New Releases
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Hetty: A True Story
by Hetty Verolme
This is one of the remarkable, largely untold, stories of the Holocaust, a story of hope. It is a heartwarming tale that traces the extraordinary struggle and survival of a family through those terrible years.
Hetty was just twelve years old in 1943 when her family was torn apart following the German invasion of the Netherlands.
Rounded up by…Read more »
Price $19.95
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Take Out
by Felicity Young
When DSS Stevie Hooper steps into the empty Pavel house and someone else’s jurisdiction, she upsets more than the ego of a struggling suburban cop.
She has breached the defences of a ruthless group that has at its rotten heart a disregard for human life.
‘… Take Out could be recommended to please any fan of Patricia Cornwall and Kathryn…Read more »
Price $22.95
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The Last Sky – Book Club Edition
by Alice Nelson
This special, book club edition of award-winning author Alice Nelson’s The Last Sky recounts the story of Maya Wise – a young wife alone in Hong Kong.
The Sydney Morning Herald described Nelson’s language as displaying ‘real lyrical beauty’. The Weekend Australian said the book was ‘partly a haunting and uneasy love story, partly a…Read more »
Price $24.95
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Piano Hill
by Ross Bolleter
Ross Bolleter is an avant-garde composer and impresario of ruined piano players. In Piano Hill he expands his creative territory with a striking new collection of original poetry.
Meditations on the big themes of desire, love, death, and the passing of time, these are poems of celebration and regret, intimacy and broad sympathyRead more »
Price $24.95
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The Food Lovers' Guide to Perth - New Edition
by Julie Mews & Lisa Hummel-Robson
The wait is over! Check out the completely updated edition of this insightful guide to Perth’s fresh food scene. This handy little book was an instant bestseller when first released. The Weekend Australian called it a ‘goldmine of information’ while Travel+Leisure said it was ‘just right for a glovebox or shopping bag.’
The Food Lovers’…Read more »
Price $24.95
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Aussie Legends
by Tom Baddeley with illustrations by Tracey Gibbs
The story of Australia is full of amazing facts,
Of men and women, young and old, and their amazing acts…Discover the stories of six famous — and infamous — Aussies in rollicking rhyme. From divas to rabblerousers, explorers to sports stars, on two legs and four, this is history minus the boring bits! Read more »
Price $19.95
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The Paperbark Shoe
by Goldie Goldbloom
‘Gin’s voice is truly memorable in its searing emotion and discomfiting honesty, even when we know she is not being honest with herself.’ — Lorien Kaye, The Age
‘… Goldie Goldbloom weaves an achingly sensuous story of forbidden love between characters at the margins. Quirky, haunting and deeply moving…I admired it enormously and couldn’t…Read more »
Price $32.95
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Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait
by K.A. Bedford
‘Bedford is funny in a crazed, Rudy Rucker kind of way. While Rucker writes of gonzo theorists, Bedford writes of the gonzo mechanics who keep the machines running.’ — Fred Cleaver, Denver Post
‘… a fast-moving novel that will appeal to the reader who appreciates complicated plot lines, murder, and amusing dialogue. Highly Recommended.’ —…Read more »
Price $22.95
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Beautiful Waste: Poems by David McComb (The Triffids)
by David McComb edited by Chris Coughran & Niall Lucy
Brilliant songwriter and lead singer of the Triffids, David McComb, died in 1999 leaving behind a legacy of evocative music. Always more than a pop musician, McComb was a perceptive poet who explored and confronted addiction, pop culture, the colloquial and the metaphysical.
Collected and published for the first time, this is the poetry McComb wrote…Read more »
Price $24.95
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Vagabond Holes: David McComb and the Triffids
by Chris Coughran & Niall Lucy
It is over thirty years since David McComb’s haunting music and lyrics inspired a generation. Now, thanks to sold-out tribute concerts Australia-wide and the remastering of the complete Triffids oeuvre, a new generation is discovering his life’s workRead more »
Price $35.00
From the Catalogue
Hetty Launch
Join us for the launch of Hetty: A True Story. To be launched by broadcaster and author Bill Bunbury.
Wednesday 24 February, 6.30pm.
Breckler Hall, Carmel School, Dianella
RSVP: 08 9430 6331 or
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