The Revolving Door of Life by Alexander McCall Smith
19.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: 44 Scotland Street
For seven-year-old Bertie Pollock, life in Edinburgh's most celebrated fictional street has just got immeasurably better. The enforced absence of his endlessly pushy mother Irene - currently consciousness-raising in a Bedouin harem (don't ask) - has manifold and immediate blessings: no psychotherapy, no ...Show more
The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks
22.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
"A page turner. . .Brooks is a master at bringing the past alive. . .in her skillful hands the issues of the past echo our own deepest concerns: love and loss, drama and tragedy, chaos and brutality." - Alice Hoffman, The Washington Post A rich and utterly absorbing novel about the life of King Davi ...Show more
Daughters of Decadence: Women Writers of the Fin-de-siecle by Elaine Showalter
22.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: New International Versio Ser.
At the turn of the century, short stories by- and often about- 'New Women' flooded the pages of English and American magazines like The Yellow Book, The Savoy, Atlantic Monthly and Harpers. This daring new fiction, often innovative in form, and courageous in its candid literary aspiration, shocked Victo ...Show more
Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom
22.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: very good
At nine years old, Frankie Presto is sent to America in the bottom of a boat. His only possession is an old guitar and six precious strings. But Frankie's talent is unique, and his amazing journey weaves him through the musical landscape of the twentieth century, from classical to jazz to rock and roll, ...Show more
The Angel of History by Rabih Alameddine
32.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
Set over the course of one night in the waiting room of a psych clinic, The Angel of History follows Yemeni-born poet Jacob as he revisits the events of his life, from his maternal upbringing in an Egyptian whorehouse to his adolescence under the aegis of his wealthy father and his life as a gay Arab ma ...Show more
Two by Two by Nicholas Sparks
32.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: good
The #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author of "The Notebook" and "Message in a Bottle" returns with an emotionally powerful story of unconditional love, its challenges, its risks and, most of all, its rewards.
Migratory Animals by Mary Helen Specht
19.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: P.S. (Paperback)
A powerful debut novel about a group of 30-somethings struggling for connection and belonging, Migratory Animals centers on a protagonist who finds herself torn between love and duty.When Flannery, a young scientist, is forced to return to Austin from five years of research in Nigeria, she becomes split ...Show more
Seven Years by Peter Stamm
19.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
Alex is caught between two very different women. Sonia, his wife, is intelligent, beautiful, charming and ambitious and together they have established a successful architectural firm and a life of easy luxury. But in the background is Ivona, who is dull, plain and passive. The only thing she offers Alex ...Show more
The Annotated Poe by Edgar Allan Poe
81.00 AUD
Category: Fiction
Edgar Allan Poe is perhaps America s most famous writer. Adapted many times to the stage and screen and an inspiration to countless illustrators, graphic novelists, and musicians, his tales and poems remain a singular presence in popular culture. (His most famous poem inspired the name of the NFL s Balt ...Show more
Three by Atiq Rahimi: Earth and Ashes, a Thousand Rooms of Dream and Fear, the Patience Stone by Atiq Rahimi
27.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
Three short novels--including Prix Goncourt-winning "The Patience Stone"--that convey years of Afghan history, heartache, and hope. Never before in paperback. Atiq Rahimi's reputation for writing war stories of immense drama and intimacy began with his first novel, "Earth and Ashes," about fathers and ...Show more
Enticement (Submissive #4) by Tara Sue
18.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Submissive
In her enticing new Submissive novel, Tara Sue Me explores the passion that comes after the Happily-Ever-After...Fans of E. L. James, Sylvia Day, Maya Banks and Beth Kery will be fall in love with New York Times bestselling author Tara Sue Me's seductive Submissive series. Limits were made to be pushed. ...Show more
Don't Try This at Home by Angela Readman
24.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
A girl repeatedly chops her boyfriend in half but, while her 'other half' multiplies, she is still not satisfied. Love transforms a mother working down the chippie - into Elvis. Clary's father puts antlers on stuffed rabbits to make jackalopes, but when her mother walks out on them, Clary has to help he ...Show more