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Fiction Nine Perfect Strangers Feature TITLES Liane Moriarty RRP $32 .99 The Clockmaker’s Daughter Kate Morton RRP $32 .99 --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- Nine city dwellers are keen to drop their mental baggage at a health resort. These strangers have no idea what is about to hit them… Liane Moriarty explores the connection formed when people are thrown together. The Clockmaker’s Daughter is a story of murder and mystery, of art, love and loss. And flowing through its pages is the voice of a woman whose name has been forgotten by history: Birdie Bell, the clockmaker’s daughter. A Spark of Light The Girl They Left Behind The Turn of Midnight Jodi Picoult RRP $32 .99 Roxanne Veletzos RRP $29 .99 Minette Walters RRP $32 .99 --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- In A Spark of Light Jodi Picoult tackles a complex issue. How do we balance the rights of pregnant women with the rights of the unborn they carry? A provocative novel about ordinary lives that intersect during a crisis. Inspired by a true story, The Girl They Left Behind is a haunting tale of love and survival that spans two decades of war and revolution, from war-torn Romania in 1941 to New York in 1960. The Black Death continues its course across England. Lady Anne and Thaddeus Thurkell conceive a plan to secure her people’s independence, but neither foresees the struggle that follows. The Widow of Ballarat Table for Eight The Pearl Thief Tricia Stringer RRP $32 .99 Fiona McIntosh RRP $32 .99 Darry Fraser RRP $29 .99 DUE 1ST DECEMBER --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- The Widow of Ballarat is a compulsively readable story of passion, adventure and a woman’s quest for independence set against the colourful backdrop of 19th century Bendigo and the goldfields of Ballarat. Author and master storyteller Tricia Stringer tackles troubled relationships, second chances and love, old and new in this uplifting story of unlikely dining companions thrown together on a glamorous cruise. Our Price $27 .99 --------------------------------------------- From the woodlands outside Prague to the Tuileries of Paris and the moors of Yorkshire comes a confronting novel that explores whether love and hope can ever overpower atrocity in a time of war and hate. DUE 16TH NOVEMBER Frieda The Invitation Annabel Abbs RRP $32 .99 Belinda Alexandra RRP $32 .99 --------------------------------------------- Our Price $27 .99 Victoria Schade RRP $29 .99 --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- Sometimes the ties that bind are the most dangerous of all ...From the author of Tuscan Rose comes a mesmerising tale of two sisters and the dangers and seductions of excess. Must Love Dogs meets My Not So Perfect Life in this hilarious, romantic comedy about a dog trainer who’s a master at managing her four-legged friends...but not so much her love life. This is the story of Frieda von Richthofen, wife of D.H. Lawrence. Frieda is a stunning novel about an extraordinary woman - and a notorious love affair that became synonymous with ideas of sexual freedom. Life on the Leash DUE 28TH NOVEMBER 8 Shop online at .com.au Get social with us