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NEW BOOKS
New books may be fiction or non fiction-
this page was last updated on :
March 31, 2008
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Olive Trees Around My Table
Cecile Yazbek $32.95
Now living in
Australia, Cecile grew up in a large Lebanese family in South Africa
under the shadow of apartheid. Her warm family was well aware of injustice,
and she vividly describes how the long arm of racism destroyed lives.
A wonderful memoir and a great read.
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The Gathering
Anne Enright $32.95
A wonderful novel about love and disappointment, a family epic about the
huge Irish Hegarty clan which begins at the funeral of wayward brother
Liam. Great writing and the well deserved winner of Man Booker Prize 2007.
For cover details publisher Jonathan Cape |
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The Ernies Book : 1000 Terrible Things
Meredith Burgmann & Yvette Andrews $ 24.95
Hilarious and shocking collection
of the terrible things Australian men have said about women. Collected
by the authors over the last ten years and presented each year at the Ernie
Awards, a popular evening of commiseration and fun for feminists each year
hosted at Parliament House by Meredith Burgmann. This book remembers and
reminds, it will make you laugh and cry, and it explains why feminism lives!
For cover details publisher is Allen & Unwin |
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On Chesil Beach
Ian McEwan $23.95
A brilliant short novel by an award winning writer. Set in the 60s, this
touching story depicts with brutal honesty, the hopes, fears, and expectations
of a just-married couple on their wedding night. McEwan writes incredibly
well from the viewpoint of the bride who finds the thought of sex so terrifying.
For cover details publisher is Vintage |
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Shakespeare’s Wife
Germaine
Greer $35.00
Little is known of the wife of England’s greatest
playwright. With meticulous research and wonderful flights of educated
imagination Greer recreates the world of Ann Shakespeare, and goes
some way to right the wrongs done to her, including that she was omitted
from her husband’s will. Germaine Greer gained her PhD from Cambridge
with a thesis on Shakespeare and is an internationally renowned teacher
of Shakespeare, and can make this era come alive as probably no one
else can.
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The Road
Home
Rose Tremain $32.95
Poignant novel about the lives of migrants
from Eastern Europe finding their way to London. Lev lives with loneliness
and poverty, desperately searching for a sense of belonging. He begins
with no job, just a few words of English, and a deep ache for his family
left behind. Fascinating look at London society through the eyes of
an outsider. Great read as usual from this author.
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The Stone
Gods
Jeanette Winterson $32.95
Winterson at her brilliant best.
A new planet has been discovered, and the old one has become uninhabitable.
Will it be possible for humanity to relocate? Will we create more of
the same or make more enlightened choices. An interplanetary love story,
a traveller’s tale, and a tribute to the beauty of the planet,
and grief for its degradation. A challenging story with more than a
touch of satire. |
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Carpentaria
Alexis Wright $29.95
Winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award 2007.
A huge family epic set in the Gulf country of north-western Queensland.
A blend of myth and scripture, politics and farce with a cast of extraordinary
characters. Sad, funny and powerful book from an exceptional Aboriginal
writer.
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Run
Ann
Patchett $29.95
For those of you who loved Bel Canto by Ann Patchett,
a treat awaits you when you read her latest fiction “Run”,
which is about family relationships, and the hopes and dreams of a
father for his adopted sons. It is about loss and grief and how unexpected
events can give second chances, and how secrets get unwittingly handed
down through the generations. |
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Good
Food Guide 2008
Simon Thomsen $26.95
Essential reading for Sydney-siders
and beyond who love good food.. Every household should own this book! |
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A Thousand Splendid
Suns
Khaled Hosseini $32.95
By the bestselling author of The Kite Runner,
another wonderful book, which follows the lives of two women who forge
a friendship in a desperate struggle against war and starvation in Afghanistan.
A moving story of family and friendship set in an unforgiving time.
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Christina Stead : A Biography
Hazel
Rowley $43.95
A magnificent and heart-breaking account of Stead’s
pursuit of her literary vision despite great personal cost. Her life largely
outside of her homeland Australia was tempestuous and passionate, and she
didn’t return home until she was in her seventies. She came home
with an international reputation as a great writer, perhaps more famous
overseas than in her own country.
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The Carhullan Army
Sarah Hall $29.95
A novel of extraordinary imagination and a well-written feminist drama
about government control, women and violence. Set in England after a global
warming disaster, a corrupt government rules using religion, martial
law and the invasive, brutal control of women’s reproductive system.
Sister escapes the ghetto in search of a women’s farm called Carhullan,
where she finds companionship, resilience and love. |
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