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Releasing 10Releasing 10 is an epic and unforgettable love story in the international bestselling and TikTok-phenomenon The Boys of Tommen series, from Chloe Walsh.The power and pain of first love has never been more deeply felt than in Chloe Walsh's extraordinary stories about the irresistible Boys of Tommen, which will give you the ultimate book hangover.A love that couldn't be broken, except by the truth.Lizzie Young has always felt she was too much everything. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder at a young age, she's never fit in with her family, her friends, her community. Lizzie wants to be accepted and understood, but with few people in her corner, she's carried her burdens and her trauma on her own. But when she meets a kind boy on the school bus, things start to look bright for the first time in her life . . .Hugh Biggs has an old soul and the wisdom of someone far beyond his years. A young man with a sharp mind and a firm code of ethics, he sees something in Lizzie Young that he can't resist. He wants to be her everything and shoulder her burden. And Lizzie wants that too. Lizzie and Hugh's bond seems unbreakable - their chemistry is electric, their love is potent, and their connection is soul deep - but even the truest love can be shaken by forces beyond control.Want more of The Boys of Tommen? Read all of the series so far:Binding 13Keeping 13Saving 6Redeeming 6Taming 7

From the author of global number 1 bestseller The Tattooist of Auschwitz, comes a powerful and heartfelt contemporary novel about courage, family, resilience and finding hope in the darkest of places.

The international bestseller and winner of the Prix Goncourt 2023, with over 700,000 copies sold in France

A profoundly relatable debut novel about chasing your dreams and losing your ambition from a stunning new Australian voice.

Vibrating with the injustices of class and gender, tradition and power, Swallows is an acerbic, witty vision of contemporary Japan by Natsuo Kirino, acclaimed author of the smash hit Out

The bestselling debut novel by the winner of the Allen & Unwin Fiction Prize. If you loved Lessons in Chemistry and Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, you will adore Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts.

Gunk: 'The It Novel To Be Seen With On The Beach This Summer' The Times**Selected as a Book of the Summer 2025 by the Guardian, The Times, Sunday Times, independent.co.uk, Vogue and Marie Claire****Selected as a 2025 book to look out for by the Guardian, Sunday Times, Irish Times, independent.co.uk, Cosmopolitan, Elle and Service95**'Raw, original and provoking, Saba Sams is Britain's brightest debut novelist' Vogue'An immersive story about love and the softening borders around what family can be' Sheena Patel'A joy to read' The Times 'An intimate and tender exploration of love's possibilities' Sophie Mackintosh'Raw, powerful and beautiful' Observer'A nuanced exploration of friendship, queerness and love' Jessica Andrews'I loved this' Nicola DinanJules has been divorced from her ex-husband Leon for e-five years, but she still works alongside him at Gunk, the grotty student nightclub he owns in central Brighton. She spends her nights serving shots and watching, from behind the bar, as Leon flirts with students on the dancefloor.But then Leon hires nineteen-year-old Nim to work the bar and her arrival jolts Jules awake for the e- first time in years. When Nim discovers she's pregnant, Jules agrees to help. As the months pass, and the relationship between the two women grows increasingly intimate and perplexing, it emerges that Nim has her own unexpected gifts to give.Now, alone in her small flat, Jules is holding a baby, just twenty-four hours old, who still smells of Nim. But no one knows where Nim is, or if she's coming back. What could the future for Jules, Nim, and this unnamed baby possibly look like?Raw, exhilarating, tender and wise, Gunk is an electrifying debut novel exploring love and desire, safety and destruction, chaos and control and family in all its forms.

For fans of Nightbitch, a darkly humorous debut novel asks what happens when motherhood isn't all it's cracked up to be . . .For fans of Nightbitch, a darkly humorous debut novel asks what happens when motherhood isn't all it's cracked up to be . . .Estie isn't sure she likes being eight months pregnant. She isn't even sure she likes her husband anymore, especially after he hid that he's been fired from his job. Hello parenthood! Goodbye life as Estie imagined it! Now, she's stranded and bloated and alone. Her cat is not a people person, and on top of it all, her best friend has been ignoring her calls ever since Estie told her about the baby. After Estie gives birth, she begins to suspect that all the stories she's been told about motherhood might not be true. Having a child does not "complete" her. And that mythical connection with her baby? Well, she's still waiting. In fact, Estie fears she is destined to end up like her own mother-divorced and crying in the bathroom while her daughter stands outside the door and wonders if she's okay. Startlingly honest and unsentimental, Television for Women explores the realities of life postpartum, the demands children make on women's identities and relationships-and the desperate lengths someone might go to in order to reclaim the person she once was.

Buckeye is a novel that bridges the American generations impacted by two significant wars - Omaha Beach and the Ia Drang Valley. TOM HANKS praises it as a book that soars, while ANN PATCHETT finds it funny and tender. ANN NAPOLITANO describes it as wise and heartbreaking. In May 1945, as news of the Allied victory in Europe spreads through the small town of Bonhomie, Ohio, Margaret Salt enters a hardware store and asks Cal Jenkins for a radio. This encounter will change their lives forever. As the country rebuilds in the post-war era, secrets in Bonhomie begin to unravel, affecting the two families involved. Buckeye is a compassionate, humorous, and charming novel that delves into the complexities of forgiveness, redemption, and the universal desire for love and connection. It paints a vivid portrait of a community and the tangled paths we take in search of understanding our past and shaping our future.

Cure‘a gloriously distinctive writer: brava, brava!’— Michelle de Kretser, Miles Franklin award-winning author of The Life to Come and Theory & Practice‘Cure lures you in with mesmeric prose then startles with profound insights on pain, faith, motherhood and, above all, love.’—Diana Reid, bestselling author of Love & Virtue and Signs of Damage‘An utterly joyful reading experience. I inhaled it.’—Jessie Tu, bestselling author of A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing and The HoneyeaterHer body hurts her all the time now. It is separate, a thing apart. In her mind it has become a person or an object that is not quite her, that she doesn’t know.Vera and Thea are mother and daughter. Vera writes for the internet: she constructs identities and scenarios for brands to cater to the ideal consumer. Yet she also consumes the offerings of the online world herself: the addictive pursuit of a cure, the narratives she craves in which mother and daughter find a way out of the shared experience of chronic illness. She becomes preoccupied with a blog written by a woman named Claudia, a mother whose daughter also has a chronic illness.While on holiday in Italy, Thea writes in her journal. She is also constructing a character: an image of herself as she grapples with having the same illness as her mother, Vera. But gradually another person emerges in her journal, through her imaginings of her mother in the same house, the same city, at the same age. They have come to Italy to see where Vera’s family originates, but also to chase a promised cure in the form of a man said to be able to heal Thea’s illness.As they both grapple with their own narratives about their bodies and their wellness, all may not be as it seems. Perhaps a story does not necessarily need to be true for us to believe in it?PRAISE FOR CURE:‘As you reach the end and Brabon draws the threads together, a wise, tender portrait of the relationship between a mother and daughter emerges. Cure is a beguiling and resonant novel, in which the process of belief and the difficulty of integrating the experience of illness into self-identity is revealed to be extraordinarily fraught.’— ABC Arts‘Capturing the difficult intimacies between a mother and daughter, Cure questions the stories they tell about their bodies, wellness, healing and memory.’—The Guardian‘brilliant meditation on the self’—The Saturday Paper‘In a novel less committed to nuance, and to resisting easy answers and straightforward binaries, reading and writing might come to represent something like a cure. Brabon, however, is far too clear-eyed and thoughtful a writer for that.’—The Conversation‘Brabon’s elegant, poetic prose is transporting; she probes our human vulnerabilities with deep insight, empathy, and restraint. Cure is timely and entirely compelling.’—Sarah Holland-Batt, Stella Prize-winning author of The Jaguar‘an eerie dream of a book.’—Madeleine Watts, author of The Inland Sea and Elegy, Southwest‘A tender, delicately woven story that explores the boundaries between a mother and daughter who both live with chronic illness. Sharply intelligent and deeply felt, Cure has much to say about the unreliability of the body, the alienating nature of pain, and the cacophony of voices – scientific, religious, online – offering comfort, promising relief. An intimate and imaginative novel about family, faith, and the healing power of human connection.’—Kylie Needham, author of Girl in a Pink Dress‘Accomplished, gentle and illuminating.’—Alice Bishop, author of A Constant Hum‘Cure is a timely look at our preoccupation with wellness. Brabon's poetics around the body and female constructions of self and identity and myth are breathtaking.’—Kavita Bedford, author of Friends and Dark Shapes‘Brabon explores the search for healing – physical, emotional and generational – with exquisite finesse and sophistication.’—Books + Publishing'Brabon’s ambition in crafting this layered narrative makes Cure worth a look, especially for those interested in stories that tackle illness, identity and the complex relationships between mothers and daughters.' —Good Reading

Three women. A baby rescued from the sea. Lives forever changed. When Sapphie, a passionate environmentalist, goes on a camping trip in the bush, she miraculously rescues a baby from the sea. The baby belongs to Candace, a charity worker struggling with new motherhood. The act of rescue throws these strangers together and inspires an intense friendship. Candace’s best friend Alexia, a legal academic, has her reservations about the unconventional new woman in their lives. When Alexia investigates Sapphie’s background, she discovers … nothing. As far as the internet is concerned, Sapphie doesn’t exist. This compels Alexia to ask: What is Sapphie hiding? As the novel dives into the turbulent waters of love, duty and control, the women must navigate the powerful currents of their fears and desires to discover who they really are. All We Need is whip-smart fiction that shines a light on how we live today. It holds a mirror to contemporary parenting, economic insecurity, sibling rivalry, the environment, gender divides and the joy of dress-ups. Acutely observed, funny and tender, this tell-your-friends-about-it book will keep you gripped until the last page. PRAISE FOR ALL WE NEED ‘All We Need is a clever and compassionate story brimming with truth about the beautiful mess that is contemporary life.’ – Melanie Cheng, author of The Burrow ‘This book may be all you need right now - spend some quality time with these wonderful characters who will remind you of why all the best things in life are always worth fighting for: love and loyalty, hope and healing.’ – Ceridwen Dovey, author of Mothertongues ‘richly layered with vivid imagery, texture, sensory description, talismans, costumes, and bountiful nature’ – Kali Napier, author of The Secrets at Oceans Edge

The Song Of Achilles: The 10th Anniversary Edition Of The Women's Prize-Winning Bestseller OVER 1.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD A 10th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EDITION, FEATURING A NEW FOREWORD BY THE AUTHOR WINNER OF THE ORANGE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION THE INTERNATIONAL SENSATION A SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Captivating' DONNA TARTT 'I loved it' J K ROWLING 'Ravishingly vivid' EMMA DONOGHUE Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Despite their differences, Achilles befriends the shamed prince, and as they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms into something deeper - despite the displeasure of Achilles's mother Thetis, a cruel sea goddess. But when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, Achilles must go to war in distant Troy and fulfill his destiny. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus goes with him, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they hold dear. 'A book I could not put down' ANN PATCHETT 'An exciting, sexy, violent Superman version of The Iliad' GUARDIAN 'Sexy, dangerous, mystical' BETTANY HUGHES

Circe: The Stunning New Anniversary Edition From The Author Of International Bestseller The Song Of Achilles A FIFTH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EDITION, FEATURING A NEW FOREWORD BY THE AUTHORWoman. Witch. Myth. Mortal. Outcast. Lover. Destroyer. Survivor. CIRCE.In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. Circe is a strange child not powerful and terrible, like her father, nor gorgeous and mercenary like her mother. Scorned and rejected, Circe grows up in the shadows, at home in neither the world of gods or mortals. But Circe has a dark power of her own- witchcraft. When her gift threatens the gods, she is banished to the island of Aiaia where she hones her occult craft, casting spells, gathering strange herbs and taming wild beasts. Yet a woman who stands alone will never be left in peace for long and among her island's guests is an unexpected visitor- the mortal Odysseus, for whom Circe will risk everything. So Circe sets forth her tale, a vivid, mesmerizing epic of family rivalry, love and loss the defiant, inextinguishable song of woman burning hot and bright through the darkness of a man's world.Companion to the bestselling special hardback edition of The Song of AchillesShortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction

EdenFrom the bestselling author of Wimmera comes a compelling literary thriller that shows we all have secrets, but some are deadlier than others.Big city. Deadly secrets.Cities are tough when you've grown up as a country kid. They're even tougher after nine years inside. Tom Blackburn is fresh out of jail and not sure where his future lies. He knows what he wants. But he's pretty sure she doesn't want him.Tom's left his old life and his old name behind. But his options aren't great. He knows sleeping on the streets is the quickest way back to a cell. And then, his luck turns around. A chance encounter leads to a job and somewhere to stay. A place in the dead centre of Melbourne. Eden, his new boss calls it.Honest, physical work. Bit of gardening, bit of gravedigging, bit of whatever he's told to do. Fresh air, currawongs, a bed and some peace and quiet. It's the perfect place to save some money and make some plans. A place to keep his head down and stay out of trouble.But trouble finds him. Serious trouble. He's missed the signs, again. Going back to jail might be the safest option. Unless he can figure some way out of the danger he's in . . .From much-loved Australian crime author Mark Brandi comes a gripping new story that answers old questions.'Mark Brandi's writing sings. Eden is a vivid portrait of a young life gone awry. Of choices and repercussions . . . and how hard it is to move beyond the past.' MICHAEL BRISSENDEN'Raw and compelling, with a twist you won't see coming. Eden is Brandi at his very best.' MARK SMITH'A captivating exploration of crime and redemption . . . Destined to be a classic' BOOKS+PUBLISHING'An enthralling story with wonderful characters, mystery, moral dilemmas' READINGS'[Brandi] has an unerring eye' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD'Exquisite . . . Eden has all the hallmarks of a great Australian novel' THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY'The novel explores gritty social and ethical problems with intelligence and conscience' THE AGE