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Flock
""A seductive novel of family, destiny, love and wallpaper. They met on a train.They fell in love. They got married. They lived happily ever after. Or not. Francis Sprigge and Lilian Powys, two strangers escaping their past, move to the Blue Mountains together, following their dreams of creativity and love. But as Francis pursues his gift for designing exquisite wallpaper, Lilian finds that the ordinary life she craves remains frustratingly beyond reach. Despite her adoring husband and spirited young daughter Adelaide, Lilian cannot outrun her demons, and cracks soon appear in the familys harmonious veneer. Nearly thirty years later, Addie Sprigge returns to her childhood haunts to lead a small team of conservators in the restoration of a historic mansion. But as they peel back the layers of wallpaper and begin to uncover the secrets of the house, the past resurfaces in unexpected ways. Addie learns much more about herself, and her parents, than she ever could have anticipated. Flock is the captivating story of talented and passionate people and the ghosts they must lay to rest, as well as a ravishing exploration of the nature of love and wallpaper. ""
Mr Carver's Whale
1850: A sea-chest full of books arrives for Antonio Mateus Carvalho Cabral, the younger son of a family of whalers on the small volcanic island of Pico ... The Carvalho brothers - handsome Marcelinho and clever Antonio - are destined to spend their lives hunting whales. But the arrival of an unexpected gift changes both their lives forever. As the younger Carvalho discovers the fascinating world of the whale, a chasm opens between the two brothers, made all the more perilous by their shared passion for the alluring and wilful Margarida Machado. From the Azores to Lisbon, from Newfoundland to Australia, our hero travels in search of love, fortune and his very soul. It is in Eden, a small whal...
Wanderlust - How to Travel Solo
Whether you are solo in Sweden or backpacking in Bali, Wanderlust magazine's How to Travel Solo is everything you need to strike out on your own. From location focus on solo hotspots, to tips about braving off the beaten path and how to find the best street food, this guide is packed with advice from solo travel experts. With climate and seasonal packing advice as well as safety tips and tricks, How to Travel Solo is both inspiring and instructional, helping you to get the very best out of independent travel. Whether you're a seasoned trekker or nervous novice plunging into their first solo travel adventure, make sure to tuck this book into your hand luggage.
The Bright House
Set amongst the grandeur and beauty of South Africa and political and racial upheaval of the 1950s, The Bright House is a passionate, haunting story of one woman's journey toward love and independence It is a bright house I will create in it a world no man can ever build When nineteen year old Jessie Bierman, the daughter of white South African political activists, falls in love with a coloured man Lennie Naidoo, her world of privilege and safety is exchanged for one of uncertainty, fear and a firsthand witnessing of daily racial injustice. Then Lennie leaves Jessie, to return to his wife and daughter and safety of his home town. Jessie is devastated. Her world turned upside down, Jessie mus...
The Factory
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One Way Mirrors
From the author of The Factory, shortlisted for the National Book Council's Qantas New Writers Award, this book is set in the deceptive calm of Johannesburg's white liberal suburbs. Amiably married, Rosemary Williston lives in opulent paralysis. Until she meets Louise, and begins an affair.
