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Kate Willis, owner of the most superb Garfield bookstore Just One More Page has once against shared her favourite books with us this month, and the new releases she’s looking forward to reading.
Weyward -Emilia Hart
Three women, five centuries, one spellbinding story
In the present day, Kate flees a traumatic relationship to the Cumbrian cottage she inherited from her great-aunt; but the cottage hides secrets of its own.
In 1942, Violet rebels against her father’s ideas of a ‘proper young lady’ . . . until he takes matters into his own hands.
In 1619, Altha is on trial for witchcraft, implicated in the gruesome death of a local man.
Three women they tried to cage – but Weyward women belong to the wild. And they cannot be tamed…
The Things We Leave Unfinished – Rebecca Yarros
When Georgia Stanton discovers that her late grandmother, Scarlett, the infamous romance author, didn’t get the chance to finish her last book, she is determined to share her story. But first, it needs to be written.
Enter Noah Harrison, the bestselling and most charismatic romance author of his generation. When Georgia meets him, she is distraught – although he’s charming and handsome, there’s nothing beneath the surface. But as they start working together, Georgia begins to see that there might be more to Noah than meets the eye.
Together, they realize that Scarlett was saving the greatest love story of all until last – her own. While serving in World War Two, she fell in love with the handsome and enigmatic pilot, Jameson. But are Georgia and Noah about to discover that not all love stories have a happy ending…?
All The Colours of the Dark – Chris Whittaker
Late one summer, the town of Monta Clare is shattered by the abduction of teenager Joseph ‘Patch’ Macauley. Nobody more so than Saint Brown, who will risk everything to find her best friend.
But when she does: it will break her heart.
Patch lies alone in a pitch-black room – until he feels a hand in his. Her name is Grace and, though they cannot see each other, she lights their world with her words.
But when he escapes: there is no sign she ever even existed.
Left with only her voice and her name, he paints her from broken memories – and charts an epic search to find her.
As years turn to decades, and hope becomes obsession, Saint will shadow his journey – on a darker path to hunt down the man who took them – and set free the only boy she ever loved.
Even if finding the truth means losing each other forever…
His Name Was Walter – Emily Rodda
Once upon a time, in a dark city far away, there lived a boy called Walter, who had nothing but his name to call his own …
The handwritten book, with its strangely vivid illustrations, has been hidden in the old house for a long, long time. Tonight, four kids and their teacher will find it. Tonight, at last, the haunting story of Walter and the mysterious, tragic girl called Sparrow will be read – right to the very end .
From one of Australia’s most renowned children’s authors comes an extraordinary story within a story – a mystery, a prophecy, a long-buried secret. And five people who will remember this night for the rest of their lives.
The Happiest Man On Earth – Eddie Jaku
Life can be beautiful if you make it beautiful. It is up to you.
Eddie Jaku always considered himself a German first, a Jew second. He was proud of his country. But all of that changed in November 1938, when he was beaten, arrested and taken to a concentration camp.
Over the next seven years, Eddie faced unimaginable horrors every day, first in Buchenwald, then in Auschwitz, then on a Nazi death march. He lost family, friends, his country.
Because he survived, Eddie made the vow to smile every day. He pays tribute to those who were lost by telling his story, sharing his wisdom and living his best possible life. He now believes he is the ‘happiest man on earth’.
Published as Eddie turns 100, this is a powerful, heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful memoir of how happiness can be found even in the darkest of times.
Children’s Book Recommendation
Kung Fu Roo – Anh Doh (graphic novel)
Fast as the wind!
Silent as the shadows!
Deadly as the … err … something …
With their incredible kung fu skills, Kai, Harry and Charley already make an unstoppable team.
Then their train is hit by a meteor, and they discover they can transform into animals.
Mastering their new powers is no easy task, but someone needs to stop the Crocka Gang!
It’s Kung Fu Roo and his team to the rescue!
Can they fight crime and keep their new identities secret?
A wildly funny, action-packed graphic novel from Anh Do, the mega-bestselling author of Wolf Girl and Ninja Kid.
October New Releases to Pop on Your TBR List!
Lottie Brooks Essential Guide for Life – Katie Kirby
From hilarious MEGA-bestselling author, Katie Kirby, comes a brand-new Lottie Brooks book with a twist!
Lottie has been sharing her most cringe-inducing moments for years, and this book sums up all of Lottie’s knowledge and wisdom for a totally ESSENTIAL guide to life. Lottie and her friends are here to help you through those tweenage years with their best advice on school, friendship, crushes and, most importantly, SNACKS.
Filled with BRAND-NEW stories and Lottie inspired activities, plus space for you to write and draw as well, grab a pen (and maybe a KitKat Chunky, for energy) and get ready to learn from Lottie!
What will you find inside-
Bluey’s Christmas Cookbook
Based on the hit ABC KIDS TV show!
Let’s cook for Christmas! Join Bluey and Bingo for the holidays and learn how to make Bartlebee toast, strawberry Verandah Santa hats, gingerbread biccies, roast pork with crackling – and more!
Bluey is an award-winning preschool show about Bluey, a blue heeler pup, and her family. Airing on ABC KIDS, the show has amassed legions of dedicated fans and hugely popular ranges of books, toys, clothes, games and more.
The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins (Author of The Girl on the Train)
Welcome to Eris, a Scottish Tidal Island with only one hour, one inhabitant, one way out.
A place that is unreachable from the Scottish mainland for twelve hours each day. Once the hideaway of Vanessa, a famous artist whose notoriously unfaithful husband disappeared twenty years ago.
Now home to Grace. A solitary creature of the tides, content in her own isolation.
But when a shocking discovery is made in an art gallery far away in London, Grace receives an unexpected visitor.
And the secrets of Eris threaten to emerge . . .
Recipe Tin Eat Tonight Cookbook – Nagi Maehshi
Australia’s favourite home cook, Nagi Maehashi, is back to solve the perennial problem of what’s for dinner tonight … and every night.
Following on from her record-breaking first cookbook, Dinner, Nagi brings us Tonight with more than 150 brand-new foolproof, flavour-packed recipes, 800 variations on those recipes and 3000 possible combinations that match formulas (including the world-famous Charlie sauce) with different ingredients.
There are crave-worthy crowd-pleasers – try slow-baked Italian meatballs in a rich tomato sauce with bubbling melted cheese or fall-apart Asian chicken cooked in a sticky-sweet soy glaze. Some dinners can be cooked in 20 minutes, and others can be made using only pantry staples. For high-impact guest-impressing, turn to Sunday suppers – the Vietnamese pulled pork is a festival of flavour – while the sweet chapter delivers on the promise of maximum decadence.
With a stunning photo and link to a how-to video for each recipe – and plenty of guest appearances from Australia’s most loved golden retriever, Dozer! – this is a book for every Australian kitchen, for every level of cooking ability, for every budget, for every set of taste buds, and for every single night of the week.
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