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Another big year of beautiful Vintage Classics still $12.95!

The first in an exciting new trilogy from New York Times bestselling author M. J. Rose

A raw and fascinating memoir from indie rock sensation Storm Large

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Free-Falling

Nicola Moriarty

Free-Falling is a beguiling tragic-romantic comedy of heartbreak and heroism, grief and ghostly dreams . . .

Sometimes you just need to let go . . .

Random House Australia

This is one of my favourite books for 2012! The apparently simple plot premise of two women learning to move on after the death of a loved one belies a very clever and intricately woven story, told through different viewpoints, flashbacks and memories. Its heart-breaking and uplifting, funny and sad, and utterly charming. A joy from start to finish.
Beverley Cousins, Fiction Publisher

Belindas life is in free-fall after the sudden death of her fianc Andy. But then ghostly signs begin to appear which suggest he might not really be gone. And Belinda begins to tumble even further. Will his final parting gift be enough to save her? Evelyn McGavin, Andys mum, is also struggling. She copes with her sorrow by shoplifting (once), hating Belinda (constantly) and jumping out of a plane. In her skydiving instructor, Baz, she finds an unexpected friend. But why is he so agitated when he hears how Andy died? Two women, united in their loss, separated by their grief. And yet still linked in a most unexpected way.
9781742752594 | $32.95 | Trade Paperback | Bantam Australia | Fiction Also publishing as an ebook.

Nicola Moriarty lives in Sydney's North West with her husband and two small daughters. She is the younger sister of bestselling authors Liane Moriarty and Jaclyn Moriarty, so has a serious fiction pedigree. After years of writing and giving birth, and writing and giving birth, changing jobs three times and completing a teaching degree at Macquarie University, she has written her first novel, Free-Falling.

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I've Got Your Number

Sophie Kinsella

The Soldiers Wife

Joanna Trollope

The eagerly-awaited new novel from this no. 1 bestselling author.

When Poppy loses her engagement ring and her mobile all in the same disastrous evening, it seems the obvious solution to make use of a phone she finds, by chance, abandoned in a hotel bin. But inevitably her life becomes entangled with the real owner of the phone, a high-flying businessman called Sam who becomes increasingly irritated when Poppy cant resist meddling in his affairs . . .
9780593059821 | $32.95 | Trade Paperback | Bantam Press Also publishing as an ebook.

Does marrying a soldier actually mean marrying the regiment? The topical new novel from this no. 1 bestselling author.
Joanna Trollope explores the struggles and emotional maze of the life of a military wife. This deeply affecting novel captures the heart and the complexities of a contemporary marriage set against the backdrop of Afghanistan and the ordinary pressures of life at home. 'The author's psychology, as always, is sound, the plotting secure and the pacing brisk and page-turning. Another winner' The Dail Mail.
9780385618045 | $32.95 | Trade Paperback | Doubleday Also publishing as an ebook.

Sophie Kinsella is an international bestselling writer and former financial journalist. She is the author of eight no. 1 bestselling novels including the fabulously popular Shopaholic series, the first of which is now the hit Hollywood movie Confessions of a Shopaholic. She is also the author of several bestselling novels under the name of Madeleine Wickham. She lives in London with her husband and family.

Joanna Trollope is the author of 15 highly acclaimed, bestselling contemporary novels. She has also written a study of women in the British Empire, Britannia's Daughters, as well as a number of historical novels. She was born in Gloucestershire and now lives in London. She was appointed OBE in the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours List.

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The Book of Lost Fragrances

M. J. Rose

Private: No. 1 Suspect

James Patterson

A scintillating thriller of murder and secrets, lovers separated by time, and a mystical perfume that unlocks past lives . . .
Jac LEtoile has always been haunted by the past, her memories infused with the exotic scents she grew up around as the heir to a storied French perfume company. Fleeing the pain of those remembrances and the suicide of her mother shes left the company in the hands of her brother Robbie. But when Robbie hints at an earth-shattering discovery in the family archives in Paris, and then suddenly goes missing leaving a dead body in his wake Jac is plunged into a world she thought shed left behind. For the House of LEtoile has been hiding a powerful secret since 1799: a scent that unlocks the mysteries of reincarnation. In the wrong hands, its a perfume with a deadly power. However identifying the formula may be Jacs only chance to save her brother. The Book of Lost Fragrances fuses history, passion and suspense in an intoxicating weave that moves from Cleopatras Egypt and the terrors of revolutionary France to Tibets battle with China and the glamour of modern-day Paris.
9781742751337 | $32.95 | Trade Paperback | Bantam Australia Also publishing as an ebook.

Jack Morgan is accused of a horrible murder and not even his own world-class investigators can prove he didn't do it.
Since former US Marine Jack Morgan started Private, it has become the world's most effective investigation firm sought out by the famous and the powerful to discreetly handle their most intimate problems. Private's investigators are the smartest, the fastest, and the most technologically advanced in the world and they always uncover the truth. When his former lover is found murdered in his bed, Jack Morgan is instantly the number one suspect. While Jack is under police investigation and fighting to clear his name, the mob strong-arms him into recovering $30 million in stolen pharmaceuticals for them. And the beautiful owner of a chain of luxury hotels persuades him to quietly investigate a string of murders at her properties. The number one suspect is Jack Morgan. With Jack and his team stretched to breaking point, one of his most trusted colleagues threatens to leave Private, and Jack realises he is facing his biggest challenge yet. With more action, more intrigue, and more twists than ever before, Private: No. 1 Suspect is James Patterson at his unstoppable best.
9781846057861 | $32.95 | Trade Paperback | Century Also publishing as an ebook.

A bewitching brew of history and suspense, as well as a deeply felt love story that transcends time. It had me spellbound from the very beginning . . . A book full of delicious surprises, superb research and brilliantly drawn characters
Anne Fortier, author of Juliet

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Phantom
Jo Nesbo

Siege
Simon Kernick

The thrilling follow-up to Jo Nesbo's no. 1 bestseller The Leopard.

Summer. A boy is lying on the floor of an Oslo apartment. He is bleeding and will soon die. In order to place his life and death in some kind of context he begins to tell his story. Outside, the church bells toll. Autumn. Former police inspector Harry Hole returns to Oslo after three years abroad. He seeks out his old boss at Police Headquarters to request permission to investigate a homicide. But the case is already closed: the young junkie was in all likelihood shot dead by a fellow addict. Yet, Harry is granted permission to visit the boy's alleged killer in jail. There, he meets himself and his own history. What follows is the solitary investigation of what appears to be the first impossible case in Harry Hole's career. And while Harry is searching, the murdered boy continues his story. A man walks the dark streets of Oslo. The streets are his and he has always been there. He is a phantom.
9781846555220 | $32.95 | Trade Paperback | Harvill Secker Also publishing as an ebook.

Who will survive? The new race-against-time thriller by the UK Harlan Coben.
London is under attack. People are dead. Many more lives hang in the balance as a group of highly trained gunmen storm the historic Lanchester Hotel on Park Lane. The gunmen have given the government just five hours to meet their demands before they blow up the building. Shots ring out. Some guests panic. Others text their loved ones. Still more try to escape. All are united by one thing: fear for their lives. All except one man who has information so dangerous that it must be kept safe at any price. Darkness falls. The gunmen become increasingly violent. One question is in everybodys minds. Will they survive the night?
9780593062913 | $32.95 | Trade Paperback | Bantam Press

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Simon Kernick is one of Britain's most exciting thriller writers. He arrived on the scene with his highly acclaimed debut novel The Business of Dying, and his big breakthrough came with his novel Relentless which became the bestselling thriller of 2007. Simon's research is what makes his thrillers so authentic. He talks both on and off the record to members of Special Branch, the Anti-Terrorist Branch and the Serious and Organised Crime Agency, and hears firsthand what actually happens in the dark and murky underbelly of UK crime.

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QUALITY FICTION

Suddenly, A Knock On The Door

Etgar Keret

The Longing
Candice Bruce

From the critically acclaimed master short-story teller Etgar Keret, comes his long-awaited and biggest selling collection the first in nearly 10 years.
Part Kafka, part Vonnegut, with the concerns and comedic delivery of Woody Allen, Etgar Keret is a brilliant and original master of the short story. Hilarious, witty, and always unusual, declared a genius by The New York Times, Keret brings all of his prodigious talent to bear in Suddenly, A Knock On The Door, his sixth bestselling collection. First published in Israel in 2010, this title shot straight to the top of the bestseller lists and became his biggest-selling collection of all time. This is the first time it has been available in English.
9781742752778 | $19.95 | Paperback | Vintage Australia Also publishing as an ebook.

All these years gone by and she could still not rid herself of that terrible longing. The actual memories were fading, the pictures in her mind, of people and places, but the feeling was as sharp as ever.
In Australia in the 1840s, the lives of two very different women intersect. Ellis MacRorie is shipped to Victoria from her Scottish homeland by her bankrupt father; Leerpeen Weelan, her Aboriginal servant known as Louisa, has lost her tribe in a bloody act of violence. When the American Romantic landscape painter, sketcher and collector Sanford P. Hart comes to stay at Strathcarron, the two women are transformed forever in enriching and devastating measures. More than 150 years later, curatorial assistant Cornelia, researching an exhibition on S. P. Hart for the National Gallery of Victoria, makes a remarkable discovery that has the potential to rewrite history. However, it is not Harts paintings that offer a glimpse into the untold events of nineteenth-century Australia, but rather something very rare . . . The Longing is a novel about loss, finding home and the significance of history what is recorded and those events that remain undiscovered.
9781864712704 | $32.95 | Trade Paperback | Local Vintage Also publishing as an ebook.

Born in Tel Aviv in 1967, Etgar Keret is one of the leading voices in Israeli literature and cinema. In the last 12 years he has published five books of short stories and novellas, two comic books and two feature screenplays. His story collections, bestsellers in Israel, have been published in 29 languages. His writing has been published in The New York Times, le Monde, The Guardian, The Paris Review and Zoetrope. He has also written a number of award-winning screenplays, and Jellyfish, his first film as a director along with his wife Shira Geffen, won the Camera dOr prize for best first feature at Cannes in 2007. In 2010 he was awarded the Chevalier medallion of Frances Order of Arts and Letters.

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So Much Pretty
Cara Hoffmann

Crazy Enough
Storm Large

A gripping psychological suspense debut.

When 19-year-old local waitress, Wendy White, disappears, the small town of Haeden, New York, is shaken to its core. Nothing like this has ever happened in this rural idyll and the police make little headway with the case, assuming that Wendy most likely ran away. But, six months later, Wendys tortured body is found in the nearby woods. And she has only been dead a matter of days . . . Local reporter, Stacy Flynn, desperate for a big story, knows that Wendy's case could be her big break. But, with little help from the local police, she's forced to investigate alone though no one in the town is willing to talk about it. Told from various perspectives Wendy's, Stacy's and high school student Alice's this compelling tale of murder, revenge and violence builds slowly and eerily to a shocking and unforgettable conclusion.
9781846059704 | $32.95 | Trade Paperback | Century Also publishing as an ebook.

From indie rock sensation Storm large comes a compulsively readable memoir about living with the terror of losing your mind and losing it, only to find yourself.
What would you do if you thought you were going crazy? That, at any time, the voices in your head would finally overwhelm you, hijacking your senses, leaving you a babbling mess, locked up and all alone? Would you tell someone? Who, your family? A doctor? What if the doctors agreed with you, that you were going to lose it one of these days, then what? Storm Large (her real name) knew the toll of mental illness from an early age. She spent major portions of her childhood visiting her mother in mental hospitals and the rest of the time by herself. During a visit to one of these institutions, she jokingly asked her mother's doctor: I'm not going to end up crazy like her, right? To which he replied to the nine year old, It's hereditary. You will absolutely end up like your mother. At that moment, Storm's life changed forever. Figuring her only chance at any semblance of a life was to run away from everything she saw in her Mum, the weak, the sad, the drug addled and suicidal. She stomped her size twelve boots through sex, drugs and rock n roll, on safari for her sanity. One by one she battled her demons of self-destruction, promiscuity at age thirteen, developing an insatiable hunger for drugs and awful men, eventually becoming addicted to heroin. It was a chance performance with a friend's band that finally pulled Storm back from the edge. When she discovered her rich talent and deep love for singing, that passion became her salvation and gave her the will to overcome.
9781742755045 | $34.95 | Trade Paperback | Ebury Australia Also publishing as an ebook.

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DIET Lose Weight Fast

Susie Burrell

Healthy Parents, Healthy Babies

Jan Roberts
A new and simple book series that speaks directly to a new generation of potential parents, pregnant and breasfeeding Mums.
Jan Roberts takes over 30 years of experience in conception, health care and parenting practice, and presents all you need to know to have a healthy baby in an honest, direct and engaging manner. This information is for anybody who might ever become a Mum or a Dad the physical and mental health of your children is in your hands. Healthy Parents, Healthy Baby is all about making your baby as healthy, happy and gorgeous as he or she can possibly be, while making your journey through pregnancy uplifting and as stress free as possible!
9781742752174 | $29.95 | Paperback | Doubleday Australia Also publishing as an ebook.

A book that is straight to the point and that honestly reflects the reality of how and why people want to lose weight.
Do you need to shift some weight for an upcoming event, or are sick of being on a calorie controlled plan with no real outcome? Have you tried every diet, lose a couple of kg and then revert back to your old poor lifestyle habits? Would you like to know how to kick start fat burning when you need it most? Lose Weight Fast is the weight loss bible you need to guide you and help you manage your weight loss goals now. With the tips and tricks that show you how to lose 1, 10 or even 20kg as quickly and as safely possible, you will finally have the tools you need to get rid of the weight, the right way. With meal plans, recipes as well as everyday tools, you will find Lose Weight Fast the missing link between your latest diet and your short or even long-term weight loss goals.
9781742755199 | $27.95 | Paperback | Bantam Australia Also publishing as an ebook.

HUMOUR Awkward Family Pet Photos

Mike Bender & Doug Chernack
AVAILAB L DECEMB E ER 2011

The authors of the New York Times bestseller Awkward Family Photos are back with an hilarious tribute to the unbreakable and sometimes uncomfortable bond between people and their pets.
Go into any home with a pet whether its a cat, dog, bird, or monkey and youll find that they are the most pampered and cherished member of the family. But lets face it, sometimes our adoration for them can make us go a little overboard. And things get even more awkward when we try to capture that special bond on camera . . .
9780593069349 | $24.95 | Hardback | Bantam Press

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COOKERY/WINE Classic Preserves

The Australian Womens Weekly

How to master preserves.

Traditional jams, jellies, marmalades and chutneys date back to the days when seasonal fruit and vegetables were preserved in the late summer for the winter months ahead. Home made preserves not only capture the flavours of stone fruits, berries, tomatoes and cucumbers but making them is a therapeutic experience and a way to connect with the past. Superbly illustrated throughout, Classic Preserves features classic jams, jellies, marmalades and chutneys plus classic pickles, relishes, sauces and drinks. Step-by-step photographs show you how to master the trickier techniques.
9781742452623 | $34.95 | Hardback | ACP Books

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AWW Mexican
The Australian Womens Weekly

A complete Mexican feast.

Mexican food has long been a favourite, especially in restaurants and takeaway shops, but now you can make your favourite dishes at home. These fabulous vibrant Mexican recipes include frozen margaritas, tamales, tostadas, quesadillas, tacos, burritos, chilli con carne, salsas, flan and Mexican coffee. In fact, everything youd expect in a Mexican cookbook and lots more besides.
9781742452616 | $19.95 | Paperback | ACP Books

COOKERY/WINE AWW Happy Baby Cookbook Deluxe Edition

The Australian Womens Weekly

The complete recipe collection for babies and toddlers.

A wonderful gift edition of The Happy Baby, the much-loved cookbook from The Australian Womens Weekly for all new parents. Beginning with recipes for pregnancy and information about breastfeeding and bottle feeding, the book moves through all phases of feeding baby from first solids to meals with the family. There are chapters on food to take to pre-school, portable food, food for allergies, yogurt snacks, smoothies, and party food including cakes. Hints and tips abound throughout the book on freezing babys food quick and easy-to-make snacks and of course solid advice on healthy options for growing babies.
9781742451589 | $34.95 | Hardback | ACP Books

COOKERY/WINE The Best of Just Four Ingredients

The Australian Womens Weekly

Simple recipes are the best.

The Just Four Ingredients titles from The Australian Womens Weekly have been an international success story. This new compilations collects the best of the three bestselling Just Four titles: Just Four Ingredients, Just Four Ingredients Fast and Just Four Ingredients for Friends. Each dish has only four ingredients so its really fast, really easy and uncomplicated food, but filled with flavour and smart enough for entertaining. The ingredients are all readily available and not too expensive. Its a great compendium of simple recipes youll use again and again.
9781742452609 | $29.95 | Paperback | ACP Books

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Ultimate Fashionista: The Young Hollywood Style Guide

Alana Wulff

Covet it, wear it and make it your own rock your look like a Hollywood pro.
Young Hollywood celebrities are the new tastemakers in the global fashion scene. Ultimate Fashionista charts the style evolution of some of today's most promising singers, actors, socialites and stars, with everything you need to know to bring their red carpet and street looks into your wardrobe. From Dakota Fanning to Blake Lively, all of your favourite celebs are here! With an in-depth look at the influence that popular culture has had on fashion worldwide, this book also features exclusive interviews with some of the most influential people in the Australian fashion scene, including creative insiders from Kooka and Evil Twin, as well as model Samantha Harris and renowned photographer Mark Hunter.
9781742753645 | $24.95 | Paperback | Random House Australia

YOUNG ADULT

Fallen in Love
Lauren Kate

Unexpected. Unrequited. Forbidden. Eternal. Everyone has their own love story.
And in a twist of fate, four extraordinary love stories combine over the course of a romantic Valentines Day in Medieval England. Miles and Shelby find love where they least expect it. Roland learns a painful lesson about finding and losing love. Arianne pays the price for a love so fierce it burns. And for the first and last time, Daniel and Luce will spend a night together like none other. Lauren Kates Fallen In Love is filled with love stories . . . the ones everyone has been waiting for.
9780857531643 | $22.95 | Hardback | Doubleday Childrens Also publishing as an ebook.

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Bureau of Mysteries
Holly Harper

Strange things happen in little obscurity but the bureau of Mysteries is always there to investigate.
In the bustling city of Little Obscurity, George Feather lives a fairly uneventful life. That is, until he falls down a chimney and discovers the Bureau of Mysteries, an eccentric group of investigators and codebreakers who live in between the floors of the Brass Castle Hotel. After learning that evil Clockwork Octopus Society are planning to wreak havoc on Little Obscurity, George is quickly recruited to help track the villains down. Along with his partner, Imp, George follows the trails of evidence and cracks the codes that each of their suspects leave behind. Chased by swarms of mechanical insects, overcome by horrible smells and trapped in train tunnels, George and Imp have a gigantic task ahead of them. Will they be able to solve all of the cryptic clues in time to save the city?
9781742752143 | $15.95 | Paperback | Random House Australia Also publishing as an ebook.

lauren Kates paranormal angel romances have confirmed her as a huge name in young adult fiction, particularly with the bestselling Fallen series. Lauren was in born in Texas, studied and worked in New York and now lives in California. She shares her life with her husband, a Shakespeare scholar, and their new dog.

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TEENAGE READERS The Wood Queen

Karen Mahoney

GRAPHIC NOVELS Maximum Ride: Manga Volume 5

James Patterson

The fey war continues in this bewitching sequel to Karen Mahoneys The Iron Witch.
Donna Underwood is in deep trouble. An ancient alchemical order is holding her accountable for destroying the last precious drops of the elixir of life. Never mind the fact that Donna was acting to free her friend, Navin, from the dangerous clutches of the Wood Queen at the time. But what the alchemists have in store is nothing compared to the wrath of the fey. The Wood Queen has been tricked and Donna must pay. Get ready for all hell quite literally to break loose . . .
9781864718287 | $18.95 | Paperback | Random House Australia Also publishing as an ebook.

Whether in the treetops of Central park or in the bowels of the Manhattan subway system, Max and her adopted family take the ride of their lives.
Fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride, better known as Max, knows what its like to soar above the world. She and all the members of the Flock Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman and Angel are just like ordinary kids only they have wings and can fly. It may seem like a dream come true to some, but their lives can morph into a living nightmare at any time like when Angel, the youngest member of the Flock, is kidnapped and taken back to the School where she and the others were genetically engineered by sinister scientists. Her friends brave a journey to blazing hot Death Valley, California, to save Angel, but soon enough, they find themselves in yet another nightmare this one involving fighting off the half-human, half-wolf Erasers in New York City.
9780099538448 | $19.95 | Paperback | Arrow

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Alice-Miranda in New York

Jacqueline Harvey

Alice-Miranda takes a bite out of the big Apple!

Alice-Miranda is in bustling New York City. Its a blur of skyscrapers, hot dog carts, chats with zoo animals and classes at Mrs Kimmels School for Girls, right next to glorious Central Park. Her familys glamorous department store, Hightons on Fifth, has just been renovated but plans for the fabulous re-opening party are going curiously wrong. Is that why Alice-Mirandas father Hugh seems so worried? And why is her new friend Lucinda so shy about inviting Alice-Miranda home?
9781742751146 | $15.95 | Paperback | Random House Australia

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