Storm and Grace by Kathryn Heyman
$29.99 AUD
Category: Literary Ficton
... she is screaming, the way he wanted, the way he promised she would ... World-famous freediver Storm Hisray hits Grace Cain like a bolt from the blue. Instantly smitten, she abandons her life in the city to follow him to his idyllic Pacific island. There he teaches Grace the ways of the deep, and she ...Show more
Hunger by Knut Hamsun
$23.95 AUD
Category: Literary Ficton
A compelling journey into the mind of a young writer who is driven by starvation to constantly fluctuating extremes of euphoria and despair.
The Lemon Table by Julian Barnes
$19.99 AUD
Category: Literary Ficton
From the hairdessing salon where an old man measures out his life in haircuts, to the concert hall where a music lover carries out an obsessive campaign against those who cough in concerts; from the woman reading elaborate recipes to her sick husband as a substitute for sex, to the woman 'incarcerated' ...Show more
Villa Incognito by Tom Robbins
$22.99 AUD
Category: Literary Ficton
"Imagine that there are American MIAs who chose to remain missing after the Vietnam War... Imagine that there is a family in which four generations of strong, alluring women have shared a mysterious connection to an outlandish figure from Japanese folklore. Imagine just those things (don't even try to i ...Show more
The Good Doctor by Damon Galgut
$24.99 AUD
Category: Literary Ficton
When Laurence Waters arrives at his rural hospital posting, Frank is instantly suspicious. Laurence is everything Frank is not - young, optimistic and full of new schemes. The two become uneasy friends, while the rest of the staff in the deserted hospital view Laurence with a mixture of awe and mistrust ...Show more
The End of the Ocean by Maja Lunde
$32.99 AUD
Category: Literary Ficton | Reading Level: very good
From the author of the number one international bestseller The History of Bees, a captivating new novel about the threat of a worldwide water shortage as seen through the eyes of a father and daughter. In 2019, seventy-year-old Signe sets out on a hazardous voyage to cross an entire ocean in only a sail ...Show more
The Complete Novels of George Orwell by George Orwell
$85.00 AUD
Category: Literary Ficton | Series: Penguin Modern Classics
His best-known novels, "Animal Farm" and "Nineteen Eighty-Four", are two of the most famous, well-quoted and influential political satires ever written. The other novels in this volume are also concerned with individuals at odds with repressive institutions: the corrupt imperialism of "Burmese Days", di ...Show more
The Weekend by Charlotte Wood
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Category: Literary Ficton
"A compelling and vivid look at the friendships we make as women. Honest, unsettling and, like all good literature, had me asking questions about life and myself." Heather Rose, austhor of The Museum of Modern Love, winner of the 2017 Stella Prize. People went on about death bringing friends together, b ...Show more
The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova
$32.99 AUD
Category: Literary Ficton
Alexandra Boyd has travelled to Bulgaria hoping to salve the wounds left by the loss of her beloved brother. But a luggage mix-up soon after she arrives finds her holding an urn filled with human ashes.As Alexandra sets out to return the precious item to its owners she finds ever more obstacles in her p ...Show more
House of Names by Colm Toibin
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Category: Literary Ficton
On the day of his daughter's wedding, Agamemnon orders her sacrifice. His daughter is led to her death, and Agamemnon leads his army into battle, where he is rewarded with glorious victory. Three years later, he returns home and his murderous action has set the entire family - mother, brother, sister ...Show more
Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively
$19.99 AUD
Category: Literary Ficton | Series: Penguin Essentials Ser.
'I'm writing a history of the world,' she says . . . And in the process, my own.' Claudia Hampton is dying. A professional historian in her seventies, she casts her mind back through her own life to identify the currents and winds upon which she has been cast adrift. We see how this strong, independent ...Show more
The True Colour of the Sea by Robert Drewe
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Category: Literary Ficton
An artist marooned on a remote island in the Arafura Sea contemplates his survival chances. He understands his desperate plight and the ocean's unrelenting power. But what is its true colour?A beguiling young woman nurses a baby by a lake while hiding brutal scars. Uneasy descendants of a cannibal victi ...Show more