Collins Booksellers Autumn Reading Guide 2019 Autumn-reading-guide-2019-WEB | Page 8

FICTION The French Photographer Natasha Lester RRP $29.99 The French Photographer is inspired by the true story of Lee Miller, Vogue model turned war photojournalist. Crossing a war-torn Europe from Italy to France, this is a tale of courage, family and forgiveness, from the author of The Paris Seamstress. The Chocolate Maker’s Wife Karen Brooks RRP $32.99 1920, 1981 and 1997: the strands twist across the seas and over two continents, to build a compelling story of love, fame, motherhood and friendship. The author of In Falling Snow returns with a spellbinding tale of love and loyalty. Due april 16 The Sparkle Pages Meg Bignell RRP $32.99 The Sparkle Pages is a wonderfully original and heartfelt comic novel about one woman’s mission to reignite the passion in her marriage - and rediscover herself. Taylor Jenkins Reid RRP $32.99 Australian author Karen Brooks rewrites women back into history with this sweeping story of 17th century London. Set against the backdrop of Restoration London, the plague and the Great Fire, this is a tale of cruelty, revenge, redemption, love, hope, and the sweet, sinister temptation of chocolate. A thrilling story told in the form of an extended oral history, Daisy Jones and the Six transports the reader to the world of ‘70s rock ‘n’ roll; creative chaos, musical alchemy and an iconic sound. The Lost Girls of Paris Pam Jenoff RRP $32.99 Due april 15 The True story of Maddie Bright Mary-Rose MacColl RRP $29.99 Daisy Jones and the Six From the author of the The Orphan’s Tale comes a remarkable story of friendship and courage centred around three women and a ring of female secret agents during World War II. Losing the Plot Elizabeth Coleman RRP $29.99 Losing the Plot is funny, charming and captivating, with a plot within a plot, and a girl who is looking for love in all the wrong places. The Last DAYS of the Romanov Dancers The Gift of Life Kerri Turner RRP $29.99 Josephine Moon RRP $32.99 OUR PRICE $27 99 From the author of The Chocolate Promise and Three Gold Coins comes a colourful and heart-warming story about a cafe owner who is given a new chance at life after receiving a heart transplant – but her new life comes at a price. Due MAY 1 Sixty Summers Amanda Hampson RRP $32.99 Due april Petrograd, 1914. A country on a knife edge. This is a story of two people caught in the middle – with everything to lose… The Last of the Romanov Dancers is an engrossing debut from a talented new Australian voice in historical fiction. feature TITLES 15 The Tiger Catcher Paullina Simons RRP $32.99 OUR PRICE $27 99 The Woman from Saint Germain J.R. Lonie RRP $29.99 OUR PRICE $27 99 Disenchanted with their lives, three old friends set off on a journey through Europe retracing the steps of a backpacking trip forty years earlier. What could possibly go wrong? Give a gift card Julian lives a charmed life but everything changes after he has a fateful encounter with a mysterious woman. The Tiger Catcher takes readers from the depths of despair to the heights of joy in the first novel of a trilogy of love lost and found. She is a celebrated writer stranded in Paris after her lover is killed fighting the German invasion. He is an enigmatic foreigner with a dangerous secret, fleeing Austria. Only the war could bring them together. Available in-store and online collinsbooks.com.au