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BOOK OFTHE MONTH
THE MINISTRY OF UTMOST HAPPINESSArundhati Roy Paperback RRP $32.99 6 June release, advance orders welcome
A new novel from the Booker Prize-winning author of the
monumental The God of Small Things.
Here is a cast of unforgettable characters caught up in the tide of history. Told with a whisper, with a shout, with tears and with laughter, it is a love story and a provocation. Its heroes, present and departed, human and animal, have been broken by the world we live in and then mended by love – and for this reason, they will never surrender.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Arundhati Roy is the author of the Booker Prize-winning novel The God of Small Things. Her political writings include The Algebra of Infi nite Justice, Listening to Grasshoppers, Broken Republic and Capitalism: A Ghost Story, and most recently Things That Can and Cannot Be Said, co-authored with John Cusack. She lives in New Delhi, India.
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THE DARK LAKESarah Bailey Paperback RRP $32.99A beautiful young teacher has been murdered, her body found in the lake, strewn
with red roses. An addictive crime thriller, a mesmerising account of one woman’s descent into deceit and madness, and a brooding, explosive debut that is already causing a stir around the world.
THEFT BY FINDING David Sedaris Paperback RRP $29.99A new roundup of personal essays from the number one bestselling writer Time named
America’s Favorite Humorist. Tender, hilarious, illuminating, and endlessly captivating, Theft by Finding offers a rare look into the mind of one of our generation’s greatest comic geniuses.
ACHE Eliza Henry-Jones Paperback RRP $29.99A year ago, a devastating bushfi re ripped Annie’s world apart -
killing her grandmother, traumatising her young daughter and leaving her mother’s home in the mountains half destroyed. Annie fl ed back to the city, but the mountain continues to haunt her. A heart-wrenching, tender and lovely novel about loss, grief and regeneration.
UNDERSTORY:A LIFE WITH TREES Inga Simpson Paperback RRP $32.99A memoir about staying in one place, told through trees, by the
award-winning author of Mr Wigg, Nest and Where The Trees Were. This is the story of a tree-change, and what the author found there: the beauty of nature and her own path as a writer.
THE NOTHING Hanif Kureishi Hardback RRP $24.99Waldo, a feted fi lmmaker, is confi ned by old age and ill health to his London apartment.
Frail and frustrated, he is cared for by his lovely younger wife, Zee. But when he suspects that Zee is beginning an affair with Eddie, Waldo is determined to expose the couple, set fi rst to prove his suspicions are correct - and then to enact revenge.
TOUR DE OZ Bret Harris Paperback RRP $29.99Four years before the inaugural Tour de France, four cyclists known as ‘Overlanders’
set out on a race around Australia. Set against the fl edging pastoralist empires of pre-Federation Australia, Tour de Oz, is the extraordinarily true story of a remarkable race to ‘circumcycle’ the Australian continent - before we became a nation.
THE FALL Tristan Bancks Paperback RRP $16.99From the award-winning author of Two Wolves comes a fast-paced, action-packed
story that will have readers on the edge of their seats. After Sam sees a body fall from the sixth-fl oor balcony he fi nds himself on a gripping journey to discover the truth…and hopefully survive telling it. Age: 11+
THE WORLD’S WORST CHILDREN 2David Walliams Paperback RRP $22.99The brilliant follow-up to David Walliams’ bestseller The World’s Worst Children! Ten more stories
about a brand new gang of hilariously horrible kids from everyone’s favourite children’s author, illustrated in glorious full colour by Tony Ross. If you thought you had read about the World’s Worst Children already, you’re in for a rather nasty shock. The beastly boys and gruesome girls in this book are even ruder, even more disgusting and WORSE than you could ever imagine!. Age: 7+
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POLLY AND BUSTER: THE WAYWARD WITCH AND THE FEELINGS MONSTER Sally Rippin Hardback RRP $19.99
Everyone knows that witches don’t mix with monsters. Witches are educated, clever, sophisticated. But monsters? Monsters are just uncouth. Some are even dangerous. But Polly the witch and Buster the feelings monster have been best friends forever. Somehow, they’ve managed to keep their friendship a secret. Until one day, when everything changes... Age: 7+
WHATCHA BUILDING?Andrew Daddo & Stephen Michael King (illus)
Hardback RRP $24.99The old milk bar on the corner is coming down to make way for something new. Little Davey Durak is gathering scrap - a short piece of wood here, a long piece there. But what’s Davey building? Bestselling author Andrew Daddo and award-winning illustrator Stephen Michael King come together for the fi rst time to bring you this very special picture book. Age: 3+
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101 WAYS TO SAVE MONEY ON YOUR TAX – LEGALLY! ADRIAN RAFTERY
Paperback RRP $25.95
The Australian taxpayer’s essential guide to maximising returns. Comprehensively updated for 2017-2018, this indispensable resource explains all of the changes to the May 2017 budget to help you pay what you owe and not a penny more. You’ll fi nd answers to common questions, tax traps to avoid and plenty of tips from Mr. Taxman himself that can save you hundreds or even thousands of dollars!
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‘GELIGNITE’ JACK MURRAYPHIL MURRAY RRP $29.99
‘Gelignite’ Jack Murray exploded across Australia’s headlines after winning the 1954 REDEX Reliability Trial.
It’s a great read, not only for those interested in the history of Australian motorsport but for anyone who enjoys a laugh, has an interest in the way we were and the characters who shaped our great nation.
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The gut is the ‘second brain’The defi nitive book on the newest frontier in science, health and diet written by the nation’s bestselling and most trusted doctor.
Loaded with facts, examples and recipes, this is a practical guide for anyone who wants better health and wellbeing.
The gut is the ‘second brain’The defi nitive book on the newest frontier in science, health and diet written by the nation’s bestselling and most trusted doctor.
Loaded with facts, examples and recipes, this is a practical guide for anyone who wants better health and wellbeing.
Get clever with your health
By Dr Michael Mosley
A HISTORYOF THE WORLD IN 500 R AILWAY
JOURNEYS
Sarah Baxter Hardback RRP $39.95
Although a basic form of railway, or rutway, did exist in Ancient Greek and Roman times, it would take several thousand years before the fi rst fare-paying passenger service was launched in the early nineteenth century. Some two hundred years on, it is possible to travel by train to some of the world’s most remote and remarkable destinations. From prehistoric rock formations to skyscraper cities, slow steam engines to high-speed bullet trains, let A History of the World in 500 Railway Journeys be your guide.
