Kate Grenville had always associated perfume with elegance and beauty—then the headaches started. Like perhaps a quarter of the population, Grenville reacts badly to the artificial fragrances around u
?A wonderful, witty treat of a novel: cutting and clever, and yet so very romantic, as though P.G. Wodehouse had satirized life in the suburbs.’?Liane Moriarty?Laugh-out-loud funny, yet with real emot
'The writing is beautiful. The characters' growing affinities, and the complications those relationships brings with them, make for fascinating reading.'?Cecilia Ekback, author of Wolf Winter?[A] stro
Set in Berlin and Leningrad between 1938 and 1941, GOOD PEOPLE focuses on the lives of Thomas and Sasha, forced by circumstances to make decisions with far-reaching consequences. Compulsively readable
"Medea's Curse is a gripping ride of crime and tension, with a Lisbeth Salander-like lead roaring through danger and intrigue at a million miles an hour."Adelaide Advertiser"Forensic ps
Don and Rosie are about to face their most important project.Their son, Hudson, is having trouble at school: his teachers say he isn’t fitting in with the other kids, and they'd like Don and Rosie to
After a year apart, Maryanne returns to her husband, Roy, bringing their eight-year-old son Daniel and his teenage sister Freya with her. The family move from Sydney to Newcastle, where Roy has bought
Throughout their youth Nir Baram’s generation were bombarded with news about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?the injustices, the wrongdoings, the killings. Over the decades, the horror and despair ha
Two mysterious, bedraggled strangers appear in a small country town. They are fleeing trauma of which they are unable, or perhaps unwilling, to speak. The townspeople want answers. Before long, wary h
Inner-suburban Melbourne in the 1970s: a world of communal living, drugs, music and love. In her acclaimed debut, first published in 1977, Garner captures the fluid relationships of a community of fri
"A masterful writing style that is not only unique in biology but without equal in the whole of Dutch literature. The Story of Shit shows Dekkers once again to be in possession of a golden pen." —New
"Astute, perceptive and always convincing." —The AustralianA powerful collection of stories from the Sydney Morning Herald Young Novelist of the Year, 2017. In "Coarsegold", a woman conducts an illici
"A celebration of family life in the context of the thousand natural shocks that it is heir to in modern times." —Book WorldAthena and Dexter Fox lead a contended family life. Dexter is gregarious and
"A remarkable tale of Holocaust survival, love and genealogical sleuthing." —Books + Publishing"Lyrical, impassioned and culturally rich." —Saturday Paper"As in Sebald's prose narratives, Presser's n
Told in five parts, the novel traces the life story of Liv, from the beginning of her sexual life, to eventual transcendence of her own body. Some time in the near future, university lecturer Caspar r
?All the rapture and calamity of youth. Jennifer Down is a writer of rare insight and heart.’?Carrie Tiffany, author of Everyman's Rules for Scientific Living?Impressive and emotionally sophisticated.
Pitch-perfect dialogue, and a strong sense of place?A very engaging, and extremely realistic debut novel.’?Reviewing The Evidence on Quota?A story of the love and hate within families, of the failures
"A brave and tender book about everything that matters most in life."?Cate Blanchett"A remarkable memoir, that weaves the tragedy of twentieth century history into a personal narrative of coming to te
"There are few writers who may have changed my perception of the world, but Darrieussecq is one of them."TimesSolange is thirty-something, a mediocre actress, and not a great mother. In Holl
"Moving and brilliant."Australian Book Review"Daisley's prose possesses a shimmering, allusive beauty reminiscent of John McGahern."Weekend Australian"Coming Rain shimmers wit
These stories—that delve into the complexities of love and longing, of the pain, darkness and joy of life—are all told with her characteristic sharpness of observation, honesty and humour. Each one a
When a mummified Viking corpse is discovered on Greenland ice sheet, journalist Matthew Cave is sent out to report on the finding. The next day, the mummy has disappeared. The body of the police guard
"A fast, twisty read for fans of Paula Hawkins and Gillian Flynn." —Booklist on The Trap"The tables turn and turn again, while the reader's trust in the narrator's credibility is tested to the max." —
Harry Belltree’s obsessive pursuit of justice has cost him everything—his job in homicide, his marriage and his newborn child. He has nothing left to lose, or so he thinks. Then his estranged wife dis
In the nation’s capital, the Minister for Border Integrity is set to announce a hardline policy about offering assistance to asylum-seekers in boats. A group of Australian surf tourists have anchored
A writer embarks on an epic quest in search of his missing father’s stolen bicycle and soon finds himself ensnared in the strangely intertwined stories of Lin Wang, the oldest elephant who ever lived,
An intimate portrait of a Taiwanese family, a history of the bicycle industry, and a collage of magical, heart-wrenching stories. The Stolen Bicycle has sold over 10,000 copies in Taiwan! Cheng, a nov
