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Biography & True Stories
Natural Born Keller
A Mother’s Story
Rosie Batty
Bryce Corbett
RRP $32.99
In this profoundly moving and inspiring memoir,
Australia’s domestic violence crusader Rosie Batty
tells her story of compassion, courage, grace and
forgiveness. Since the tragedy that changed her
life forever, Rosie’s advocacy work has forced an
unprecedented national focus on family violence. A
percentage of royalties from sales of this book are
going to the Luke Batty Foundation.
From the Heart: Women of Letters
Marieke Hardy
Michaela McGuire
RRP $29.99
Due 18th November
Uplifting, passionate and compelling, From the Heart
is a wonderful new collection from your favourite
Australians of note. Contributors include rock star
Amanda Palmer, Senator Penny Wong, and beloved
chef Stephanie Alexander. All royalties for this book
will go to Edgar’s Mission animal rescue shelter.
In Order to Live
Yeonmi Park
RRP $32.99
In Order to Live is the story of Yeonmi Park’s
struggle to survive in the darkest, most repressive
country on earth; her harrowing escape to South
Korea through China’s underworld of smugglers and
human traffickers; and her emergence as a leading
human rights activist, all before her 21st birthday.
The Lightless Sky
Gulwali Passarlay
Nadene Ghouri
RRP $29.99
Trafficked into Iran, Gulwali began a twelve month
odyssey across Europe, spending time in prisons,
suffering hunger, cruelty, brutality and nearly drowning in
a tiny boat on the Mediterranean. Gulwali’s is the central
story of our times, and this memoir celebrates the
triumph of courage and determination over adversity.
Amanda Keller
RRP $29.99
By turns hilarious and moving, much loved
Australian personality Amanda Keller takes us on a
nostalgia filled journey through her life. Vivid, funny
and hugely entertaining, Natural Born Keller will
have you laughing out loud, nodding in recognition
and occasionally bawling uncontrollably (in a
cathartic sort of way).
Reckoning: A Memoir
Magda Szubanski
RRP $49.99
In Reckoning, Magda Szubanski, one of Australia’s
most beloved performers, tells her heartbreaking,
joyous and intimate story. With courage and
compassion she addresses her own frailties and
fears, and asks the big questions
Our Price
about life, about the shadows we
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Plain-Speaking Jane
Jane Caro
RRP $34.99
Jane Caro is known for saying what she thinks
across the news and entertainment media. In
this memoir she talks frankly about her battle
with anxiety and shows that anxiety is not a
life sentence. Written with panache and wit,
Plain-speaking Jane is an unflinchingly honest
celebration of a perfectly imperfect life.
Interestingly Enough:
the life of Tom keneally
Stephany Evans Steggall
RRP $49.99
For five decades Tom Keneally has been one of
Australia’s most loved literary figures. Celebrated as
one of the world’s finest writers, he is also respected
for his humanitarianism and commitment to
republicanism and other causes. The
breadth and richness of Keneally’s
Our Price
life and work is brilliantly explored in
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this engaging authorised biography.
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The Man with the
Golden typewriter
Fergus Fleming
RRP $29.99
When he had finished writing Casino Royale, Ian
Fleming treated himself to a gold-plated typewriter. It
was on this glittering machine that he typed not only
his novels, but also letters. Though Fleming was not an
especially reflective or literary man his correspondence
is energetic, engaging and full of wry remarks, succinct
comments and insightful observations.