The Echo Chamber
John Boyne RRP $ 32.99
Powered with the Boyne ’ s characteristic humour and razorsharp observation , The Echo Chamber is a satiric helter skelter , a dizzying downward spiral of action and consequence , poised somewhere between farce , absurdity and oblivion .
Due sept
7
Beautiful World , Where Are You
Sally Rooney RRP $ 29.99
Alice , Felix , Eileen and
Simon are still youngbut life is catching up with them . They desire each other , they delude each other , they get together , they break apart . Will they find a way to believe in a beautiful world ?
Due sept
14
Harlem Shuffle
Colson Whitehead RRP $ 32.99
Harlem Shuffle is driven by an intricate plot that plays out in a recreated Harlem of the early 1960s . It ’ s a family saga , a hilarious morality play , a social novel about race and power , and ultimately a love letter to Harlem .
The Rabbits
Sophie Overett RRP $ 32.99
The Rabbits is a multigenerational family story with a dose of magical realism . It is about family secrets , art , very mild superpowers , loneliness and the strange connections we make in the places we least expect .
Due aug
31
Snow Country Sebastian Faulks RRP $ 32.99
Sweeping across Europe as it recovers from one war and hides its face from the coming of another , Snow Country is a landmark novel of exquisite yearnings , dreams of youth and the sanctity of hope .
Due aug
31
Corporal Hitler ’ s Pistol
Tom Keneally RRP $ 32.99
How did Corporal Hitler ’ s Luger from WW1 end up being the weapon that killed an IRA turncoat in Kempsey , NSW , in 1933 ? In this novel Tom Keneally tells a story of the interactions between black and white Australians in early twentieth-century Australia .
Past Life
William Lane RRP $ 29.99
Set in Sydney , and Russia , Past Life is about the various ways the gifts and traumas of the past play out in the present . It is the affecting story of relationships across generations and William Lane ’ s most hauntingly beautiful work to date .
A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing
Jessie Tu RRP $ 29.99
A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing explores female desire and the consequences of wanting too much and never getting it . This is a dazzling and original debut from a young writer with a fierce , intelligent and audacious voice . WINNER ABIA LITERARY FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021
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Due aug
31
A Room Made of Leaves
Kate Grenville RRP $ 32.99
A Room Made of Leaves is set in the past , but it ' s just as much about the present , where lies have the dangerous power to shape reality . This book is historical fiction turned inside out , a stunning sleight of hand by one of our most original writers .
Empires
Nick Earls RRP $ 32.99
Empires is a masterful novel in five parts with boys and men at its heart . It explores the empires we build , the way we see ourselves , the narratives we construct and the interconnectedness of all things .
The Shut Ins
Katherine Brabon RRP $ 29.99
From the winner of the Australian / Vogel ’ s Literary Award , this tour-de-force explores loneliness and desire , the peril and beauty of solitude - and our need for connection .
Due sept
1
Travelling Companions Antoni Jach RRP $ 32.99
Told by people on a journey , these are stories of lives in transit . Travelling Companions is charming , amusing and philosophical – a wholly original exploration of what it means to honour our strangest dreams and disappointments .
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