Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth
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Category: General | Series: Vintage Blue
The groundbreaking novel that propelled its author to literary stardom: told in a continuous monologue from patient to psychoanalyst, Philip Roth's masterpiece draws us into the turbulent mind of one lust-ridden young Jewish bachelor named Alexander Portnoy. Portnoy's Complaint n. [after Alexander Portn ...Show more
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
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Category: General | Reading Level: near fine
Are you lost or are you exploring? When Zachary Rawlins stumbles across a strange book hidden in his university library it leads him on a quest unlike any other. Its pages entrance him with their tales of lovelorn prisoners, lost cities and nameless acolytes, but they also contain something impossible: ...Show more
The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson by Karen Brooks
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
From the author of The Good Wife of Bath comes this brilliant recreation of the vibrant, optimistic but politically treacherous world of London's Restoration theatre. We are introduced to the remarkable playwright Aphra Behn, now a feminist icon then an anomaly, who gravitated to the stage - a place whe ...Show more
Go Tell the Bees that I am Gone (#9 Outlander) by Diana Gabaldon
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Category: General | Series: Outlander
THE NINTH NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING OUTLANDER SERIES.The past may seem the safest place to be. But it's the most dangerous time to be aliveAmerica is on the edge of a bloody conflict, a country torn by war.Jamie and Claire survived Scotland and the Civil war that threatened its destruction. They must do ...Show more
Men Without Women: Stories by Haruki Murakami
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Category: General | Reading Level: very good
THE SUNDAY TIMESBESTSELLER Across seven tales, Haruki Murakami brings his powers of observation to bear on the lives of men who, in their own ways, find themselves alone. Here are vanishing cats and smoky bars, lonely hearts and mysterious women, baseball and the Beatles, woven together to tell stories ...Show more
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
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Category: General | Reading Level: very good
Klara and the Sun is the first novel by Kazuo Ishiguro since he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2017. From her place in the store, Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, watches carefully the behaviour of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass in the ...Show more
Way Makers: An Anthology of Women's Writing about Walking by Kerri Andrews (Editor)
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Category: General
A sweeping collection of women's writing on the wandering path, moving across genres, geographies, and centuries. The follow-up to the celebrated Wanderers, Kerri Andrews's Way Makers is the first anthology of women's writing about walking. Moving from Elizabeth Carter's correspondence with Catherine Ta ...Show more
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
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Category: Classics
Esther Greenwood is at college and is fighting two battles, one against her own desire for perfection in all things - grades, boyfriend, looks, career - and the other against remorseless mental illness. As her depression deepens she finds herself encased in it, bell-jarred away from the rest of the worl ...Show more
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
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Category: General | Reading Level: very good
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NOW A NETFLIX FILM - A remarkable tale of the island of Guernsey during the German Occupation, and of a society as extraordinary as its name. "Treat yourself to this book, please--I can't recommend it highly enough."--Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love "I wonde ...Show more
The Beach by Alex Garland
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Category: Classics | Series: Popular Penguins | Reading Level: very good
The irresistible novel that was adapted into a major motion picture starring Leonardo DiCaprio. The Khao San Road, Bangkok -- first stop for the hordes of rootless young Westerners traveling in Southeast Asia. On Richard's first night there, in a low-budget guest house, a fellow traveler slashes his w ...Show more
Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby
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Category: General | Series: Popular Penguins | Reading Level: very good
A brilliant memoir from the beloved, bestselling author of Funny Girl, High Fidelity and About A Boy. In America, it is soccer. But in Great Britain, it is the real football. No pads, no prayers, no prisoners. And that's before the players even take the field. Nick Hornby has been a football fan sin ...Show more
Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie
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Category: General | Reading Level: very good
The suspenseful and heartbreaking story of an immigrant family driven to pit love against loyalty, with devastating consequences Isma is free. After years of watching out for her younger siblings in the wake of their mother's death, she's accepted an invitation from a mentor in America that allows her ...Show more