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AUSTRALIAN LITERATURE
THE MORBIDS
Ewa Ramsey
Paperback RRP $29.99
September release,
advance orders welcome
A story of friendship, love
and what it means to truly
live when, sometimes,
it may seem easier not
to. Beautiful, funny, and
universally relatable this
story of hidden loneliness
and the power of
compassion and companionship reminds us that life
is an adventure truly worth living.
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STATE HIGHWAY ONE
Sam Coley
Paperback RRP $32.99
25 August release,
advance orders welcome
It's been years since Alex
was in New Zealand,
and years since he spent
time with his twin sister,
Amy. When they lose their
parents it seems like the
perfect time to reconnect.
But as they journey the length of State Highway
One, Alex will be forced to reckon with what
coming home really means. A stunning debut from
the winner of the 2017 Richell Prize for Emerging
Writers.
KOKOMO
Victoria Hannan
Paperback RRP $32.99
When Mina receives
an urgent call from
her best friend back in
Melbourne, her world
is turned upside down.
Her reclusive mother,
Elaine, has left the
house for the first time
in twelve years.
Mina drops everything
to fly home, only to
discover that Elaine will not talk about her sudden
return to the world, nor why she's spent so much
time hiding from it. Their reunion leaves Mina raking
through pieces of their painful past in a bid to
uncover the truth.
Both tender and fierce, heartbreaking and funny,
Kokomo is a story about how secrets and love have
the power to bring us together and tear us apart.
THE FOGGING
Luke Horton
Paperback RRP $29.99
A compelling tale of the
slow disintegration of
a relationship and the
unravelling of a man.
The Fogging brims with
observations that charm,
illuminate, and devastate,
diving deep into what it
means to be strong when
your foundation is built on sand. This is a stunning
debut novel from a young Australian talent.
REVENGE
S.L. Lim
Paperback RRP $29.99
September release,
advance orders welcome
This is a novel that rages
against capitalism, heterosupremacy,
mothers,
fathers, families – the
whole damn thing. It's
about what happens when
you want to make art but
are born in the wrong time and place.
S. L. Lim brings to vivid life the frustrations of a
talented daughter and vengeful sister in a nuanced
and riveting novel that will not be easily forgotten.
I GIVE MY MARRIAGE
A YEAR
Holly Wainwright
Paperback RRP $32.99
September release,
advance orders welcome
Every month for a year,
Lou sets a different test for
their relationship to help her
decide if she should stay or
go. Secrets are exposed,
old wounds reopened and
a true-to-life suburban love story unfolds in this
accurate and at times hilarious picture of a
modern Australian marriage.
THE LAST
MIGRATION
Charlotte McConaghy
Paperback RRP $32.99
How far you would you go
for love? Franny Stone is
determined to go to the
end of the earth, following
the last of the Arctic terns
on what may be their final
migration to Antarctica.
The Last Migration is a
wild, gripping and deeply moving novel
from a brilliant young writer.
A LONELY GIRL IS A
DANGEROUS THING
Jessie Tu
Paperback RRP $29.99
A Lonely Girl is a
Dangerous Thing explores
female desire and the
consequences of wanting
too much and never
getting it. It is about the
awkwardness and pain
of being human in an
increasingly dislocated world - and how, in spite of
all this, we still try to become the person we want
to be.
POLY
Paul Dalgarno
Paperback RRP $32.99
September release,
advance orders welcome
In the tradition of Sally
Rooney, Poly is a slantedand-enchanted
romantic
comedy thriller about
polyamory, polydactyly
and personality disorders
– a frank and honest
account of contemporary relationships. An utterly
engrossing debut that explores the fragility of love
and identity.
THE MOTHER
FAULT
Kate Mildenhall
Paperback RRP $32.99
September release,
advance orders welcome
Mim's husband is
missing. No one
knows where Ben is,
but everyone wants to
find him – especially
The Department. And
they should know, the
all-seeing government
body has fitted the entire population with a tracking
chip to keep them 'safe'.
But suddenly Ben can't be tracked. And Mim is
questioned, and threatened with the unthinkable
– her two children being taken into care at the
notorious BestLife.
Cornered, Mim risks everything to go on the run to
find her husband.
THE SAFE PLACE
Anna Downes
Paperback RRP $32.99
When struggling
actress Emily
Proudman is offered
a live-in job working
for a wealthy family
on their luxurious
coastal property in
France, she jumps at
the opportunity to start
over.
The estate is pictureperfect,
and its owners exude charisma and
sophistication. But what at first appears to be a
dream come true turns out to be a prison from
which none of them will ever escape – unless Emily
can find a way to set them all free.
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