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The Goodbye Cat: The uplifting tale of wise cats and their humans by the global bestselling author of THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES by Hiro Arikawa
$32.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
A new Japanese bestseller- seven fabulous warm, wise and sarcastic cats support the complicated lives of their humans BY THE AUTHOR OF THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES A PERFECT READ FOR CAT-LOVERS Against changing seasons in Japan, seven cats weave their way through their o ...Show more
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
$32.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
In the spring of 2020, Lara's three daughters return to the family's orchard in Northern Michigan. While picking cherries, they beg their mother to tell them the story of Peter Duke, a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance years before at a theater company called Tom Lake. As Lar ...Show more
The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright
$32.99 AUD
Category: Women's Prize for Fiction Longlist 2024 | Reading Level: very good
Carmel had been alone all her life. She had been alone since she was twelve years old. The baby knew all this. They looked at each other, and all of time was there. The baby knew how vast her mother's loneliness had been. A generational saga and contemporary meditation on daughterhood and motherhood, fr ...Show more
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
$22.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
Stylish and open-hearted, this is a very different kind of love story, elevated and energised by being set in the world of creativity and video gaming THE BESTSELLING PHENOMENON ... 'I loved this book' Jojo Moyes This is the story of Sam and Sadie. It's not a romance, but it is about love. When Sam catc ...Show more
A Country of Eternal Light by Paul Dalgarno
$22.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
Shortlisted for the 2023 Age Book of the Year Award - an astonishingly inventive, playful, witty, poignant and deeply moving novel from one of Australia's most exciting writers. Margaret Bryce, deceased mother of twins, has been having a hard time since dying in 2014. These days she spends time with her ...Show more
Ordinary Gods and Monsters by Chris Womersley
$34.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
It could have been any summer's evening, but of course it wasn't.It was the end of some things, the beginning of so many others.Nick Wheatley has finished high school, but he isn't ready for the rest of his life. His parents are getting divorced, his sister is downright weird and his best friend and nei ...Show more
The Echidna Strategy: Australia's Search for Power and Peace by Sam Roggeveen
$34.99 AUD
Category: Current Affairs
In the wake of a shift in the global power balance, how can Australia best protect itself?Amid China's rise and America's decline in Asia, what will happen to Australia?In this authoritative account, defence expert and insider Sam Roggeveen questions the claim that Australia is vulnerable to China's mil ...Show more
Why We Are Here by Briohny Doyle
$32.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
Why We Are Here is a love story revelling in the beauty and solace of the natural world, embracing the bonds between humans and celebrating the empathy and wisdom provided by dogs. When life knocks you down, have faith in Dog.After her partner and father die in quick succession, BB moves to a glamorous ...Show more
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