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FICTION
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THE BRICKS THAT BUILT THE HOUSES
HITMAN ANDERS AND
THE MEANING OF IT ALL
Kate Tempest
RRP $27.99
Jonas Jonasson
RRP $29.99
The Bricks that Built the Houses explores a crosssection of contemporary urban life, exposing the
everyday stories that lie behind the tired faces on
the morning commute. Wise but never cynical, it
leads us into the homes and hearts of ordinary
people, their families and communities, giving us
a unique perspective on how we live with and love
each other.
As wildly funny as The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who
Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared and
The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden, this is a
madcap, adventure about belief, the media – and
the fact that it’s never too late to start again.
DUE 1ST MAY
ONE
WHERE THE TREES WERE
Patrick Holland
RRP $29.95
Inga Simpson
RRP $29.99
Bushrangers James and Patrick Kenniff, are in the
ranges of Western Queensland and the troops can’t
get them out. This story traverses the intersections
between violence and love. It asks what right one
man has to impose his will on another, and whether
the written law can ever answer the law of the
heart?
Finding the carved trees forged a bond between Jay
and her four childhood friends and opened their
eyes to a wider world. But their attempt to protect
the grove ends in disaster, and a day on the river
changes their lives forever. Seventeen years later,
Jay finally has her chance to make amends. But at
what cost?
OUR TINY, USELESS HEARTS
THE MANDIBLES: A FAMILY 2029–2047
Toni Jordan
RRP $29.99
Lionel Shriver
RRP $29.99
DUE 1ST MAY
Under siege from an upstart international currency,
the dollar is in meltdown. A bloodless world war
will wipe out the savings of millions of American
families. This is a fascinating, scabrously funny
glimpse into the decline that may await the United
States, from the pen of one of the most perceptive
and topical authors of our times.
DUE 2ND MAY
GOTHAM
THE TURNER HOUSE: A NOVEL
Nick Earls
RRP $19.99
Angela Flournoy
RRP $32.99
The Turners have lived on Yarrow Street for over fifty
years. Their house has seen children grown and
the loss of a father. The Turner House brings us a
colourful, complicated brood full of love and pride,
sacrifice and unlikely inheritances. It’s a striking
examination of the price we pay for our dreams and
futures.
Henry has ended his marriage to Caroline and headed
off to Noosa with Martha. Caroline, having shredded
Henry’s suits, has gone after them. Harnessing the
exquisite timing of the great comedies to the narrative
power and emotional intelligence for which she is
famous, Toni Jordan brings all her wit, wisdom and flair
to this brilliant, hilarious novel.
DUE 1ST MAY
Gotham is the first book in the five part Wisdom
series by Nick Earls. It tells of the encounter
between music journalist, Jeff Foster
and boy pharaoh, Na$ti Boi. It
reveals how hollow celebrities cast
their spell. The second instalment,
Venice is due out in June.
THE LIGHT ON THE WATER
THE LIFE OF ELVES
Olga Lorenzo
RRP $29.99
Muriel Barbery
RRP $29.99
A little girl disappears in the wilderness. Two years
later her mother is arrested for her murder. A
provocative and unflin