The Beauties by Lauren Chater
$32.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
An incomparable beauty. A promise to a king. A portrait that can never be completed. In the seventeenth-century court of King Charles II, Anne Hyde, the Duchess of York has commissioned a series of ten paintings of the most beautiful women in the entourage. She hopes her series will capture something m ...Show more
Free by Meg Keneally
$32.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
From horse thief to the merchant queen of Sydney Cove - how did one woman rise so far? 'It is a harsh land - yes, for you especially - but people can also rise here ...' Born into poverty in eighteenth-century England, her future was predetermined. But throughout her life Molly Thistle refused to follow ...Show more
Tilda Is Visible: A novel about women, life and being seen by Jane Tara
$34.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
A gorgeous, witty and wise novel celebrating older women and what it takes to embrace ourselves as we age, from Better Reading's Jane Tara. 'Pitch-perfect'. Kathy Lette 'There aren't many original story ideas, but Jane Tara has pulled off the almost impossible feat of writing one. Tilda Is Visible is fr ...Show more
The Pyramid of Needs by Ernest Price
$34.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
Darkly funny family drama about transphobia, political identity and family dynamics. Perfect for fans of My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh and The Dinner by Herman Koch. Linda Taylor is livestreaming her glamourous life as an alternative health guru when she trips over in front of her f ...Show more
Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez
$32.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
'Rollicking, melodic, tender and true. And oh so very wise' Robert Jones, Jr., author of The Prophets Who gets to leave a legacy? 1985. Anita de Monte, a rising star in the art world, is found dead in New York City; her tragic death is the talk of the town. Until it isn't. By 1998 Anita's name has be ...Show more
The Cryptic Clue: A Tea Ladies Mystery by Amanda Hampson
$34.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
Welcome back to Zig Zag Lane in the heart of Sydney's rag-trade district, where our intrepid tea ladies, Hazel, Betty and Irene, have their work cut out. Solving a murder, kidnapping and arson case, and outwitting an arch criminal, earned them the respect of a local police officer. Now he needs their a ...Show more
The Deed by Susannah Begbie
$32.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
'Now that's the way to bury your old man ... he sank into his Jason recliner, wincing. A burial: a body wrapped in handwoven cloth, women dancing and wailing. Too much, in Tom's opinion, but at least they were mourning. To hell with that, at least they showed up.' Tom Edwards is dying, and cranky. He's ...Show more
Audrey's Gone AWOL by Annie de Monchaux
$34.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
It’s never too late to reinvent your life Audrey Lamont has happily devoted herself to family life for the best part of 40 years, but lately she’s become aware that she lost herself somewhere between 'I do' and the weekly shop. Worse, her academic husband Simon has found time for romance – just not w ...Show more
Returning to Carthage by Ben Sharafski
$14.95 AUD
Category: Fiction
From its shimmering emergence in infatuation and betrayal to the looming threat of irrevocable loss, Ben Sharafski's debut collection Returning to Carthage explores the myriad traces love leaves upon our psyches and our lives. Through perspectives that span generations and cross continents - from WWII M ...Show more
Women of Good Fortune by Sophie Wan
$34.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
Three women. One daring plan. A wedding heist to remember. Lulu has always been taught that money is the ticket to a good life. So, when Shanghai’s most eligible bachelor surprises her with a proposal, the only acceptable answer is yes, even if the voice inside her head is saying no. His family’s fortun ...Show more
Sisterhood by Cathy Kelly
$32.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
Two sisters. One secret. A journey to learn who they really are… As the waves crash on to a wild Atlantic beach, Lou is at a crossroads. For the first time ever, just giving up seems like an option. In just one night, at her own 50th birthday, her world has imploded. Her mother has kept a secret hidden ...Show more
Absolution by Alice McDermott
$29.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
'Absolution is one of the finest contemporary novels I've read. It is a moral masterpiece.'ANN PATCHETT'Damning and dazzling, this is the story of a Vietnam we never got in history class' OPRAH DAILY'A masterful American writer'MAIL ON SUNDAYYou have no idea what it was like. For us. The women, I mean. ...Show more