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FICTION
THE HOUSE BETWEEN THE TIDES

RUINS

Sarah Maine
RRP $29.99

Rajith Savanadasa
RRP $27.99

The House Between the Tides is a captivating story of a
crumbling estate in the wilds of Scotland, its century-old
secret and an enduring mystery... With a nod to Daphne
du Maurier’s Rebecca, Sarah Maine’s novel is a vivid
triumph of intriguing storytelling and dark mystery.

In the restless streets, and glittering nightclubs of
Colombo, five family members find their bonds
stretched to breaking point in the aftermath of
the Sri Lankan civil war. As they leave Colombo to
travel to an ancient city, the generations collide. This
family can never be what it once was.

THE BERTIE PROJECT
Alexander McCall Smith
RRP $34.99
Once more, we catch up with the delightful goings-on in
the fictitious 44 Scotland Street from Alexander McCall
Smith. With customary charm and deftness, he gives us
another instalment in this popular series, now running
in its eleventh season in the Scotsman. Anything could
happen to Bertie and the gang.

THE SALAMANDERS
William Lane
RRP $29.95
Arthur lives a peaceful life in a hut by the Hawkesbury
River but when his relative, Rosie, visits their time
together raises childhood memories of their father
Peregrine, a famous and controversial artist, and what
happened on a holiday years ago...

THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS
M.R. Carey
RRP $19.99
Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When
they come for her, Sergeant Parks points his gun at her
while two of his people strap her into the wheelchair. She
thinks they don’t like her. She jokes that she won’t bite.
But they don’t laugh. Melanie is a very special girl.

WE. ARE. FAMILY
Paul Mitchell
RRP $24.99

DUE 1ST SEPTEMBER

Three brothers are forced to confront the quiet, pervasive
violence of their family’s past. Paul Mitchell’s novel is
an unraveling of the twisting threads that tie us to the
past. We. Are. Family. explores the trauma handed down
through generations as folklore and the way we all relate
to those closest to us.

GOLDEN HOPE
Joanna Nicholls
RRP $32.99
Clytie Hart, a daring equestrienne, is travelling with
her mother and circus family along the back roads of
Victoria. Wildebrand Circus has seen better days but
when they are persuaded to perform at the small town of
Hoffnung, Clytie’s life is changed forever.

THE TOYMAKER
Liam Pieper
RRP $29.99
Adam Kulakov has secrets, as does his grandfather,
Arkady, who was imprisoned in Auschwitz and given
an impossible choice. As a mistake threatens to
bring Adam’s world tumbling down, the past reaches
for Arkady. The Toymaker is a novel about privilege,
fear and the harm we can do when we are afraid of
losing what we hold dear.

THE SOUND
Sarah Drummond
RRP $27.99
Wiremu Heke joins a sealing boat on a voyage from
Tasmania to Western Australia. He is on a quest to
avenge the destruction of his village but soon finds
himself a part of the violent and lawless world. In
this world are men who plunder seal colonies and
steal women and children from the Indigenous
communities.

THE WINDY SEASON
Sam Carmody
RRP $29.99
Fierce, evocative and memorable, this is an
Australian story set within an often wild and
unforgiving sea, where mysterious influences are
brought to bear on an inhospitable town and its
residents.

THE FIGHTING