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australian fiction
Pip Williams binder in jerichothe long-awaited follow-up to her 2020 bestseller Missing word dictionary, set in Oxford during the First World War, like its predecessor, focuses on the forgotten history of women in the world of books. The lives of twin sisters Peggy and Maud, who work in a bookbinding factory at Oxford University Press, are forever changed by war. Peggy dreams of going to Oxford, but her working-class background stands in the way. Meanwhile, she’s distracted by her budding relationship with the war-torn Bastian. An excellent exploration of who gets lore and female experience during wartime.
In Laura McPhee-Browne’s second novel, little plumfollowing her award-winning debut novel, cherry beachCoral, 29, found out she was unexpectedly pregnant with Jasper, whom she had met twice. Coral has a poor relationship with her mother, Topaz (gems feature heavily in the name), and suffers from OCD and anxiety. At first, ambivalent about being a mother, she started imagining her children as different fruits—raspberries, cherries, plums—to bond with her children, but she constantly worried about whether she would be a good parent. A touching story about anxiety and motherhood.
Lian Trisi’s debut novel, everything unsaid, which won the coveted 2023 Independent First Book Award, is an unflinching look at life in Australia for Vietnamese refugees and their children. It was 1996, and journalist Ky Tran’s brilliant 18-year-old brother Danny, the apple of his eye, was beaten to death after graduation. Ky is determined to find out what happened, but no one will tell. Packed with pathos, humor and heartbreak, this is a powerful tribute to the unbreakable bonds of family love.
international novel
burnanwood is New Zealand author Eleanor Catton’s first novel since becoming the youngest Booker Prize-winning author at 28, with her 2013 Hall of Fame. Birnam Wood is a collective of South Island guerrilla gardeners, founded by 20-something landscaper Meera. She meets an American billionaire who claims to be building a bunker to escape the end of the world, but is actually mining rare minerals illegally. He convinces her to let him invest in Birnam Wood, sparking an ideological battle within the collective. A riveting psychological and political thriller with wicked social satire and great dialogue.
In Meg Howery’s they will love you, Carlisle has not heard from her father Robert for 19 years – not since she betrayed him. Then his partner James called to tell her that Robert was dying and wanted to see her. Her parents, who were professional ballet dancers, split up when she was very young, and she spent most of her childhood in New York with Robert and James, drawn to their cosmopolitan lifestyle. Howery heightens the suspense, eventually revealing what Carlisle was up to all those years ago. A compelling story about family, love, ambition, forgiveness and the demands of an artistic life.
we all want the impossibleAmerican author Catherine Newman’s debut novel for adults is as entertaining as it is devastating. Edi and Ash have been best friends for over 40 years; now Edi is dying of cancer, leaving her husband and young son with Ash in hospice. They reminisce together and make each other laugh. A wonderful, heartfelt, laugh-to-tear testament to female friendship.
non-fiction
When Australian author Susan Johnson decided to take her 85-year-old mother on a year-long stay on the Greek island of Kythira, things didn’t go as she had hoped. In her beautifully written memoir, Aphrodite’s breath, she recounted the growing tension between them; she liked their rented house and her mother didn’t. Their relationship is tested as the balance of power shifts. Thoughtful and thoughtful reflection on love under pressure and the life of a writer.
exist Say it againIndigenous author Amy Thunig has described a traumatic childhood as her parents battled heroin addiction and her father was in and out of prison. They dumped her for a year at 15 just to punish her for not being home when she came back. Her teachers told her that the children of drug addicts would become drug addicts, and Thunig was determined to prove them wrong and lift herself out of poverty through education—which she did, earning her Ph.D. in the process. Instead of judging her parents, Thunig honors their love in the face of incredible hardship.
Good morning, produced by the creators of the popular podcast of the same name, aims to provide comfort to those who are grieving. Sally Douglas and Imogen Carn both lost their mothers in their early 30s, and they use the experience to create ideas for everything from guilt and coping with exhaustion and anxiety to self-care and returning to work. Practical, non-demonstrative guidance on all fronts.
time we liveCreated by psychologist and academic Maggie Kirkman, is a joyous celebration of old age, who encourages women to see it as an opportunity, not a limitation. Kirkman writes about ordinary women doing extraordinary things, like earning a doctorate at 81, becoming a competitive weightlifter at 78, and finishing a law degree in their 70s despite leaving school at 12. inspiring.
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