Lucy by the Sea (HB) by Elizabeth Strout
$32.99 AUD
Category: Literary Ficton
In March 2020 Lucy's ex-husband William pleads with her to leave New York and escape to a coastal house he has rented in Maine. Lucy reluctantly agrees, leaving the washing-up in the sink, expecting to be back in a week or two. Weeks turn into months, and it's just Lucy, William, and their complex past ...Show more
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
$19.99 AUD
Category: Literary Ficton | Reading Level: very good
The bestselling novel--and one of Barack Obama's summer reading picks--from the award-winning author of We Should All Be Feminists and Dear Ijeawele. "From one of the world's great contemporary writers comes the story of two Nigerians making their way in the U.S. and the UK, raising universal questions ...Show more
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
$22.99 AUD
Category: Literary Ficton | Series: Vintage Magic Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Kafka on the Shore displays one of the world's great storytellers at the peak of his powers. Here we meet a teenage boy, Kafka Tamura, who is on the run, and Nakata, an aging simpleton who is drawn to Kafka for reasons that he cannot fathom. As their paths converge, acclaimed author Haruki Murakami en ...Show more
The End of Eddy by Édouard Louis; Lorin Stein (Translator) (Edouard)
$27.99 AUD
Category: Literary Ficton
'A brilliant novela courageous, necessary and deeply touching' GuardianEdouard Louis grew up in a village in northern France where many live below the poverty line. His bestselling debut novel about life there, The End of Eddy, has sparked debate on social inequality, sexuality and violence.It is an ext ...Show more
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
$42.99 AUD
Category: Literary Ficton | Series: Sequel to Handmaid's Tale | Reading Level: very good
In this brilliant sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, acclaimed author Margaret Atwood answers the questions that have tantalised readers for decades.When the van door slammed on Offred’s future at the end of The Handmaid’s Tale, readers had no way of telling what lay ahead.With The Testaments, the wait is o ...Show more
Plains of Promise: An extraordinary novel from the winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award and the Stella Prize by Alexis Wright
$27.99 AUD
Category: Literary Ficton
A masterful novel from the only writer to have won both the Miles Franklin Literary Award and the Stella PrizeIn this brilliant novel, Alexis Wright evokes city and outback, deepening our understanding of human ambition and failure, and making the timeless heart and soul of this country pulsate on the p ...Show more
The Lieutenant by Kate Grenville
$22.99 AUD
Category: Literary Ficton | Series: Historical Trilogy Ser.
In 1787 Lieutenant Daniel Rooke sets sail from Portsmouth with the First Fleet and its cargo of convicts, destined for New South Wales. As a young officer and a man of science, the shy and quiet Rooke is full of anticipation about the natural wonders he might discover in this strange land on the other s ...Show more
Old Babes in the Wood: Collected Stories by Margaret Atwood
$45.00 AUD
Category: Literary Ficton
A highly personal new collection of stories by the bestselling, twice Booker-winning cultural icon Margaret Atwood is celebrated as one of the most gifted storytellers in the world. This new collection showcases her many talents -- and the return of her beloved characters Nell & Tig They explore th ...Show more
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
$22.99 AUD
Category: Literary Ficton
Two brothers venture across 1950s America to New York in the absorbing new novel by the author of the bestselling A Gentleman in Moscow. In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involunta ...Show more
The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
$23.99 AUD
Category: Literary Ficton | Reading Level: very good
WINNER OF THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018 A moving story of love, friendship, grief, healing, and the magical bond between a woman and her dog. When a woman unexpectedly loses her lifelong best friend and mentor, she finds herself burdened with the unwanted dog he has le ...Show more
If He Hollers Let Him Go by Chester Himes
$22.99 AUD
Category: Literary Ficton | Series: Serpent's Tail Classics
Robert Jones is a crew leader in a naval shipyard in Los Angeles in the 1940s. He should have a lot going for him, being educated, with a steady job and a steady relationship. But in the four days covered in this novel, the impossibility of life as a black man in a white world is made devastatingly clea ...Show more
The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-time by Mark Haddon
$19.99 AUD
Category: Literary Ficton | Reading Level: very good
Mark Haddon's bestselling The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is an unusual detective story written from the perspective of an autistic boy. Christopher is 15 and lives in Swindon with his father. He has Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. He is obsessed with maths, science and Sherlock ...Show more