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
It is 1934. Elvira Western has left London and her dull marriage to Paul, a doctor, for Paris and her waiting lover, Oliver, a student radical. But drab hotels and interminable discussions of politics
The women at the heart of these novellas are misrepresented by men and by societal expectations. But they remain defiant. These are modern women, waiting for the world to catch up. Stead captures the
?One of Australia’s greatest novelists puts together?a crew as sad, funny and perverse as any ever gathered.’?TimeAn assortment of characters gather, at the close of WWII, at a hotel on Lake Geneva. I
Winner of the 2014 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children's Writing?Delivers some devastating truth bombs. Sexuality is hard. Identity is hard. Love is hard. School is hard?This book shines a much-ne
These screenplays showcase the range of one of Australia’s greatest writers. The Last Days of Chez Nous was directed by Gillian Armstrong in 1991, and Two Friends by Jane Campion in 1986. These funny,
Life in the valley is a peaceful for the community of "waer"?humans who can take the form of a wolf. When a near-dead stranger washes up on the banks of the river she is cared for tenderly. But who is
From the author of Genesis and August comes a new psychological thriller that questions what makes us who we are. Rene's twin brother Theo lies unconscious in hospital after a freak accident left him
"Short but powerful, Cook takes the reader on an action-packed, tension-filled ride. . . . A page-turner."?BookMooch"A true dark classic of Australian literature."?J. M. Coetzee on Wake in Fright"A ki
John Foster's moving yet unsentimental account of the life of his partner, Juan Céspedes. In 1981 the young Cuban dancer Juan is a struggling dancer in NYC. There he meets John, an Australian historia
"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
Aged only eighteen, Australian soldier Ryan was sent out alone and untrained to conduct intelligence patrols for months on end, deep in the jungles of Japanese-occupied New Guinea. Isolated, and surro
"Moving and brilliant."Australian Book Review"Daisley's prose possesses a shimmering, allusive beauty reminiscent of John McGahern."Weekend Australian"Coming Rain shimmers wit
Praise for Julius and the Watchmaker:"Good, lively fun."Kirkus Reviews"Alternate worlds, time travel, mechanical horror, the demi monde of Victorian England and evil trickery all come t
Praise for The Bridge:"War propels a boy from the privileged side of town across the bridge to the enemy, where he learns the real causes of the war and about his own history . . . A suspenseful
Since Ava lost Kelly, things haven’t been going so well. Even before she gets thrown out of school for shouting at the principal, there’s the simmering rage and all the weird destructive choices. The
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
Bringing together the essays, stories and diary entries of True Stories, The Feel of Steel and Everywhere I Look, as well as new uncollected pieces, this edition is a kaleidoscope of the work of one o
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
