In one terrible moment his life is stripped to little more than what he can carry and how he can keep himself alive. But no one’s ever told Jaxie Clackton to be careful what he wishes for. The old man bashes him without mercy, and he wishes he was an orphan. With Breath due for impending film release, we have been eagerly waiting the publication of The Shepherd’s Hut . Winton is the beach-bum recluse of Australia’s literary landscape that we have come to admire. Not to mention the stylish Melbourne backdrop, with visits to glamorous hotspots, Paris and New York and the gorgeous (sigh) clothes. ![]() While it’s always a tough act to follow a successful debut like Overend’s The Dangers of Truffle Hunting (‘Bridge Jones meets Nigella Lawson’), this popular new author has done just that and more with her thoroughly likeable heroine, the angsty Apple March and the alluring, pacey plot – fashion meets love (with complications, of course). One of those curl up on the couch, cosy, light-hearted romantic comedies that is warm and frothy with enough going on just below the froth to give it soul and to make you care. ![]() You can tell from the cover with its gorgeous pink flamingo, that this book is going to be fun – and it is. The Rules of Backyard Croquet by Sunni Overend: Church, whose acclaimed debut was The Atomic Weight of Love. The alluring setting belies the serious side of this enthralling second novel from Elizabeth J. Las Vegas in the 1960s with its neon lights, topless showgirls, high rollers, glamorous superstars like Frank Sinatra, Eartha Kitt, Sammy Davis Jnr., is the glittering backdrop for the gorgeously written All the Beautiful Girls. A crisis that puts Lexie on the precipice of an impossible decision, one that will change lives, maybe ruin some.Īll The Beautiful Girls by Elizabeth J. This time though it’s not just money or a shoulder to cry on that her sister needs. The one in the dead of night from her sister Annie who needs her help – yet again. ![]() In Birthright, Fiona Lowe has had a lot of fun portraying a wealthy family who begin plotting against one another as their mother’s health deteriorates and her long-hidden inheritance must finally be claimed. Let the games begin. Ask any family court lawyer what is the one thing that can divide loved ones and we bet that they’ll tell you it’s money. Special mention to a few insanely entertaining novels, such as Dervla McTiernan’s debut The Ruin and long-shining star Fiona Lowe’s latest family saga Birthright.ĭr Nikki Stamp’s book Can You Die of a Broken Heart? is a charming blend of poetic rumination and no-nonsense information about how to reduce your chances of heart disease, while Tim Winton’s novel The Shepherd’s Hut is an atmospheric plunge into a world of solitude and survival.įor the more literary-minded readers we have discovered a couple of absolute gems: Michelle Johnston’s Dustfall, which reveals the catastrophic destruction across Western Australia at the hands of greedy asbestos mining and The Everlasting Sunday by Robert Lukins, a poetic, flowing novel – an Aussie Ian McEwan. Good news everyone: March is a reader’s dreamland.
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