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$ 2799 young Robbie entangles Eleanor in a situation that will have serious repercussions for every member of the Webber family...
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$ 2799 which has borne the tumults of race and the fury of nature, but has never given up hope.

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FICTION

DUE 29TH AUGUST
DUE 8TH SEPTEMBER
DUE 1ST SEPTEMBER
RIVER RUN
Nicole Alexander RRP $ 32.99
Eleanor Webber has returned to River Run, her family’ s sheep property in western New South Wales. At home things have changed. She finds her half-brother, Robbie out of control and in one disastrous moment
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$ 2799 young Robbie entangles Eleanor in a situation that will have serious repercussions for every member of the Webber family...
LEAVE ME
Gayle Forman RRP $ 29.99
When Maribeth Klein realises she has had a heart attack she packs a bag and leaves. Far from the demands of family and career, she is finally able to own up to the secrets she has been keeping from herself and those she loves. Gayle Forman’ s Leave Me is about facing the fears we are all running from.
THE SAFEST PLACE IN LONDON
Maggie Joel RRP $ 29.99
Two frightened children, two very different mothers, and one night of terrifying Blitz bombing. And when the bombs stop falling, only one mother and child emerge from the shelter. In wartime, ordinary people can find themselves taking extreme action
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- risking everything to secure their own and their family’ s survival, even at the expense of others...
THE SINGLES GAME
Lauren Weisberger RRP $ 29.99
From the author of The Devil Wears Prada comes The Singles Game. When‘ Charlie’ Silver makes a pact with a tennis coach, she finds herself catapulted into a world of private parties and secret dates with Hollywood royalty. Sweeping from Wimbledon to the Caribbean this is an entertaining romp through a world where the stakes are high – and no-one plays by the rules.
TREADING AIR
Ariella Van Luyn RRP $ 24.99
Set in Queensland during the 1920’ s this is the story of Lizzie O’ Dea who sees marriage as a means of escaping her old life but soon finds herself on the fringes of society. Treading Air is the vivid tale of a young Australian working-class rebel who clashed with the expectations of her world.
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SOUTHERN RUBY
Belinda Alexandra RRP $ 32.99
Southern Ruby, by the author of Tuscan Rose, is a sweeping story of love, passion and family. Alternating in time between the 1950s and the eve of Hurricane Katrina, it is also a tribute to a city heady with music, drama, history and superstition,
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$ 2799 which has borne the tumults of race and the fury of nature, but has never given up hope.
THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR
Liz Byrski RRP $ 32.99
The new novel from Liz Byrski, Australia’ s‘ doyenne of women’ s fiction’, takes us to Emerald Street, where the neighbours have built lasting friendships over a drink and chat on their back verandahs. Now they are about to start a new chapter in their lives...
THE FENCE
Meredith Jaffe RRP $ 32.99
In this social satire of suburban neighbourly conflict, Meredith Jaffe’ s wicked sense of humour blooms in the fertile compost of domestic discord. The Fence is a mischievous treat for anyone who has ever had tricky neighbours. It is a classic tale of murder and deceit from one of the world’ s master storytellers.
THE SECRET DIARY OF HENDRIK GROEN, 83 ¼ YEARS OLD
Hendrik Groen RRP $ 32.99
Hendrik Groen is 83 years old and he has decided that it is time to make something of his life. When he recruits friends to join his‘ Old But Not Dead Club’, Hendrik proves that love can blossom and fun is within reach, even at his age. So begins a charming, poignant and moving novel that reminds us not to underestimate the oldest amongst us.
THE MEMORY STONES
Caroline Brothers RRP $ 27.99
The Memory Stones tells the story of the Disappeared, thousands of Argentinians who fell victim to violence during the 1970’ s. Depicting the despair and hope of one family seeking to rebuild itself after unimaginable loss, it is a lyrical, devastating portrait of a country that has come face to face with terror and the long, dark shadow it leaves behind.