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THE MOTHERJane CaroAllen & Unwin9781760879662 32.99 PB FictionFrom the Walkley Award-winning journalist, social commentatorand author comes a gripping domestic thriller with a moraldilemma at its coreJust like the garden, the fuse-box, the bills, bin night and blownlight bulbs, this was just something else she'd now have to take careof herself.In response to escalating and almost daily media reports ofincidents of horrifying family violence, feminist icon and fearlesscommentator Jane Caro has written a stunning novel that askswhat any of us might do when faced with a threat to the people wehold most dear.Miriam Duffy is a respectable North Shore widow, real estate agentand devoted mother and grandmother. She was thrilled when heryounger daughter, Ally, married her true love, but as time goesby Miriam watches in disbelief and growing fear as Ally's perfecthusband starts controlling her and their children and cutting themoff from the rest of the world. As the situation escalates and thelaw proves incapable of protecting them, Miriam is faced with anunthinkable decision. But she will do anything for the people sheloves most in the world. Wouldn't you?Jane Caro AM is a Walkley Award-winning Australian columnist,author, novelist, broadcaster, advertising writer, documentarymaker, feminist and social commentator.
LOVELANDRobert LukinsAllen & Unwin9781760879846 32.99 PB FictionCompelling, compassionate and profoundly moving, this newnovel by the acclaimed author of The Everlasting Sundayconfirms Robert Lukins as one of our finest writersTwo women stand in the shallows, a man dead at their feet, whilearound them buildings burn.Amid the ruins of a fire-ravaged amusement park and destroyedwaterfront dwellings, one boarded-up building still stands. May hascome from Australia to Loveland, Nebraska to claim the house onthe poisoned lake as part of her grandmother's will. Escaping thecontrol of her husband, will she find refuge or danger?As she starts repairing the old house, May is drawn to discovermore about her silent, emotionally distant grandmother andunravel the secrets that Casey had moved halfway around theworld to keep hidden. How she and Casey's lives interconnect,and the price they both must pay for their courage, is graduallyrevealed as this mesmerising and lyrical novel unfolds.Robert Lukins is the critically acclaimed author of TheEverlasting Sunday, which was shortlisted for a number ofawards including the NSW Premier's Literary Awards.
REMEMBER MECharity NormanAllen & Unwin9781761065170 29.99 PB FictionA heartfelt, page-turning suspense novel from the bestsellingauthor of The Secrets of StrangersThey never found Leah Parata. Not a boot, not a backpack, not aturquoise beanie. After she left me that day, she vanished off theface of the earth.A close-knit community is ripped apart by disturbing revelationsthat cast new light on a young woman's disappearance twenty-fiveyears ago.After years of living overseas, Emily Kirkland returns to NewZealand to care for her father, Felix, who suffers from dementia.As his memory fades and his guard slips, she begins to understandhim for the first time—and to glimpse shattering truths about hispast. Truths she'd rather were kept buried.A heartfelt, page-turning suspense novel—ideal reading-groupfiction, perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult and Liane Moriarty.Charity Norman is a former family law barrister and theacclaimed author of Freeing Grace, See You in September andThe Secrets of Strangers. She lives in New Zealand.
SUMMER AT KANGAROORIDGENicole Hurley-MooreAllen & Unwin9781760875558 29.99 PB FictionA stunning new rural romance from thebestselling author of The McCalister Legacy andLawson's Bend.The Carrington family own the only pub in thesmall country town of Kangaroo Ridge in ruralVictoria. It's been many years since the fiveCarrington siblings became orphans but, withthe help of their aunt Maddie, twins Sebastianand Tamara stepped up and looked after theiryounger brothers and sister.Now, seven years after the accident, Seb issilent and stoic. Tam, on the other hand, wantsto kick over the traces and catch up on the lifeshe missed out on. To complicate matters, Tamis having a secret relationship which she's sureSeb will question. But can Tam ever give herselfa happy future while she still, deep down, blamesherself for the accident that killed her parents?Nicole Hurley is the author of the immenselypopular novels McKellan's Run, Hartley'sGrange, Country Roads, White Gum Creek,Lawson's Bend and The McCalister Legacy. Shelives in the Central Highlands of Victoria.THE PLANT HUNTERT.L. MogfordWelbeck9781787399372 29.99 PB Fiction1867. The glossy emporiums of Chelsea’splant nurseries, catering to the Victorianobsession with rare and exotic flora, arefuelled by adventurers sent into unchartedlands in search of untold wonders. Whenplanthunter Harry Compton receives a rarespecimen and a map, he sets out to findfame and fortune. But where there is wealththere is corruption, and soon Harry is fleeingEngland, sailing up the Yangtze alongsidea young widow—both in pursuit of the plantthat could change their futures.T.L. Mogford is a British author andjournalist who can trace his roots back to aline of famous horticulturalists.
MOUTH TO MOUTHAntoine WilsonAtlantic9781838955205 27.99 PB FictionNO LAND TO LIGHT ONYara ZgheibA&U UK9781838954864 29.99 PB FictionIn a lounge at JFK airport, our narratorlistens as Jeff Cook, a former classmate,shares the uncanny story of how his lifechanged after resuscitating a drowningman. Upon discovering that the man is arenowned art dealer, Jeff begins a job at hisgallery. There, he is initiated into a worldwhere value is constantly shifting, callinginto question what is real, and what matters.A brilliant literary thriller about how abeach-side rescue can become life-longentrapment, and the irresistibility of moneyand power.A breathtaking novel about a young Syriancouple on the cusp of their bright future,when a travel ban rips them apart onthe eve of their son’s birth. Worlds apart,suspended between hope and disillusion ashours become weeks, Sama and Hadi yearnfor the life they’d dreamed up together. Butdoes that life exist, or was it only an illusion?Achingly intimate yet poignantly universal,No Land to Light On is the story of a familycaught up in forces beyond their control,fighting for the freedom they found in oneanother.Antoine Wilson is the author of PanoramaCity and is a contributing editor of the LosAngeles Review of Books. He lives in LosAngeles.Yara Zgheib is the Lebanese author of thecritically acclaimed The Girls at 17 SwannStreet.THOSE WHO PERISHEmma ViskicEcho9781760686772 29.99 PB FictionAn addictive new thriller from a multi-awardwinning author. Deaf PI Caleb Zelic hasalways been an outsider, estranged fromfamily and friends. But when he receivesa text that his brother, Anton, is in danger,Caleb sees it as a chance at redemption.He tracks Anton down to a remote, windpunished island, where secrets run deep andresentments deeper. When a killer startsterrorising the isolated community, thebrothers must rely on each other like neverbefore. But trust comes at a deadly price. . .Emma Viskic is the acclaimed author ofthe award-winning Caleb Zelic series whichhas been published worldwide. She lives inMelbourne.
BOOTHKaren Joy FowlerSerpent’s Tail9781788169677 29.99 PB FictionFrom the Booker-shortlisted, million-copybestselling author of We Are All CompletelyBeside Ourselves comes an epic novel aboutthe charmers, liars, drinkers and dreamersof the infamous, ill-fated Booth family. Of thesix Booth siblings who survive to adulthood,each has their own dreams they must fightto realise—but it is Johnny who makes theterrible decision that will change the courseof history—the assassination of AbrahamLincoln. Booth is a riveting novel focusedon the very things that bind, and break, afamily.Karen Joy Fowler is the bestselling authorof The Jane Austen Book Club and thePEN/Faulkner Prize winner We Are AllCompletely Beside Ourselves.THE GIFTSLiz HyderManilla9781786580740 29.99 PB FictionOctober 1840. A woman staggers througha forest in Shropshire as a huge pair ofwings rip themselves from her shoulders.When rumours of a 'fallen angel' cause afrenzy across London, a surgeon desperatefor fame finds himself in the grips of adangerous obsession, one that will place thewoman in the most terrible danger. Grippingand ambitious, The Gifts explores science,nature and religion, enlightenment, the roleof women in society and the dark danger ofambition.Liz Hyder is the multi-award-winningauthor of Bearmouth. She lives in the UK.THE SECOND CUTLouise WelshCanongate9781838857394 29.99 PB FictionAuctioneer Rilke has been keeping his lifemore or less respectable. Business has beenslow so when an old friend, Jojo, gives hima tip-off for a house clearance, things seemto be looking up. The next day Jojo washesup dead. Jojo liked Grindr hook-ups andrecreational drugs—is that the reason thepolice won't investigate? And if Rilke doesn'tfind out what happened to Jojo, who will?Thrilling and atmospheric, this follow-up tothe cult classic, The Cutting Room, delvesinto the dark side of twenty-first centuryGlasgow.Louise Welsh is the award-winning authorof The Cutting Room and is Professorof Creative Writing at the University ofGlasgow.
THE COLONYAudrey MageeFaber9780571367603 29.99 PB FictionMr Lloyd and Mr Masson arrive on theisland for the summer. Both will strive toencapsulate the truth of this place—one inhis paintings, the other with the languagehe hopes to preserve. But the people wholive here have their own views on what isbeing taken and what is given in return.Over the summer, each member of thehousehold this French and Englishman joinare forced to question what they value andwhat they desire. At the end of the summer,as the visitors head home, there will be areckoning.Audrey Magee is the acclaimed Irish authorof The Undertaking which is being adaptedfor film.THE TWYFORD CODEJanice HallettViper9781788165327 29.99 PB FictionTHE MAN IN THE BUNKERRory ClementsZaffre9781838777661 29.99 PB FictionForty years ago, Steven Smith found a copyof a famous children's book, its marginsfull of strange annotations. He took it tohis English teacher, Miss Isles, who becameconvinced it was the key to solving a puzzle.Then she disappeared. Now, Steven decidesto investigate the mystery that has hauntedhim for decades. Was Miss Isles murdered?Was she deluded? Or was she right aboutthe code? It soon becomes clear that theTwyford Code has great power, and he isn'tthe only one trying to solve it . . .Germany, 1945. The war is over, but thecountry is in ruins. Adolf Hitler is said tohave killed himself in his Berlin bunker. Butno body was found—and many people believehe is alive. Even Stalin, whose own troopscaptured the bunker, has told PresidentTruman he believes the former Führer isnot dead. Day by day, American and Britishintelligence officers subject senior membersof the Nazi regime to gruelling interrogation.Enter Tom Wilde, the Cambridge professorand spy sent in to find out the truth . . .Janice Hallett is the bestselling author ofThe Appeal. She lives in London.Rory Clements is the bestselling author ofHitler's Secret and A Prince and a Spy. Helives in London.
LAND OF SNOW ANDASHESPetra RautiainenPushkin9781782277361 27.99 THE LEVIATHANRosie AndrewsRaven Books9781526637345 29.99 PB Fiction PB FictionA hauntingly beautiful, gripping novelabout Lapland's buried history of Nazicrimes against the Sami people. FinnishLapland, 1944: a young Finnish soldier iscalled to work as an interpreter at a Naziprison camp. A few years later, journalistInkeri is assigned to investigate the rapiddevelopment of remote Western Lapland.Her real motivation is more personal: sheis following a lead on her husband, whodisappeared during the war. From thisstarkly beautiful polar landscape emergesa story of silenced histories and ongoingoppression, of human brutality and survival.Petra Rautiainen is a Finnish writer.Norfolk, 1643. Civil war soldier ThomasTreadwater returns home to find his fatherinsensible, felled by a stroke, and his servantin prison, facing charges of witchcraft. As heunravels the mystery of what has happened,Thomas uncovers not a tale of superstitionbut something dark and ancient, linked toa shipwreck years before. Something hasawoken, and now it will not rest. Richlyresearched, incredibly atmospheric, anddeliciously unsettling, The Leviathan is aspellbinding story of impossible things.Rosie Andrews studied history atCambridge and teaches English. She livesin the UK.AT CERTAIN POINTS WETOUCHLauren John JosephBloomsbury9781526631336 29.99 PB FictionIt's four in the morning, and our narratoris walking home from the club when theyrealise it's the birthday of the man whowas something like their first love. Piecingtogether art, letters and memory, they setabout trying to write the story of a doomedaffair that first sparked and burned a decadeago. At Certain Points We Touch is a riotous,razor-sharp, coming-of-age story of firstlove and last rites, conjured against a vividbackdrop of London, San Francisco and NewYork.Lauren John Joseph is the author of theplays Boy in a Dress and A Generous Lover.They live in London.
SEND NUDESSaba SamsINFINITESPLENDOURSSOMETHING TOHIDESofie LagunaFleur McDonaldNEW IN PAPERBACKAllen & Unwin9781761067037 22.99 NEW IN PAPERBACKAllen & Unwin9781761066405 19.99 The incandescent novel from the MilesFranklin-winning author of The Eye of theSheep.A riveting novel of rural suspense from thebestselling Voice of the Outback.Bloomsbury9781526648983 29.99 PB FictionAn electrifying collection exploring theparadoxes and ambiguity that make upgirlhood, womanhood and the realms thatlie in between. Strange and arresting, dirtybut shining, the girls of Send Nudes traversegirlhood and womanhood in all its gloriouscomplications. Negotiating absent mothers,intense friendships, wanting and fearingbeing desired, Saba Sams’s characters arebrought to life with striking wit, originalityand tenderness.Saba Sams has been shortlisted for theWhite Review Short Story Prize. She livesin London.THE IMITATORRebeccaStarfordNEW IN PAPERBACKAllen & Unwin9781761067051 22.99 A page-turning World War Two spy thriller,based on true events.KLARA ANDTHE SUNKazuo IshiguroNEW IN PAPERBACKFaber9780571364909 19.99 From the Booker Prize-winning author,a novel of exquisite tenderness andimpeccable restraint.
DETRANSITION,BABYLynda La PlanteTHE LOSTDAUGHTERNEW IN PAPERBACKZaffre9781785769825 19.99 FILM TIE-INEuropa Editions9781787704183 19.99 JUDAS HORSETorrey PetersNEW IN PAPERBACKSerpent’s Tail9781788167222 19.99 Longlisted for the Women's Prize forFiction 2021: A uniquely trans take on love,motherhood and those exes you just can'tquit.The thrilling second book in the bestsellingDetective Jack Warr crime series.CONSENTLEGACY OF WARAnnabel LyonWilbur Smithwith DavidChurchillNEW IN PAPERBACKAtlantic9781838952471 19.99 NEW IN PAPERBACKZaffre9781838772802 19.99 Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction2021: A smart, mature writer's novel aboutsex and power in the modern world.The action-packed next book in theCourtney Series and the sequel toCourtney's War.Elena Ferrante,translated byAnn GoldsteinSoon to be a major film directed by MaggieGyllenhaal and starring Olivia Colman,Dakota Johnson and Paul Mescal.
THE IDEA OF AUSTRALIAJulianne SchultzAllen & Unwin9781760879303 34.99 PB Cultural StudiesPublisher of Griffith Review, Professor Julianne Schultzchallenges our notions of what it means to be Australian and askstimely and urgent questions about our national identityWhat is the idea of Australia? What defines the soul of our nation?Are we an egalitarian, generous, outward-looking country? Or isAustralia a nation that has retreated into silence and denial aboutthe past and become selfish, greedy, and insular?A lifetime of watching the country as a journalist, editor, academicand writer has given Julianne Schultz a unique platform fromwhich to ask and answer these big urgent questions. Braiding herpersonal experience with often untold stories from our poorlyunderstood history, Schultz finds a resourceful and creative peoplewho have often been badly served by timid and self-interestedleaders: a people eager to meaningfully recognise the FirstAustralians and solve the flaw at the heart of the nation. A peoplewho are not afraid of change and put culture ahead of politics. Shetells us revealing stories that we rarely hear from our media orleaders.This important, searing and compelling book explains us toourselves and suggests ways Australia can realise her truepotential. Urgent, inspiring, and optimistic, The Idea of Australiapresents the vision we need to fully appreciate our great strengthsand crucial challenges.Julianne Schultz AM FAHA is the publisher and founding editor ofGriffith Review and Professor of Media and Culture in the GriffithCentre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University.
DON'T BE TOO POLITE, GIRLSWendy McCarthyAllen & Unwin9781760878306 34.99 PB MemoirEducator, activist, agent of change—the life and career of one ofAustralia's most influential womenWendy McCarthy has made her mark on this country in manyextraordinary ways. For more than 50 years, she has been on theleading edge of feminism and corporate and public life in Australiaand her trail-blazing advocacy and leadership have made hera widely respected and revered figure. Wendy is a woman whoshaped her times as much as she was shaped by them, and now at80 years of age, she shares her remarkable life and achievements,and the lessons she learned—and taught us all.Don't be Too Polite, Girls is a personal and political memoirabout life, love, family and politics as experienced by Wendy overeight decades. From sheltered country schoolgirl to relentlesscampaigner for abortion and contraception, from passionateteacher to lifelong advocate for education, to smashing thatglass ceiling again and again and showing the way to subsequentgenerations of women, Wendy has championed change across thepublic, private and community sectors.This inspiring and enlightening memoir is filled with cautionarytales and insider stories about being female in Australia—as wellas a few helpful survival tips. Above all, as Wendy has done overdecades of feminist activism, it encourages the reader to find hervoice and listen to it.Wendy McCarthy is an experienced manager and companydirector who has held many significant leadership roles in keynational and international bodies.
THE GHOST TATTOODiscovering the hidden truth of my father's HolocaustTony BernardAllen & Unwin9781761065415 32.99 PB MemoirThe profoundly moving story of a son's quest to uncover hisfather's Holocaust secretTo the outside world, Henry Bernard was a hard-working andbeloved family doctor on Sydney's Northern Beaches. Yet he wasalso a Holocaust survivor whose life was profoundly affected bythe experiences of his past. He took extreme steps for his family'ssecurity, keeping a rifle in his bedroom and covering up his family'sJewish origin. He was obsessed with paying off debt—the Germanword for debt being the same as the word for 'guilt'. He kept hisstriped Auschwitz uniform by his bed along with a picture of hismother. These obsessions destroyed his marriage and restrictedany hope he had of conventional domestic happiness.But Henry had a bigger secret and a deeper shame about whathe had done during the war. He suffered privately until he beganreturning to Germany and Poland to confront his past and come toterms with the deaths of his parents and of Halina, the love of hislife.The Ghost Tattoo is the story of how Tony Bernard, Henry's eldestson, went on a forty-year journey with his father to solve themystery of why Henry was the way he was, and how he finally cameto understand the desperate choices Henry had made in the ghettoto try to keep himself and his family alive.Tony Bernard is an accident and emergency doctor at theNorthern Beaches Hospital in Sydney.
THE FIRST ASTRONOMERSHow Indigenous Elders read the starsDuane Hamacher, with Elders andKnowledge HoldersAllen & Unwin9781760877200 34.99 PB Popular ScienceThe first book to reveal the rich knowledge of the stars and theplanets held by First Peoples around the worldOur eyes have been drawn away from the skies to our screens.We no longer look to the stars to forecast the weather, predict theseasons, or plant our gardens. Most of us cannot even see the MilkyWay. But First Nations Elders around the world still maintain thisknowledge, and there is much we can learn from them.These Elders are expert observers of the stars. They teach thateverything on the land is reflected in the sky, and everything in thesky is reflected on the land. How does this work, and how can webetter understand our place in the universe?Guided by six First Nations Elders, Duane Hamacher takes uson a journey across space and time to reveal the wisdom of thefirst astronomers. These living systems of knowledge challengeconventional ideas about the nature of science and the longevity oforal tradition. Indigenous science is dynamic, adapting to changesin the skies and on earth, pointing the way for a world facing theprofound disruptions of climate change.Duane Hamacher is Associate Professor of Cultural Astronomy atthe University of Melbourne.
NABBING NED KELLYThe extraordinary true story of the men who broughtAustralia’s notorious outlaw to justiceDavid DuftyAllen & Unwin9781761067341 32.99 PB True CrimeDavid Dufty goes back to the records to uncover the real story ofthe capture of the Kelly GangFor over a century, the Ned Kelly legend has grown and grown.He's become Australia's Robin Hood, and leader of a colonial Irishresistance. How much of the legend is true?This is the real story of the hunt for the Kelly Gang over two longyears. As gripping as any police procedural, it is an account ofpoorly trained officers unfamiliar with the terrain, in pursuit of themost dangerous men in the state.By recounting the story from the perspective of the law, for thefirst time, David Dufty gets to the heart of the story and findsanswers to many unresolved questions. Why was the gang alwaysone step ahead of the police? Why did so many law-abidingcitizens assist the outlaws? Did the illiterate Ned really write theimpassioned Jerilderie Letter? Did the police really persecute theKelly family? Who was Michael Ward and why is he the real hero inthe capture of Ned Kelly?David Dufty is an historian and award-winning author of TheSecret Code Breakers of Central Bureau and Radio Girl.
I AM AUTISTICAn interactive and informative guide to autism(by someone diagnosed with it)Chanelle MoriahA&U New Zealand9781991006066 29.99 HB HealthAn essential guide to understanding autism—for autistic people and their families, friendsand workmatesWhen Chanelle Moriah was diagnosed withautism at 21, life finally began to make sense.Hungry for information, Chanelle looked for asimple resource that could explain what autismis and how it can impact the different areas ofan autistic person's life, but found that there waslittle written from the perspective of someonewho is autistic.So Chanelle decided to create that missingresource.I Am Autistic is a tool for both diagnosed andundiagnosed autistics to explain or makesense of their experiences—to themselves andto others. It also offers non-autistic peoplethe chance to learn more about autism fromsomeone who is autistic.Chanelle Moriah lives in New Zealand and is akeen illustrator.DANCING WITH THEMACHINEAdventures of a rebelJo MorganA&U New Zealand9781988547749 34.99 PB MemoirJo Morgan has lived an extraordinary life.The youngest of eight, she has always hadan adventurous side and bought her firstmotorbike at 15: the start of a lifelong loveaffair riding through more than 110 countries.But she would leave her greatest adventurestill later when she took up climbing in her latefifties, setting a goal of summiting all 24 ofNew Zealand's 3000-metre-plus mountainpeaks. In Dancing with the Machine, Jorecounts the remarkable, often hair-raisingand occasionally tragic story of herunconventional life.Jo Morgan is a Unicef goodwill ambassador,philanthropist and grandmother. She lives inNew Zealand.
IN THE MARGINSOn the pleasures of reading and writingElena Ferrante, translated byAnn GoldsteinEuropa Editions9781787704251 24.99 PB LiteratureA delightful collection of essays exploringreading and writing from the internationallyacclaimed author of My Brilliant Friendand The Lying Life of Adults. Ferrante'swriting has been described as compulsive(The Times) and astonishing (Guardian),her novels have sold millions and beentranslated into many languages as wellas adapted for TV internationally. In theMargins contains her latest reflections onliterature, and the works and authors thathave influenced her throughout her career.Elena Ferrante is a pseudonymous Italiannovelist widely known for her four-bookseries of Neapolitan Novels.THE SOCIAL LIVES OFANIMALSHow co-operation conquered thenatural worldAshley WardProfile9781788168847 39.99 HB Animal SciencesSome animal societies hold a mirror up tothe human world: elephants hold funerals,Pinyon jays run collective creches. Othersseem intensely alien. Here is everything youever wanted to know about how animalslive together and what that means for us.Travelling the world from the Serengeti tothe frozen Antarctic Ocean, the result is aworld-expanding, myth-busting tour of someof nature's greatest marvels, in delightfullybroad-minded company.Ashley Ward is a professor in AnimalBehaviour at the University of Sydney.NO ONE ROUND HEREREADS TOLSTOYMemoirs of a working-class readerMark HodkinsonCanongate9781786899972 32.99 HB MemoirMark Hodkinson grew up as a working-classlad during the 1970s in a house with just onebook. Today, Mark is an author, journalistand publisher. This love letter to reading isa philosophical take on why we read andcollect books, told through a working-classlens. In recounting his own life-long loveaffair with books, Mark also tells the storyof how writing and reading has changedover the last five decades, starting with thewave of working-class writers where he sawhimself reflected in books for the first time.Mark Hodkinson is an acclaimed Britishauthor and has written for The Times fortwo decades.
IN THE CAMPSLife in China's high-tech penal colonyDarren BylerAtlantic9781838955922 27.99 PB Current AffairsIn China's vast north-western region,more than a million and a half Muslimshave vanished into internment camps andassociated factories. Based on hours ofinterviews with camp survivors and workers,thousands of government documents,and over a decade of research, one of theleading experts on Uyghur society uncoverstheir plight. A definitive account of one ofthe world's gravest human rights violations,In the Camps is also a potent warningagainst the misuse of technology and bigdata.Darren Byler is a postdoctoral researcherat the University of Colorado.THE REACTORNick BlackburnFaber9780571367740 27.99 PB MemoirAfter the sudden death of his father,Nick Blackburn embarks on a singular,labyrinthine journey to understand his loss.The Reactor is a memoir about absenceand creative possibilities, assembled likethe pieces of a puzzle. Through philosophy,music, fashion, psychology, art and film,Blackburn travels a vast panorama of ideasand characters to offer an entirely newexploration of grief. This is a book aboutlooking for, and finding, chain reactionsand human connection—a work of enduringfragmentary beauty.Nick Blackburn is a therapist and holds aPhD in English Literature from Cambridge.GRANTA 157: SHOULD WEHAVE STAYED AT HOME?Ed. William AtkinsGranta9781909889439 24.99 PB AnthologyIn 1984 Granta published its first issuedevoted to travel writing. Nearly forty yearsafter that genre-defining volume, a newgeneration of writers from around the globeoffers a new vision of what travel writing canbe. From Antarctica and the deserts of theUS-Mexico border to a Siberian whale-killingstation and the alleyways of Taipei, thesedispatches describe a world in perpetualmotion (even when it is 'locked-down').To travel, we are reminded, is to embracethe experience of being a stranger—toacknowledge that one person’s frontier isanother's home.William Atkins is an award-winning travelwriter.
LET'S GET PHYSICALHow women discovered exercise andreshaped the worldDanielle FriedmanIcon9781785788093 32.99 HB HistoryOnly in the 60s, thanks to a few forwardthinking fitness pioneers, did women beginto move en masse. In doing so, they werepursuing not only physical strength, butpersonal autonomy. Exploring barre, jogging,aerobics, weight training and yoga, thisuntold history of women's exercise culturetells the story of how, with the rise of late20th century feminism, women discoveredthe joy of physical competence—and how,going forward, we can work to transformfitness from a privilege into a right.Danielle Friedman is an award-winningjournalist. She lives in New York City.STICKYThe secret science of surfacesLaurie WinklessSigma9781472950840 29.99 PB Popular ScienceSticky explores the amazing world ofsurface science: the glues, adhesives andtextures that rule and improve stickinessto give plants and animals an advantage,as well as uncovering the physics behindour sense of touch. By exploring the tiniestof interactions, Laurie Winkless showshow civilization owes a great deal to ourknowledge of the science of stickiness.Laurie Winkless is a physicist and theauthor of Science an
Two women stand in the shallows, a man dead at their feet, while . After years of living overseas, Emily Kirkland returns to New Zealand to care for her father, Felix, who suffers from dementia. .
