Fiction > Adult > Contemporary
The Good Lord Bird by James McBride
$26.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary
Winner of the 2013 National Book Award for FictionSoon to be a major motion picture starring Liev Shreiber and Jaden Smith A Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Oprah Magazine Top 10 Book of the Year "A magnificent new novel by the best-selling author James McBride." -cover review of "The New York Times ...Show more
A Month of Sundays by Liz Byrski
$9.99 AUD
$19.99 (50% off)
Category: Contemporary | Series: AUSTRALIAN
"[A Month of Sundays] demonstrates the capacity of a book to act as a mirror to the soul and an eloquent guide to a more contented future." WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN I wonder if we'll ever have the chance to actually be in the same room together,' Judy had ventured. For over ten years, Ros, Adele, Judy and Sim ...Show more
Before the Storm by Di Morrissey
$32.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary
Will a shadow from her past now darken her future ...? The next bestseller from Australia's favourite storyteller, Di Morrissey. Face her demons? Or run? After being double-crossed by a devious colleague, career woman Ellie Conlan quits her job on principle. With no idea what to do next, she retreats to ...Show more
An Open Swimmer by Tim Winton
$24.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary
Jerra and his best mate Sean set off in a beaten-up old VW to go camping on the coast. Jerra's friends and family want to know when he will finish university, when he will find a girl. But they don't understand about Sean's mother, Jewel, or the bush or the fish with the pearl. They think he needs a job ...Show more
Tears of the Moon by Di Morrissey
$12.99 AUD
$19.99 (35% off)
Category: Contemporary
Tears of the Moon is the spellbinding prequel to Kimberley Sun from Australia's favourite storyteller with the new novel Arcadia out soon. Two inspiring journeys. Two unforgettable women. One amazing story.Broome, Australia, 1893: It's the wild and passionate heyday of the pearling industry, and when yo ...Show more
The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson
$22.99 AUD
Category: General | Reading Level: very good
'He should have seen it coming. His life had been one mishap after another. So he should have been prepared for this one...'Julian Treslove, a professionally unspectacular and disappointed BBC worker, and Sam Finkler, a popular Jewish philosopher, writer and television personality, are old school friend ...Show more
Arcadia (HB) by Di Morrissey
$29.99 AUD
$34.99 (14% off)
Category: Contemporary | Reading Level: 1 Fiction
A breathtaking Tasmanian tale of ancient forests; of art and science; of love and, above all, of friendship.In the 1930s, in an isolated and beautiful corner of southern Tasmania, a new young wife arrives at her husband's secluded property - Arcadia. Stella, an artist, falls in love with Arcadia's wild, ...Show more
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
$27.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary | Reading Level: very good
'A writer of virtuostic talents who can seemingly do anything' New York Times 'Wallace is a superb comedian of culture . . . his exuberance and intellectual impishness are a delight' James Woods, Guardian 'He induces the kind of laughter which, when read in bed with a sleeping partner, wakes said sleepi ...Show more
All That Glitters by Danielle Steel
$18.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary
From New York to London to St Tropez, All That Glitters by the world's favourite storyteller, Danielle Steel, is the story of a young woman finding her place in the world and learning the hardest lesson of all - who to trust. Coco Martin, the adored only child of wealthy parents, has lived a charmed exi ...Show more
Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
$24.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary | Reading Level: 16
A troubled young mother yearns for a shot at redemption in this heartbreaking yet hopeful story from #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover. After serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake, Kenna Rowan returns to the town where it all went wrong, hoping to reunite with her four-year ...Show more
Long Road Home by Fiona McCallum
$19.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary
You can't find where you truly belong until you discover who you really are... Alice Hamilton is enjoying her new life in Ballarat with the freedom to explore her future now she's stepped away from the constraints of her upbringing. She's learnt the hard way that knowledge is power, and is looking forwa ...Show more
A Dog's Way Home: Film Tie-In by W. Bruce Cameron
$21.99 AUD
$24.99 (12% off)
Category: Contemporary | Series: A\Dog's Way Home Ser.
SOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM STARRING ASHLEY JUDDFrom W. Bruce Cameron, the author of A Dog's Purpose, the number one New York Times bestseller and major film comes a completely unforgettable adventure as one devoted dog makes her way home. When Lucas Ray rescued his puppy Bella he knew his life would change ...Show more