Collins Booksellers Autumn Reading Guide 2018 Autumn 2018 | Page 8

Visit us today! collinsbooks.com.au FICTION BOOK OF COLOURS Robyn Cadwallader RRP $32.99 THE LILY AND THE ROSE Jackie French RRP $29.99 In the sequel to Miss Lily’s Lovely Ladies Jackie draws us further into this intriguing and romantic story filled with unforgettable characters - from the Prince of Wales to the valiant army of women who helped win a war and then were forgotten. THE LAST OF THE BONEGILLA GIRLS Victoria Purman RRP $29.99 DUE 23RD APRIL The war is over, but the fight by the girls in the Bonegilla migrant camp for a new life in Australia is about to begin…In this vibrant and growing country, the Bonegilla girls rush together towards a life that seems full of promise, even as they cope with the legacy of war, the oppressive nature of family tradition and ever–present sorrow. THE LACE WEAVER Lauren Chater RRP $29.99 Facing the threat of invasion by Hitler’s encroaching Third Reich, Katarina, Lydia and two idealistic young soldiers, insurgents in the battle for their homeland, find themselves in a fight for life, liberty and love. The Lace Weaver is an interesting debut about love and war, and the battle to save a precious legacy. THE WAY THINGS SHOULD BE Bridie Jabour RRP $29.99 DUE 1ST MAY The Way Things Should Be is a warm, funny and genuine novel about the conflicting joys and disappointments of millennials. It explores the complex relationships between parents and adult children, what we expect but actually receive, and the complicated terrain that is the relationships with our siblings and best friends. BEFORE I LET YOU GO Kelly Rimmer RRP $29.99 Sisters Lexie and Annie could not be more different. Lexie is a doctor and happily engaged. Annie is an addict - a thief and a liar. When Annie’s newborn baby is in danger of being placed in foster care, she begs her sister for help. Will Lexie agree to take in her niece? This is the stunning new novel from the author of The Secret Daughter. MAKING PEACE Fiona McCallum RRP $29.99 From Fiona McCallum comes an uplifting story of new and old friendships, letting go of the past and looking to the future… Does one simple act of kindness have the power to completely turn someone’s life around? DUE 23RD APRIL From Robyn Cadwallader, author of the The Anchoress, comes a deeply profound and moving novel of the importance of creativity and the power of connection, told through the story of the Our Price commissioning of a beautifully $ decorated medieval manuscript, a 99 Book of Hours. 27 THE UNEXPECTED EDUCATION OF EMILY DEAN Mira Robertson RRP $29.99 It’s 1944 when bookish, unworldly Emily Dean is shipped off to the relatives in rural Victoria after her mother has a nervous breakdown. Funny, wry and affecting, The Unexpected Education of Emily Dean is a charming coming-of-age novel about desire, deceit and self-discovery. ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE Gail Honeyman RRP $19.99 Change can be good. Change can be bad. But surely any change is better than… fine? Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine is an astonishing story that powerfully depicts the loneliness of life, and the simple power of a little kindness. shelf-right • eo us (shelf' ri' che s) adj: a feeling of superiority about one's bo okshelf definition culle d from Powell's Compendium of Readerly Term s Collins Top Ten Reads The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape Mark Manson The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by The Woman in the Window by A.J Finn in The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnoste is The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morr Saga Land by Richard Fidler, Kari Gislason The Dry by Jane Harper ran Unbreakable by Jelena Dokic, Jess Hallo Still Me by Jojo Moyes Working Class Man by Jimmy Barnes