To Hellas and Back: My Modern-day Greek Tragedy by Lana Penrose

BOOK REVIEW. To Hellas and Back is the true story of one woman’s four year Greek Odyssey for love.  Lana Penrose subtitled her book, ‘My modern-day Greek tragedy’, but it soon becomes clear to the reader that Penrose was being facetious, as this very funny book does not read like any Greek tragedy I’ve ever [...]

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The Messenger of Athens by Anne Zouroudi

Captain Corelli’s Mandolin meets Hercule Poirot in this evocative mystery set on a small Greek island. Buy the Book International retailer: Amazon.com US$8.61 Australian retailer: QBD The Bookshop AU$29.95 Purchase this book in Australia before 31 March 2009 and you could win a $5000 Holiday in the Summer Reading Competition. Book Description When the battered [...]

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The Rest of Her Life by Laura Moriarty

A young girl and her family deal with the repercussions of a tragic car accident in this compelling tale of loss and guilt.  Read an Extract. Buy the Book International retailer: Amazon.com US$10.17 Australian retailer: QBD The Bookshop AU$29.95 Purchase this book in Australia before 31 March 2009 and you could win a $5000 Holiday [...]

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The Feng Shui Detective Goes South by Nury Vittachi

The latest novel in the internationally best-selling Feng Shui Detective series sees Mr Wong and other members of the Union of Industrial Mystics in Singapore. They are introduced to a young woman who, all their mystical arts tell them, is doomed to die. Their desperate efforts to save her eventually lead C.F. Wong and Joyce [...]

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The Annotated Pride and Prejudice

Read or revisit a classic this summer with this first-ever, fully annotated edition, of one of the most beloved novels in the world. The Annotated Pride and Prejudice is a sheer delight for Jane Austen fans who can’t get enough of Regency Period literature. BUY THE BOOK Best Online Price: The Nile – Australia’s Largest [...]

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Everlasting by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

Historical romance was born when Kathleen E. Woodiwiss gifted the world with the groundbreaking The Flame and the Flower. Now, twelve New York Times bestsellers later, “The first lady of the genre” (Publishers Weekly) returns with her most breathtaking masterwork—a glorious celebration of a secret love that is dangerous, irresistible, forbidden, and . . . [...]

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The Islands by Di Morrissey

Australian author. It’s the psychedelic 70s and social conventions are being challenged. When Catherine Moreland from rural Australia goes on her first trip abroad, a handsome American naval officer sweeps her off her feet and she goes to live in beautiful, romantic Hawaii with her new husband. At first, the magic and loveliness of the [...]

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The Chameleon’s Shadow by Minette Walters

Could severe head injuries turn a man into a killer? When an injured soldier returns from Iraq, he appears to undergo a complete change in personality in the latest dark, complex thriller from the Queen of Crime now in paperback. READ AN EXTRACT Book Description How could he forget eight weeks of his life? How [...]

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The Private Patient by P.D. James

A new thrilling Dalgliesh mystery. Book Description When the notorious investigative journalist, Rhoda Gradwyn, booked into Mr Chandler-Powell’s private clinic in Dorset for the removal of a disfiguring and long-standing facial scar, she had every prospect of a successful operation by a distinguished surgeon, a week’s peaceful convalescence in one of Dorset’s most beautiful manor [...]

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Ulterior Motives by Lucienne Joy

A gripping psychological thriller that takes a compelling and shocking journey into the secrets of a marriage. READ AN EXTRACT Book Description What is it they say about marriage and haste? Living the glamorous expat life on the French Riviera, Australian journalist Coco’s got it all – except for romance. So when she meets dashing [...]

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