Collins Booksellers Autumn Reading Guide 2021 | Page 6

FICTION

Due april
7
The Truth About Her
Jacqueline Maley RRP $ 32.99
The Truth About Her is an intelligent and moving exploration of guilt , shame , female anger , and , in particular , mothering . It is mostly a story about the nature of stories - who owns them , who gets to tell them , and why we need them .

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Due APRIL
14
Sweet Sweet Revenge LTD .
Jonas Jonasson RRP $ 24.99
As Jenny and Kevin seek revenge against a gallery owner who has wronged them , this madcap and philosophical novel takes us on a journey that spans four continents and will introduce us to a colourful cast of characters .
The Performance
Claire Thomas RRP $ 32.99
As bushfires rage outside the city , three women watch a performance of a Beckett play . As the performance unfolds , so does each woman ’ s story . By the time the curtain falls , they all have a new understanding of the world beyond the stage .
Like Mother
Cassandra Austin RRP $ 32.99
Like Mother explores what is handed down from generation to generation , and asks us whether a woman ' s home is her castle or her cage .
The Family Doctor
Debra Oswald RRP $ 32.99
The Family Doctor is a provocative novel about women ' s fury , traumatic grief , new love , friendship , and the preciousness of life . From the creator of Offspring the story is told with the relentless pull of a thriller .

Books are mirrors : You only see in them what you already have inside you .

― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Bright burning Things
Lisa Harding RRP $ 29.99
For Sonya , once there was the thrill of a London stage . But now there are blackouts , bare cupboards and the risk of losing her child Tommy forever . A powerful novel of maternal love , control and a woman at the mercy of addiction .
A Bright Ray of Darkness
Ethan Hawke RRP $ 32.99
The first novel in nearly twenty years from the acclaimed actor / writer / director is a book about art and love , fame and heartbreak – a blistering story of a young man making his Broadway debut in Henry IV just as his marriage implodes .
A Million Things
Emily Spurr RRP $ 32.99
Tender , funny , heartbreaking , A Million Things is a story of grief and resilience , told with eloquent simplicity . In brave , spiky Rae , Emily Spurr has created a character you will never forget .
O
Steven Carroll RRP $ 32.99
From one of our foremost writers , the acclaimed Steven Carroll , comes O , a reimagining of what might have been , the story of a novel that took on a life of its own and mirrored its times in a way the author never dreamt of .
New Animal
Ella Baxter RRP $ 29.99
New Animal is a stunning , heartbreakingly funny debut novel from a brilliant new literary voice . Sex , death , grief , running away ... only one of these makes
Amelia feel like a new animal .
Ariadne
Jennifer Saint RRP $ 32.99
Ariadne is a mesmerising retelling of the ancient Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur . It gives a voice to the forgotten women of this myth , and speaks to their strength in the face of angry , petulant Gods .
My Daughter ’ s Wedding
Gretel Killeen RRP $ 32.99
My Daughter ’ s Wedding is both hilarious and profound as it explores the confounding complexity , wild terrain , mountains , valleys and quicksand found in three generations of mother-daughter love .
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