when she moves to London in 1952…
One of the most celebrated new writers of the last decade returns with an extraordinary collection of stories demonstrating the emotional power and the clean, assured style for which she’s…
From the author of Orange-shortlisted Liars and Saints, comes a collection of stories exploring the extraordinary moments of everyday life, now adapted into major film Certain Women, starring Kristen Stewart…
An octopus plots his escape from an aquarium –
An octopus is taken from his undersea home to live in an aquarium, but he soon tires of captive life –
Joan Lindsay
On Saint Valentine’s Day, 1900, a party of girls accompanied by two schoolmistresses sets off for a day out at the spectacular volcanic mass called Hanging Rock. What begins as…
It’s 1955, and Benjamin Burrows and Janie Scott are trying to live a safe, normal life in America. It’s not easy, when they have the power to prevent nuclear disaster…
