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DUE 20TH NOVEMBER
SANCTUARY
Judy Nunn RRP $ 32.99
On a barren island off the coast of Western Australia , a rickety wooden dinghy runs aground . Aboard are nine people who have no idea where they are … In Judy Nunn ’ s latest compelling novel , compassion meets bigotry , hatred meets love , and ultimately despair meets hope on the windswept shores of Australia .
THE BALLAD OF BANJO CROSSING
Tess Evans RRP $ 27.99
A coal mining company has come to Banjo Crossing , intent on buying up the local properties to build an open cut mine . The people of the town rally together to fight off the threat . The Ballad of Banjo Crossing is a tender , heart-warming and utterly appealing novel about the power of community , love , loss and second chances .
THE RED COAST
Di Morrissey RRP $ 34.99
In The Red Coast , Di Morrissey returns to the red earth of the Kimberley with a passionate story of resistance and resilience under its soaring blue skies . Jacqui Bouchard finally settles in Broome but when a
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THE TEA GARDENS
proposed mining development is unveiled , the town begins to tear itself apart . As everyone takes sides , Jacqui confronts her own dilemma : to stay or leave ?
Fiona McIntosh RRP $ 32.99
From England ’ s seaside town of Brighton to India ’ s slums of Calcutta and the breathtaking Himalayan mountains , this
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COME RAIN OR SHINE
Tricia Stringer RRP $ 32.99
Paula knew when she moved to the country that the life would be tough but with a wedding to plan , the farm to run and neighbours to help out , life is busy but good . Then , as bushfires rage , Paula makes a discovery that shocks her and threatens all she holds dear …
THE MAP THAT LEADS TO YOU
J . P . Monninger RRP $ 32.99
Heather Mulgrew ’ s world has long been mapped out but what she hadn ’ t planned was meeting Jack on a train from Paris , or for that encounter to change her life . Jack challenges Heather to join him on a romantic journey through Europe . But as autumn draws nearer , so does their inevitable return to real life . Can they stay together ?
DUE 14TH NOVEMBER
FUTURE HOME OF THE LIVING GOD
Louise Erdrich RRP $ 29.99
A chilling dystopian novel both provocative and prescient , Future Home of the Living God is a startlingly original work from one of our most acclaimed writers : a moving meditation on female agency , self-determination , biology , and natural rights that speaks to the troubling changes of our time .
HOW HARD CAN IT BE ?
Allison Pearson RRP $ 29.99
Kate Reddy is back ! This is the follow-up to I Don ’ t Know How She Does It , the novel that defined modern life for women everywhere . This time she ’ s juggling teenagers , aging parents and getting back into the workplace , and every page will have you laughing and thinking : It ’ s not just me .
WILLOW TREE BEND
Kaye Dobbie RRP $ 29.99
An interrupted phone call and a mysterious disappearance bring a family ’ s secret past crashing into the present … Willow Tree Bend by Australian author Kaye Dobbie is a fabulous blend of historical fiction and intriguing mystery .
WAR FLOWER
Mary-Anne O ’ Connor RRP $ 32.99
Poppy and Rosemary are enjoying the swinging sixties until their boyfriends are sent to Vietnam . Soon this war will arrive on their doorstep in the form of orphaned refugee Thuy . As many more victims begin to appear , they must decide how far they will go for the men they adore , and ask themselves whether love really is all you need .