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BROKEN GIRL
Bradley Trevor Greive , Caroline Laner Breure
$ 34.99
While on holiday in Spain , Caroline Breure ’ s skull was crushed by a speeding police car . After a year of coma and rehabilitation she returned to Sydney only to find that her home was not her home , her lover was not her lover , and her friends were not her friends . Physically broken and no longer able to trust her own mind , she painstakingly searched for clues to explain the disparity between her past and present . This is the true story of how she solved her own mystery and reclaimed her life . An innovative work of staggering loss and betrayal , fierce beauty , dark humour , love and rage from the international bestselling author of the smash hit Penguin Bloom , Bradley Trevor Greive .
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HOPE
Rosie Batty , Sue Smethurst
$ 35.99
After tragedy , how do we find hope ? In a horrific act of family violence , 11-year-old Luke Batty was killed by his father at cricket practice in 2014 . From that day on , Rosie Batty campaigned tirelessly to protect women and children , winning hearts and minds with her courage and compassion , singlehandedly changing the conversation around domestic violence in this country . In this heartfelt memoir , she candidly shares her battles with anxiety , PTSD , and self-doubt , offering a poignant glimpse into the struggle for hope amid despair . A story of resilience , Hope explores the human spirit ’ s capacity to find light in the darkest days .
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BLACK DUCK : A YEAR AT YUMBURRA
Bruce Pascoe with Lyn Harwood
$ 34.99
Bruce Pascoe and Lyn Harwood invite us to imagine a different future for Australia , one where we can honour our relationship with nature and improve agriculture and forestry . Where we can develop a uniquely Australian cuisine that will reduce carbon emissions , preserve scarce water resources and rebuild our soil . You don ’ t just work Country , you look , listen and care . It ’ s not Black Duck magic , it ’ s the result of
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simply treating Australia like herself . From the aftermath of devastating bushfires and the impact of an Elder ’ s death to rebuilding a marriage and counting the personal cost of starting a movement , Black Duck is a remarkable glimpse into a year of finding strength in Country at Yumburra .
EVERYTHING / NOTHING / SOMEONE
Alice Carrière
$ 34.99
available 23 april
Alice Carrière tells the story of her unconventional upbringing as the daughter of a remote mother , the renowned artist Jennifer Bartlett and a charismatic father , European actor Mathieu Carrière . Her days are a mixture of privilege , neglect , loneliness , and danger . Alice begins to lose her grasp on reality as a dissociative disorder erases her identity and overzealous doctors medicate her further away from herself . With gallows humour and brutal honesty , Everything / Nothing / Someone explores what it means for our body and mind to belong to us . In pulsing , energetic prose Alice untangles the stories told to her by her parents , the American psychiatric complex , and her own broken mind to craft a unique and mesmerising narrative of emergence and , finally , cure .
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REBEL RISING
Rebel Wilson
$ 49.99 $ 44.99
For decades , Rebel Wilson had singlemindedly focused on her career . Now she ’ s ready to chronicle the emotional and physical lessons she learned , as well as her most embarrassing experiences . Malaria induced hallucination ? Junior handling at dog shows ? And this was all BEFORE she moved to Hollywood ! Follow Rebel Wilson ’ s incredible journey of ‘ making it ,’ constantly questioning ‘ Am I good enough ?’ For the first time , writing about her most personal and important moments in her life from fertility issues , weight gain and loss , sexuality , overcoming shyness , rejections and , well ... okay there ’ s at least one story thrown in about Brad Pitt ! It ’ s all here . This memoir shows us how to love ourselves , while making us laugh uncontrollably .
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LOVE , DEATH & OTHER SCENES
Nova Weetman
$ 34.99
Beloved Australian author Nova Weetman
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shares her heartfelt experiences with grief and loss while also celebrating the profound beauty of love and life . Using these events as a lens , Nova considers how various kinds of losses – and the complicated love they represent – change us and can become the catalysts for letting go . This is a moving , honest account of farewelling a partner of 25 years , parenting teenagers through grief , buying property for the first time at the age of 50 and learning to appreciate spending hours alone with only the household cat for company . Warm , wise and often joyful , Love , Death & Other Scenes ultimately focuses on the living we do after losses and what we learn from them . |
KNIFE : MEDITATIONS AFTER AN ATTEMPTED MURDER
Salman Rushdie
$ 36.99
available 16 april
From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize-winner Salman Rushdie , a searing , deeply personal account of enduring a brutal attempt on his life . Now , for the first time , and in unforgettable detail , Rushdie relives the traumatic events of that day and its aftermath , as well as his journey towards physical recovery and the healing that was made possible by the love and support of his wife , Eliza , his family , his army of doctors and physical therapists , and his community of readers worldwide . Knife is Rushdie at the peak of his powers , writing with urgency , with gravity , with unflinching honesty . It is also a deeply moving reminder of literature ’ s capacity to make sense of the unthinkable , an intimate and life-affirming meditation on life , loss , love , art – and finding the strength to stand up again .
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GROWING WITH GRACE
Simone Callahan
$ 39.99
Simone Callahan ’ s wellness journey was instrumental to her healing process when her marriage ended . Now , she ’ s determined to guide and support others in their search for inner peace during difficult times . In Growing with Grace , Simone explores the power of self-care , resilience , bravery and positivity . She also shares the skills she has learned as a qualified yoga instructor – skills that have transformed her physically and emotionally . Growing with Grace uncovers the holistic relationship between yogic wisdom , inner peace , nature , and spiritual wellbeing . This book offers meditation and breathing techniques , hour-long yoga sequences and tips for healthy , conscious living .
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HOW TO KNIT A HUMAN
Anna Jacobson
$ 34.99
How do you write a memoir when your memories have been taken ? She awakens in hospital , greeted by nurses and patients she doesn ’ t recognise , but who address her with familiarity . She decides to untangle the clues . How to Knit a Human is Anna ’ s quest to find her self and her memory after experiencing psychosis and Electroconvulsive therapy in 2011 , at the age of 23 . As the memory barriers begin to crumble , Anna weaves her experiences around the gaps of memories that are still not accessible . Anna writes and creates art on her own terms . This book is a reclamation of story and self .
YOUR TIME STARTS NOW
Julie Goodwin
$ 36.99 $ 32.99
available 23 april
The extraordinary life story of Australia ’ s beloved Julie Goodwin , first winner of MasterChef . The attention and opportunities that flowed from Julie ’ s win were thrilling and overwhelming . It was by all appearances , a successful , rewarding life . But under the surface Julie was struggling with depression , anxiety and addiction , with bushfires blazing and lockdowns looming , Julie found herself hospitalised in a mental health unit . Her recovery is an ongoing process that Julie tackles with tenacity . In this gloriously candid , deeply moving memoir , filled with beautiful food , astonishing people , humour and heart , Julie writes with brutal honesty about her struggles . We are brought into her story , into her unravelling and quest for healing as she seeks to resume a richly lived life .
POWER OF BALANCE
Dr Kerryn Phelps AM
$ 49.99
Power of Balance is the landmark memoir from Dr Kerryn Phelps AM that explores the events and ideas , including her philosophies of leadership and equality , and her love of nature , that have inspired her to create change throughout her lifetime . From medicine , media , politics , advocacy , and activism , Kerryn has led a remarkable life of changemaking in many domains . One of Australia ’ s first ‘ TV doctors ’, Dr Kerryn Phelps served as President of the Australian Medical Association , Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney , and a key leader of Australia ’ s LGBTQIA + community .
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