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Australian<br />
Independent<br />
Bookseller<br />
Mother’s Day<br />
GIFT IDEAS<br />
THE GOOD TURN<br />
Dervla McTiernan<br />
Paperback<br />
Australian RRP $32.99<br />
Independent<br />
Bookseller Three seemingly<br />
unconnected events<br />
– an investigation<br />
that ends in tragedy,<br />
police corruption and<br />
the mystery of a little girl’s silence – will all<br />
prove to be linked by one small town.<br />
The much-anticipated new Cormac Reilly<br />
novel by international award winner and<br />
bestseller Dervla McTIernan. Val McDermid<br />
called her ‘a born storyteller’ and<br />
Chris Hammer says this is ‘her<br />
best yet’.<br />
THE MIRROR<br />
& THE LIGHT<br />
Hilary Mantel<br />
Hardback<br />
RRP $45.00<br />
With The Mirror & the<br />
Light, Hilary Mantel<br />
brings to a triumphant<br />
close the trilogy she<br />
began with Wolf Hall and Bring Up the<br />
Bodies. Mantel traces the fi nal years of<br />
Thomas Cromwell, the boy from nowhere<br />
who climbs to the heights of power.<br />
NOW FOR<br />
SOMETHING SWEET<br />
Monday Morning<br />
Cooking Club<br />
Hardback<br />
RRP $49.99<br />
After three bestselling<br />
cookbooks,<br />
the irrepressible Monday Morning<br />
Cooking Club returns with a stunning<br />
fourth book, a collection of mostly sweet<br />
heirloom recipes that are as treasured<br />
as they are mouthwatering. Alongside<br />
the recipes, they recount heart-warming<br />
and poignant stories of family, friendship,<br />
community and survival.<br />
HAMNET<br />
Maggie O’Farrell<br />
Paperback<br />
RRP $32.99<br />
Hamnet is a story of<br />
the bond between<br />
twins, and of a<br />
marriage pushed to<br />
the brink by grief. It is<br />
a tender and unforgettable reimagining<br />
of a boy whose life has been all but<br />
forgotten, but whose name was given<br />
to one of the most celebrated plays ever<br />
written, from a master storyteller.<br />
THE PARIS SECRET<br />
Natasha Lester<br />
Paperback<br />
RRP $32.99<br />
A wardrobe of Dior<br />
gowns, a secret kept<br />
for sixty-fi ve years,<br />
and the three women<br />
bound forever by<br />
war... from the bestselling author of<br />
The French Photographer.<br />
The Paris Secret is an unforgettable<br />
story about the lengths people go to<br />
protect one another, and a love that,<br />
despite everything, lasts a lifetime.<br />
FALASTIN:<br />
A COOKBOOK<br />
Sami Tamimi &<br />
Tara Wigley<br />
Hardback<br />
RRP $49.99<br />
Falastin is a love<br />
letter to Palestine,<br />
the land and its people; an evocative<br />
collection of over 110 unforgettable<br />
recipes and stories from the coauthors<br />
of Jerusalem and Ottolenghi:<br />
The Cookbook, and Ottolenghi<br />
SIMPLE. With stunning food and travel<br />
photography plus stories from unheard<br />
Palestinian voices, this innovative<br />
cookbook will transport you to this rich<br />
and complex land.<br />
BELOW DECK<br />
Sophie<br />
Hardcastle<br />
Paperback<br />
RRP $29.99<br />
A heartbreakingly<br />
poetic and haunting<br />
story about the<br />
vagaries of consent,<br />
about who has the space to speak and<br />
who is believed. Below Deck is about the<br />
moments that haunt us, the moments<br />
that fan out like ripples through the<br />
deep. So that everything else, becomes<br />
everything after.<br />
THE DICTIONARY<br />
OF LOST WORDS<br />
Pip Williams<br />
Paperback<br />
RRP $32.99<br />
Set around the<br />
creation of the fi rst<br />
Oxford English<br />
Dictionary, this<br />
novel follows Esme, a young woman<br />
who dedicates her life to collecting the<br />
‘lost words’ that have been rejected or<br />
forgotten by the Dictionary editors.<br />
A delightful, lyrical and deeply thought-<br />
provoking celebration of words and<br />
their power to shape the world.<br />
TOP END GIRL<br />
Miranda Tapsell<br />
Paperback<br />
RRP $32.99<br />
A deadly memoir<br />
about being bold,<br />
black and brave in<br />
work, life and love.<br />
As a young Larrakia<br />
Tiwi girl Miranda Tapsell often felt like<br />
an outsider. Growing up, she looked for<br />
faces like hers on our screens. There<br />
weren’t many. As she got older, Miranda<br />
stopped expecting others would help<br />
change things and set about doing<br />
something herself.<br />
PHOSPHORESCENCE<br />
Julia Baird<br />
Hardback<br />
RRP $32.99<br />
A beautiful, intimate<br />
and inspiring<br />
investigation into<br />
how we can fi nd<br />
and nurture within<br />
ourselves that essential quality of internal<br />
happiness - the ‘light within’ that Julia<br />
Baird calls ‘phosphorescence’ - which<br />
will sustain us even through the<br />
darkest times.<br />
GRANDMOTHERS:<br />
ESSAYS BY<br />
21ST-CENTURY<br />
GRANDMOTHERS<br />
Edited by<br />
Helen Elliott<br />
Paperback<br />
RRP $34.99<br />
An anthology of<br />
essays by twenty-four Australian women<br />
about the many aspects of being a<br />
grandmother in the 21st century.<br />
It seems so different from the<br />
experience we had of our grandmothers.<br />
Although perhaps the human essential,<br />
love, hasn’t shifted much?<br />
Contributors include: Stephanie<br />
Alexander, Jane Caro, Helen Garner,<br />
Alison Lester, Jenny Macklin, Auntie<br />
Daphne Milward, Gillian Triggs and more.<br />
WIN<br />
AN OTTOLENGHI<br />
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WORTH OVER $200<br />
LOOK INSIDE FOR DETAILS<br />
All the best books from your local independent bookstore<br />
Australian author<br />
Titles marked with this symbol are available in Bolinda audio format
THE LOST JEWELS<br />
Kirsty Manning<br />
Paperback RRP $32.99<br />
From the bestselling author<br />
of The Jade Lily comes<br />
a thrilling modern-day<br />
treasure hunt brimming<br />
with family secrets. Inspired<br />
by a true story, The Lost<br />
Jewels unfolds an incredible<br />
mystery of thievery, sacrifi ce and hope through the<br />
generations of one family.<br />
Also available by Kirsty Manning<br />
THE JADE LILY<br />
Paperback RRP $14.99<br />
The Jade Lily is a sweeping story<br />
of friendship, loyalty, love and<br />
identity from the popular author<br />
of The Midsummer Garden.<br />
A gorgeously told tale of female<br />
friendship, the price of love, and the power of<br />
hardship and courage to shape us all.<br />
HRT: HUSBAND<br />
REPLACEMENT THERAPY<br />
Kathy Lette<br />
Paperback RRP $32.99<br />
What do you do when you’re<br />
told you’ve got terminal<br />
cancer at 50? Take up<br />
crochet, get religion and bow<br />
out gracefully? Or upend your<br />
life and spend every<br />
remaining minute exploring new pleasures?<br />
THERE WAS STILL LOVE<br />
Favel Parrett<br />
Paperback RRP $29.99<br />
<strong>2020</strong> INDIE BOOK OF<br />
THE YEAR WINNER<br />
Favel Parrett’s deep emotional<br />
insight and stellar literary<br />
talent shine through in this love<br />
letter to the strong women<br />
who bind families together,<br />
despite dislocation and distance. It is a tender and<br />
beautifully told story of memory, family and love.<br />
Because there is still love. No matter what.<br />
FANTASTIC FICTION<br />
SHEERWATER<br />
Leah Swann<br />
Paperback<br />
RRP $32.99<br />
Ava and her two young sons<br />
are driving when they witness<br />
a light plane crash. Ava stops<br />
to help, but when she gets<br />
back to the car, she realises<br />
that somehow her sons have<br />
gone missing... From a substantial new Australian<br />
writing talent, Sheerwater is tense,<br />
emotional, unforgettable.<br />
THE RIVER HOME<br />
Hannah Richell<br />
Paperback<br />
RRP $29.99<br />
Margot Sorrell didn’t want<br />
to go home. As she reunites<br />
with her sisters in the house<br />
they grew up in beside the<br />
river, the secrets they keep<br />
from each other, and from<br />
themselves, refuse to stay hidden.<br />
The River Home is a wise and emotionally powerful<br />
story of a broken family and the courage it takes<br />
to heal.<br />
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED<br />
WHERE THE<br />
CRAWDADS SING<br />
Delia Owens<br />
Paperback RRP $22.99<br />
Where the Crawdads Sing<br />
is at once an exquisite<br />
ode to the natural world, a<br />
heartbreaking coming-of-age<br />
story, and a surprising tale<br />
of possible murder. Owens<br />
reminds us that we are forever shaped by the<br />
children we once were, and that we are all subject to<br />
the beautiful and violent secrets that nature keeps.<br />
Read with Mum<br />
CODE NAME HELENE<br />
Ariel Lawhon<br />
Paperback<br />
RRP $32.99<br />
1936: intrepid young<br />
Australian journalist Nancy<br />
Wake is living in Paris after<br />
witnessing the terror of Hitler’s<br />
rise in Europe. When Nancy<br />
falls in love with handsome<br />
French industrialist Henri Fiocca, no sooner has she<br />
married than the Germans invade France and Nancy<br />
takes a codename – the fi rst of many.<br />
THE END OF<br />
CUTHBERT CLOSE<br />
Cassie Hamer<br />
Paperback<br />
RRP $29.99<br />
From bestselling author<br />
Cassie Hamer, comes a<br />
hilarious tale of warring<br />
neighbours in Australian<br />
suburbia. Dead guinea<br />
pigs, cruelly discarded quiches, missing jewellery,<br />
commercial sabotage and errant husbands are just<br />
the beginning of a train of disturbing and rapidly<br />
escalating events that lead to a shocking climax.<br />
GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER<br />
Bernardine Evaristo<br />
Paperback RRP $19.99<br />
Twelve very different people,<br />
mostly black and female,<br />
more than a hundred years of<br />
change, and one sweeping,<br />
vibrant, glorious portrait<br />
of contemporary Britain.<br />
Bernardine Evaristo presents<br />
a gloriously new kind of history for this old country:<br />
ever-dynamic, ever-expanding and utterly irresistible.<br />
MY MAMA<br />
Annemarie van<br />
Haeringen<br />
Paperback<br />
RRP $16.99<br />
A naughty elephant tells<br />
all about his mother in<br />
this lovingly drawn story.<br />
Parents and children<br />
will both delight in and<br />
recognise this gorgeous mother–child relationship—<br />
if not for the same reasons. Age: 0+<br />
MUMMY DAYS<br />
Sue deGennaro<br />
Hardback<br />
RRP $17.99<br />
Some days are full of<br />
tree climbing, cloud<br />
watching, and games of<br />
hide-and-seek. Other<br />
days are for rushing<br />
through the shops or answering emails. But no<br />
matter what kind of Mummy Day it is, there’s always<br />
fun to be had and hugs to be shared. Age: 3+<br />
A THOUSAND KISSES<br />
FROM MUMMY<br />
Anna Pignataro<br />
Hardback<br />
RRP $17.99<br />
A kiss to wake me from<br />
my sleep, then more to<br />
treasure and to keep.<br />
And I’m as happy as can<br />
be— A thousand kisses, all for me!<br />
A beautiful story that is full to the brim with kisses.<br />
Age: 3+<br />
*Age guides are approximate. Ask for more personalised advice in-store.
MORE GREAT GIFTS<br />
BENEATH THE FIG LEAVES:<br />
A MEMOIR OF FOOD, FAMILY<br />
AND GREECE<br />
Olympia<br />
Panagiotopoulos<br />
Paperback<br />
RRP $32.99<br />
In 1955, Giannoula and Fotios<br />
Panagiotopoulos set off from<br />
war-scarred Greece with their<br />
young family to make a new home on the other side<br />
of the world. Beneath the Fig Leaves is their story,<br />
weaving an irresistible tapestry of family, food and<br />
history to stir the heart and senses.<br />
EVERY CONCEIVABLE WAY<br />
Despina Meris<br />
Paperback<br />
RRP $34.99<br />
Every Conceivable Way<br />
recounts one couple’s nineyear<br />
quest to become parents,<br />
chasing IVF, egg donors and<br />
international surrogacy.<br />
A real-life story that is<br />
stranger than fi ction, this book asks how far you<br />
would go before you call it quits, when it seems like<br />
all the odds are stacked against you.<br />
NONNA KNOWS BEST<br />
Jaclyn Crupi<br />
Hardback<br />
RRP $24.99<br />
Celebrating passion and<br />
old-fashioned wisdom,<br />
Nonna Knows Best is for<br />
anyone wanting to live la<br />
dolce vita.<br />
Featuring mouth-watering<br />
recipes, foolproof tips, and advice for every life<br />
moment, this delightful book captures the spirit of<br />
nonnas everywhere.<br />
LONDON IN BLOOM<br />
Georgianna Lane<br />
Hardback<br />
RRP $29.99<br />
London in Bloom<br />
showcases the fl oral<br />
abundance of the English<br />
capital’s extraordinary<br />
parks, gardens, fl orists,<br />
and fl ower markets. In this companion to her<br />
popular books on Paris and New York, Georgianna<br />
Lane takes us on a romantic fl oral tour of London,<br />
juxtaposing luscious blooms with intricate fl oral<br />
details found in the city’s iconic architecture.<br />
• Tips for creating healthy eating habits<br />
and portion control<br />
• 60 weeknight dinners the whole family<br />
will love<br />
• 4 weeks of meal plans take the stress out<br />
of shopping and cooking<br />
• Quick healthy breakfasts, lunch box ideas<br />
and snacks, for fuel on the run<br />
• Tips for savvy shopping, storing<br />
and freezing<br />
THE FEEL-GOOD<br />
FAMILY FOOD PLAN<br />
Dr Joanna<br />
McMillan with<br />
Melissa Clark<br />
Paperback<br />
RRP $35.00<br />
The Feel-Good Family Food Plan is the<br />
only cookbook you’ll need to take the<br />
stress out of deciding what to cook, feed<br />
your family well, and rediscover the joy of<br />
shared meal times.<br />
THE AUSTRALIAN<br />
HEALTHY SKIN DIET<br />
Geraldine Georgeou<br />
Paperback<br />
RRP $35.00<br />
Must-read dietary advice<br />
and recipes for healthy skin<br />
for Australians of all ages,<br />
tackling acne, dermatitis and<br />
other common conditions.<br />
Based on the latest sound science: Nutrition has<br />
been proven to help balance hormones and improve<br />
gut health and common infl ammatory conditions.<br />
AN AUSTRALIAN GARDEN<br />
Philip Cox<br />
Hardback<br />
RRP $70.00<br />
The far south coast of<br />
New South Wales is a<br />
magical place, with remote<br />
coastlines, sheltered<br />
lagoons and pristine<br />
hinterlands. Once depleted<br />
by long-term agricultural use, Philip Cox purchased<br />
80 hectares to preserve the area as a conservation<br />
exercise. An Australian Garden captures this unique<br />
and wild landscape, giving new meaning to the<br />
concept of Australian bush.<br />
NOT SO MUMSY<br />
Marcia Leone<br />
Paperback<br />
RRP $35.00<br />
A mother’s group in a book,<br />
sharing expert and anecdotal<br />
advice written and curated by<br />
Instagram sensation Marcia<br />
Leone. With powerfully<br />
uplifting perspectives from<br />
inspirational mamas across<br />
the world, including Jaime King, Teresa Palmer,<br />
Megan Gale and Tammin Sursok. Not So Mumsy will<br />
help you navigate pregnancy, your fi rst year and<br />
beyond with style, humour and confi dence.<br />
Yotam Ottolenghi’s award-winning cookbooks<br />
make a great gift for Mum!<br />
WIN AN OTTOLENGHI<br />
COOKBOOK PACK<br />
WORTH OVER $200<br />
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RRP $49.99<br />
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RRP $55.00<br />
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RRP $49.99<br />
Purchase any book from this gift<br />
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Competition closes 30 <strong>May</strong> <strong>2020</strong>.
Mother’s Day<br />
GIFT IDEAS<br />
Unfussy food paired<br />
with unstuffy vibes<br />
YOU KNOW<br />
HIS STORY.<br />
IT’S TIME<br />
TO HEAR HERS.<br />
From the author of the<br />
bestselling Dining In and<br />
New York Times columnist,<br />
Alison Roman.<br />
Hardback RRP $45.00<br />
Australian<br />
Independent<br />
Bookseller<br />
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