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WELCOME TO OUR READING GUIDE We are excited to share with you this hand-picked selection of books you can’t resist. There is such an incredible array of new titles available and in the following pages is just a selection of what’s available in store now. As independent booksellers, we love to share our passion for books and reading and we are proud of our great range, personalised service and loyal customers. If you don’t find what you are looking for on the pages of this guide, we’d be happy to help you find something you’ll love. We are always happy to help you find something new or place a special order for something hard to find. Happy Reading! THE GOLDEN MAZE Richard Fidler Hardback RRP $39.99 MY TIDDA, MY SISTER Marlee Silva Hardback RRP $29.99 September release, advance orders welcome My Tidda, My Sister shares the experiences of many Indigenous women and girls, brought together by author Marlee Silva and featuring colourful artwork by artist Rachael Sarra. Some stories are heart-warming, while others shine a light on the terrible realities for many Australian Indigenous women. But what they all share is the ability to inspire and empower, creating a sisterhood for all Australian women. HOW TO TALK ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE IN A WAY THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE Rebecca Huntley Paperback RRP $32.99 A toolkit for understanding why people who aren't like you feel the way they do and learning to talk to them effectively. What we need are thousands - millions - of everyday conversations about the climate to enlarge the ranks of the concerned, engage the disengaged and persuade the cautious of the need for action. WOMEN AND LEADERSHIP: REAL LIVES, REAL LESSONS Julia Gillard & Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Paperback RRP $34.99 An inspirational and practical book written by two high-achieving women, Women and Leadership examines what is different for women who lead. Featuring interviews with Jacinda Ardern, Hilary Clinton, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Theresa May and more. PLASTIC FREE Rebecca Prince-Ruiz & Joanna Atherfold Finn Paperback RRP $32.99 'I'm going plastic free next month, who wants to join me?' Plastic Free tells the incredible story of how a simple community initiative grew into one of the world's most successful environmental movements. It also shares tips from people around the world who have taken on the Plastic Free July challenge and significantly reduced their waste. ABC broadcaster Richard Fidler, bestselling author of Ghost Empire and Saga Land, is back with a personally curated history of the magical city that is Prague. Following the story of Prague from its origins in medieval darkness to its uncertain present, Fidler does what he does so well - curates an absolutely engaging and compelling history of a place. You will learn things you never knew, with a tour guide who is erudite, inquisitive, and the best storyteller you could have as your companion. REPREHENSIBLE Mikey Robins Paperback RRP $29.99 Rollicking and informative, Reprehensible: Polite Histories of Bad Behaviour is your guide through some of the most shameful behaviour indulged in by humanity's most celebrated figures, as told by Mikey Robins, one of Australia's most loved comedians. COMING SOON - PREORDER NOW THE DETAILS Tegan Bennett Daylight Paperback RRP $26.99 A book about the connections we form with literature and each other. Tegan Bennett Daylight has led a life in books – as a writer, a teacher and a critic, but first and foremost as a reader. In this deeply insightful and intimate work, Daylight describes how her reading has nourished her life, and how life has informed her reading. HONEYBEE Craig Silvey Paperback RRP $32.99 29 September release, advance orders welcome From the bestselling author of Jasper Jones. Honeybee is a tender, profoundly moving novel brimming with vivid characters and luminous words. It's about two lives forever changed by a chance encounter -- one offering hope, the other redemption. It's about when to persevere, and when to be merciful. ALL OUR SHIMMERING SKIES Trent Dalton Paperback RRP $32.99 29 September release, advance orders welcome From the international bestselling author of Boy Swallows Universe, Trent Dalton returns with a buoyant, beautiful and magical story about gifts from the sky, curses dug from the earth and the secrets we bury inside ourselves – it is a love letter to Australia and the art of looking up. THE SURVIVORS Jane Harper Paperback RRP $32.99 22 September release, advance orders welcome Kieran Elliott's life changed forever on the day a reckless mistake led to devastating consequences. His guilt haunts him during a visit with his young family to the small coastal community he once called home, and when a body is discovered on the beach, long-held secrets threaten to emerge.
GREAT NEW FICTION THE BLUFFS Kyle Perry Paperback RRP $32.99 When a school group of teenage girls goes missing in the remote wilderness of Tasmania's Great Western Tiers, the town is immediately on alert. Three decades ago, five young girls disappeared in the area of those dangerous bluffs, and the legend of 'the Hungry Man' still haunts locals to this day. But in a town this size everyone is hiding something, and bluffing is second nature. THE TOLSTOY ESTATE Steven Conte Paperback RRP $32.99 September release, advance orders welcome A compelling and tender novel of love, war and literature. In the doomed German invasion of Russia in WWII, a German military doctor, Paul Bauer, is assigned to establish a field hospital at the former estate of Count Leo Tolstoy. In the terrible winter of 1941, everything starts to unravel... A ROOM MADE OF LEAVES Kate Grenville Hardback RRP $39.99 What if Elizabeth Macarthur—wife of the notorious John Macarthur, wool baron in the earliest days of Sydney—had written a shockingly frank secret memoir? And what if novelist Kate Grenville had miraculously found and published it? That's the starting point for A Room Made of Leaves, a playful dance of possibilities between the real and the invented. Kate Grenville's return to the territory of The Secret River is historical fiction turned inside out, a stunning sleight of hand by one of our most original writers. TROUBLED BLOOD Robert Galbraith Paperback RRP $32.99 September release, advance orders welcome Troubled Blood is the latest thrilling instalment in the highly acclaimed, international bestselling series featuring Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott, written by Robert Galbraith. BETTY Tiffany McDaniel Paperback RRP $32.99 August release, advance orders welcome Betty is a stunning, lyrical novel set in the rolling foothills of the Appalachians in which a young girl discovers stark truths that will haunt her for the rest of her life. A punch-in-the-gut of a novel you won't be able to forget - full of the crushing cruelty of human nature and the redemptive power of words. THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY Matt Haig Paperback RRP $29.99 September release, advance orders welcome Between life and death there is a library. When Nora Seed finds herself in the Midnight Library, she has a chance to change her life. The books enable Nora to live as if she had done things differently. She can now undo every one of her regrets as she tries to work out her perfect life. But things aren't always what she imagined they'd be. PARIS NEVER LEAVES YOU Ellen Feldman Paperback RRP $29.99 The war is over, but the past is never past… Paris, 1944. Charlotte is working in a tiny Paris bookstore in Nazi-occupied Paris with her baby daughter and fighting for her life. Charlotte is no victim though – she is a survivor. But can she survive the next chapter of her life? THE BOOK OF HIDDEN WONDERS Polly Crosby Paperback RRP $32.99 Hidden in the pages of a book is a secret story … some may be convinced her father's children's books contain a treasure map to a glittering prize, but Romilly is about to discover there is something far darker and more devastating locked within the pages. An unforgettable and beguiling debut. THE ABSTAINER Ian Mcguire Paperback RRP $32.99 September release, advance orders welcome From the widely acclaimed author of The North Water comes an epic story of revenge and obsession set in 19th century Manchester. In this propulsive tale of the underground war for Irish independence, master storyteller Ian McGuire once again transports readers to a time when blood begat blood. THE BURNING ISLAND Jock Serong Paperback RRP $32.99 September release, advance orders welcome Eliza Grayling, born in Sydney when the colony itself was still an infant, has lived there all her thirtytwo years. Too tall, too stern—too old, now—for marriage, she looks out for her reclusive father, Joshua, and wonders about his past. There is a shadow there: an old enmity. When Joshua Grayling is offered the chance for a reckoning with his nemesis, Eliza is horrified. It involves a sea voyage with an uncertain, probably violent, outcome. Insanity for an elderly blind man, let alone a drunkard. Unable to dissuade her father from his mad fixation, the voyage will become Eliza's mission too. THE LYING LIFE OF ADULTS Elena Ferrante Paperback RRP $32.99 September release, advance orders welcome Giovanna’s pretty face has changed: it’s turning into the face of an ugly, spiteful adolescent. But is she seeing things as they really are? Into which mirror must she look to find herself? She is searching for a new face in two kindred cities that fear and detest one another: the refined Naples of the heights, and the Naples of the depths, a place of excess and vulgarity. She moves between these two cities, high and low, which offer no answer and no escape. In this new novel about the transition from childhood to adolescence to adulthood, Elena Ferrante – bestselling author of My Brilliant Friend – proves once again why she is one of the world’s most read and beloved writers. Enter now for your chance to WIN a set of Faber fiction titles. For details go to the competition page at www.indies.com.au Australian author Titles marked with this symbol are available in Bolinda audio format Gifts, Reviews & Specials 3
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