Collins Booksellers Spring Reading Guide 2014 August 2014 | Page 6

6 Visit us today! collinsbooks.com.au faTTy o’leary’s dinner parTy lyreBird Hill Alexander McCall Smith RRP $21.99 Ann Romer $29.99 Fatty’s loving wife Betty plans a trip to Ireland for his 40th birthday and almost immediately things go wrong. In an hilarious and touching portrayal of a kindly and misunderstood soul, McCall Smith has created yet another memorable character who will become an instant favourite to his many fans. Ruby Cardel has the semblance of a normal life but in one terrible moment, her life begins to unravel. The discovery that the death of her beloved sister, so many years ago, was not the accident she’d always been told makes her question all she’s known about herself. due 1sT sepTemBer adulTery fool’s assassin: fiTz and THe fool Robin Hobb RRP $29.99 due 1sT sepTemBer Once, there were three inseparable friends: Fitz, Nighteyes and the Fool. But one is long dead, and one long-missing. Then one Winterfest night a messenger arrives to seek out Fitz, but mysteriously disappears, leaving nothing but a blood-trail. What was the message? Who was the sender? Suddenly Fitz’s violent old life erupts into the peace of his new world, and nothing and no one is safe. Robin Hobb returns to Our Price her best loved characters in a $ brand new series. 99 24 THe queen of THe TearlinG Erika Johansen RRP $32.99 Kelsea Glynn is the sole heir to the throne of Tearling but has been raised in secret by foster parents. Kelsea’s story is not just about her learning the true nature of her inheritance - it’s about a heroine who must learn to acknowledge and live with the realities of coming of age with all its insecurities and attractions, alongside the ethical dilemmas of ruling justly and fairly while simply trying to stay alive... Half a kinG – sHaTTered sea Joe Abercrombie RRP $29.99 This is the first of three standalone but interconnected novels. A classic comingof-age tale, set in a brilliantly imagined alternative historical world reminiscent of the Dark Ages with Viking overtones, the book tells the story of Yarvi, youngest son of a warlike king. Paulo Coelho RRP $29.99 A meeting with a politician, and ex-boyfriend, reawakens a side of Linda that she - respectable wife, devoted mother and ambitious journalist - thought had disappeared. She embarks on a relationship that is addictive, dangerous and undeniably exciting. But the consequences are far reaching. Provocative and profound, Our Price Adultery is about discovering $ passion in the life you live and 99 learning what it means to be free. 24