If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane

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Category: Romance

If faking love is this easy... how do you know when it's real? The brand new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Mhairi McFarlane When Laurie's partner of eighteen years, Dan, dumps her to 'find himself' (and leave her on the shelf at 36), she is blindsided. But not as blindsided as when he ann ounces that his new girlfriend is now pregnant. Working in the same office with Dan is soon unbearable - until the day she gets stuck in the lift with her handsome colleague Jamie. Jamie is looking for a way to improve his reputation in the company and what better way for Jamie to advance and Laurie to give the rumour mill something else to talk about than a fake relationship? As Laurie and Jamie progress from Instagram snaps to dates, dancing and more, Laurie feels herself falling further for her unlikely hero. But you can't break your heart in a fake relationship. Can you? ke relationship. Can you? ...Show more

The Hobbits of Tolkien by David Day

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Category: Fantasy

An entire race was born when J.R.R. Tolkien scrawled on a leaf, 'In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.' From the invention of that single word (hobbit) Tolkien became the explorer and chronicler of the character, their race and their significant role in his fantastical world, Middle-earth. Here in his latest book, Tolkien expert David Day unpicks the myriad of riddles, puns and mystical meanings in Tolkien's works; The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. ...Show more

Carry On (#1 Simon Snow) by Rainbow Rowell

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Category: Young Adult | Series: Simon Snow

Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen. That's what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he's probably right. Half the time, Simon can't even make his wand work, and the other half, he starts something on fire. His mentor's avoiding him, his girlfriend broke up with him, and there's a magic-eating monster running around, wearing Simon's face. Baz would be having a field day with all this, if he were here--it's their last year at the Watford School of Magicks, and Simon's infuriating nemesis didn't even bother to show up. Carry On is a ghost story, a love story and a mystery. It has just as much kissing and talking as you'd expect from a Rainbow Rowell story - but far, far more monsters. ...Show more

War and Peace: (Barnes and Noble Collectible Editions) by Leo Tolstoy

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Category: Classic | Series: Barnes and Noble Leatherbound Classics Ser.

Furious Thing by Jenny Downham

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Category: Young Adult | Reading Level: 15+

Lexi lives with her mum and her mum's fiance, John, and her half-sister Iris. She knows that she's different, she has an anger inside her that she struggles to control. She's certain that there's something wrong with her, she wants to impress everyone, and make her mum proud of her. But impressing John is the real challenge. He has very clear ideas of what sort of a stepdaughter Lexi should be, and no matter what she tries, she always seems to come up short. Especially when compared to Iris, who is always treated as the perfect daughter. John's influence on her mum is also becoming more and more clear, as she has started sharing his view of Lexi. Lexi's anger is going to lead her into trouble, and to question everything about herself, and who she really is. A masterful story exploring emotional abuse and right at the core of contemporary discussions of the ways women are manipulated by men, Jenny Downham's new novel is a peerless and ultimately uplifting exploration of this heartbreakingly common reality. ...Show more

Incidental Inventions (HB) by Elena Ferrante; Ann Goldstein (Translator); Andrea Ucini (Illustrator)

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Category: Contemporary | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction

"This is my last column, after a year that has scared and inspired me." With these words, Elena Ferrante, the bestselling author of My Brilliant Friend, bid farewell to her year-long collaboration with the Guardian. For a full year she penned short pieces, the subjects of which were suggested by edit ors at the Guardian, turning the writing process into a kind of prolonged interlocution; the subjects ranged from first love to climate change, from enmity among women to the adaptation of her novels to film and TV. As she said in her final column: "I have written as an author of novels, taking on matters that are important to me and that--if I have the will and the time--I'd like to develop within real narrative mechanisms." Here, then, are the seeds of possible future novels, the ruminations of an internationally beloved author, and the abiding preoccupations of a writer who has been called "one of the great novelists of our time" (the New York Times). Gathered here in a beautiful gift edition and accompanied by a new, original introduction by the author and Andrea Ucini's intelligent, witty, and beautiful illustrations, this is a must for all Ferrante fans. ...Show more

The Long-Distance Playlist by Tara Eglington

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Category: Young Adult

Told primarily in instant messenger conversations, Skype, emails and texts, this is Jaclyn Moriarty's Feeling Sorry for Celia for the modern teen. Taylor and Isolde used to be best friends - before THAT FIGHT, 18 months ago. It's been radio silence ever since - until Taylor contacts Isolde to sympathise with her breakup: the breakup that she never saw coming; the breakup that destroyed her confidence and ended her dreams of joining the National Ballet School. Taylor's had his own share of challenges, including a life-altering accident that has brought his hopes of competing at the Winter Olympics to a halt. Isolde responds to Taylor, to be polite. But what starts out as heartbreak-themed Spotify playlists and shared stories of exes quickly becomes something more. And as Taylor and Isolde start to lean on each other, the distance between them begins to feel not so distant after all ... A boy. A girl. A one-of-a-kind friendship. Cross-country convos and middle-of-the-night playlists. With big dreams come even bigger challenges. PRAISE FOR TARA EGLINGTON'S BOOKS 'My Best Friend is a Goddess is a sincerely sweet and seriously smart story with a lot of heart!' - Danielle Binks, YA author and reviewer 'Scary-relatable ... like seriously, has a piece of fiction ever hit this close to home? Author Tara Eglington just knows about girl stuff. And bestie stuff. And boy stuff' - Girlfriend magazine 'Tara Eglington perfectly captures the intensity, humour and heartache of female friendship' - Lili Wilkinson, bestselling author of Green Valentine   ...Show more

Bad Gateway by Simon Hanselmann

$46.95 AUD

Category: Graphic Novels, Amine & Manga

Perpetually drunk and high, lovable degenerates Megg and Mogg have drifted through a life full of raucous antics and free of consequences. But their heavy drug use, once a gateway to adventure, has begun to take a grim psychological toll. As her unstable lifestyle finally catches up to her, Megg must tu rn to her past to uncover the roots of her self-destructive habits that have led her down this dark path. ...Show more

Red Scrolls of Magic Ha by Cassandra Clare

$35.00 AUD

Category: Fantasy

Fantasy. All Magnus Bane wanted was a vacation - a lavish trip across Europe with Alec Lightwood, the Shadowhunter who against all odds is finally his boyfriend. But as soon as the pair settles in Paris, an old friend arrives with news about a demon-worshipping cult called the Crimson Hand that is bent on causing chaos around the world. A cult that was apparently founded by Magnus himself ...Show more

The Lost Heir (#2 Wings of Fire Graphic Novel) by Tui T. Sutherland

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Category: Graphic Novels, Amine & Manga | Series: Wings of Fire Graphic

The Wings of Fire saga continues with a thrilling underwater adventure--and a mystery that will change everything... The lost heir to the SeaWing throne is going home at last. She can't believe it's finally happening. Tsunami and her fellow dragonets of destiny are journeying under the water to the gr eat SeaWing Kingdom. Stolen as an egg from the royal hatchery, Tsunami is eager to meet her future subjects and reunite with her mother, Queen Coral. But Tsunami's triumphant return doesn't go quite the way she imagined. Queen Coral welcomes her with open wings, but a mysterious assassin has been killing off the queen's heirs for years, and Tsunami may be the next target. The dragonets came to the SeaWings for protection, but this ocean hides secrets, betrayal--and perhaps even death. ...Show more

The Waters Rising by Sheri S. Tepper

$24.99 AUD

Category: Science Fiction

The long-awaited and much-demanded sequel to A PLAGUE OF ANGELS, continuing the story of Abasio, once a farmboy, now, so Blue, his talking horse, is happy to inform people, a man who goes hither and thither helping orphans in this world where renascent mythical beasts and fairy tale 'archetypes' now liv e. And when he comes agross little Xulai from Tingawan, one of the Ten Thousand Islands, far across the western Sea, she informs him that she too is an orphan and implores his help carrying out the last request of the Princess Xu-i-lok, who has been dying since the day she married Duke Justinian, who refused the royal order to marry Alicia, the Prince's sister. Xulai is Princess Xu-i-lok's Soul Carrier and the task she must complete means visiting the scary forest in the dead of night - but it is the only thing that will bring the princess a measure of peace. Abasio, helper of orphans, promises though she must do this alone, he will be near, to aid her if necessary...and it is, for there are dark things abroad... And Xulai's job is not yet done, for with the princess now dead, the grieving Duke is left a widower - and Alicia, Duchess Altamont, still wishes to marry him. It's not just the man she wants, but his lands too...and her plans do not bode well for anyone except her... ...Show more

Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernières

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Category: Modern Classics | Series: Vintage Classics

It is 1941 and Captain Antonio Corelli, a young Italian officer, is posted to the Greek island of Cephallonia as part of the occupying forces. At first he is ostracised by the locals, but as a conscientious but far from fanatical soldier, whose main aim is to have a peaceful war, he proves in time to be civilised, humorous - and a consummate musician.When the local doctor?s daughter?s letters to her fiance - a member of the underground - go unanswered, the working of the eternal triangle seems inevitable. But can this fragile love survive as a war of bestial savagery gets closer and the lines are drawn between invader and defender? ...Show more