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    The Tea Ladies of St Jude's Hospital by Joanna Nell
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    • Sep 26, 2021
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    The Tea Ladies of St Jude's Hospital by Joanna Nell

    ‘Herr Hilary’ runs the hospital cafeteria strictly with the accident-prone Joy and young volunteer Chloe. The ‘tea ladies’ are a...
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    The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village by Joanna Nell
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    • Sep 26, 2021
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    The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village by Joanna Nell

    This book is a hoot! It tackles ageing, loving and relationships in a very refreshing manner. Peggy Smart at 79 years has fallen hard for...
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    The Birdman's Wife by Melissa Ashley
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    • Sep 26, 2021
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    The Birdman's Wife by Melissa Ashley

    You don't have to love birds to enjoy this book. It will open your eyes afresh to colonial Australia and the discovery of our wonderful...
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    When the Apricots Bloom by Gina Wilkinson
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    • Sep 26, 2021
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    When the Apricots Bloom by Gina Wilkinson

    This is the story of three different Baghdadi women whose lives intertwine, but not through choice. It is the era of Saddam Hussein. Iraq...
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    Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler
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    • Sep 26, 2021
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    Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler

    Anne Tyler has created a wonderful, almost whimical character in Micah Mortimer. He's a virtual hermit until a young man appears on his...
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    The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker by Joanna Nell
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    • Sep 26, 2021
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    The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker by Joanna Nell

    This is the very moving story of a lifetime of love between Dr Henry Parker, a ship's doctor, and his wife. They met on her first cruise,...
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    Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
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    • Sep 26, 2021
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    Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

    This is poignant, heartbreaking and beautifully written story about rewilding the remote Scottish highlands with wolves which once roamed...
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    Sam Bloom: Heartache & Birdsong by Cameron Bloom, Samantha Bloom, Bradley Trevor Greive
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    • Sep 26, 2021
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    Sam Bloom: Heartache & Birdsong by Cameron Bloom, Samantha Bloom, Bradley Trevor Greive

    This autobiography is both heart breaking and uplifting as Sam Bloom tells her story which inspired the international bestseller Penguin...
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    The Tribute by John Byron
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    • Sep 25, 2021
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    The Tribute by John Byron

    This is not a book for the faint hearted. The protagonist, or should I say perpetrator, is on a quest to reenact the 16th century...
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    Honeybee by Craig Silvey
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    • Sep 25, 2021
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    Honeybee by Craig Silvey

    Superbly crafted; heart-breaking and heart-warming. Sam Watson, aka Honeybee, is a young man who is struggling with his identity. Almost...
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    The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott
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    • Sep 25, 2021
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    The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott

    This is a fictionalised account of the banning of Boris Pasternak's novel, Dr Zhivago, by the USSR and the CIA's decision to publish his...
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    Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz
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    • Sep 25, 2021
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    Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz

    Two young women fleeing their past end up in New York. Alice Lee leaves her country town and an affair with a schoolteacher lured by the...
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    The Safe Place by Anna Downes
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    • Sep 25, 2021
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    The Safe Place by Anna Downes

    An intriguing thriller that you just cannot put down. A feeling of dread develops as unlucky Emily gaily heads off to her boss’s retreat...
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    Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
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    • Sep 18, 2021
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    Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

    We first meet Klara in a department store that sells Artificial Friends like her as companions for children. Klara becomes enchanted with...
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    All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton
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    • Mar 27, 2021
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    All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton

    A superb second novel from the author of Boy Swallows Universe. The story is set in Darwin in 1942 when the city is bombed by the...
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