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Meg Mason
Spiky, sharp, intriguingly dark and tender, full of pathos, fury and wit, Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason is a dazzling, distinctive novel from a boldly talented writer - now…
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What do you do, when you find the perfect family, and it’s not yours? A charming, funny and irresistible novel about families, friendship and tiny little…
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Spiky, sharp, intriguingly dark and tender, full of pathos, fury and wit, Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason is a dazzling, distinctive novel from a boldly talented writer. For fans…
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From the author of the much-acclaimed novels Sorrow and Bliss and You Be Mother, Meg Mason, comes a hilarious and endearing memoir about first-time parenting.‘Achingly funny.’ Better Homes and…
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THE DEBUT NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF SORROW AND BLISS An endearing novel about families - the ones we have, and the ones we want - and the stories we…
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Tessa Hadley
Nothing in these ordinary lives is so ordinary after all, it turns out, as the family’s upheaval mirrors the dramatic transformation of the society around them. With scalpel-sharp insight, Tessa…
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Elizabeth McCracken
A taut, groundbreaking new novel from bestselling and award-winning author Elizabeth McCracken, about a writer's relationship with her larger-than-life mother - and about the very nature of writing
Rebecca Wait
Immensely readable and gorgeously comic, this is Rebecca's finest novel yet.
Jacqueline Maley
‘Electrifying, deeply unsettling and so, so satisfying’ Meg Mason, author of Sorrow and Bliss ‘I raced through this compelling tale about shame, single motherhood, and the lies we tell ourselves…
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Originally published in Australia in 2020 by Fourth Estate –Copyright page.
A dazzling novel about modern love up against the confusing, sad aches of mental illness - with all its highs, lows, humour and misery.
Meg Mason is not ready to laugh about any of this yet, but that doesn’t mean you can’t … A hilarious memoir of coming to grips with motherhood, from one…
A hilarious and unvarnished look at motherhood, perfect for fans of Caitlin Moran and Sloane Crosley
Mothers. Those women with purses the size of meat trays that hold an entire…
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Diana Reid
Feminism, power and sex play out through the eyes of young Australian university students in a fiercely authentic contemporary narrative.
Kathleen Farrell
A dysfunctional family reunites for the Christmas holiday from hell in this rediscovered festive classic with fangs.
The Hero of This Book is a searing examination of grief and renewal, and of a deeply felt relationship between a child and her parents.
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How can you write other people’s stories, when you won’t admit the truth of your own? An absorbing, moving, ruefully tender, witty and wise novel of marriage, motherhood and the…
Every bond has a breaking point
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