She was Australian born, an international bestselling author and a member of the glamorous literary, intellectual and society salons of late nineteenth and early twentieth century London and EuropeShe was 'amused, cynical, ironic, loving, gay, ferocious, cold, ardent but never gentle'. She was a whirlwind. She created around her the atmosphere of a Court at which her friends were either in disgrace or favour, a butt or a blessing.Elizabeth von Arni...

'Martin wore tight pants that were striped red, white and blue, like a Union Jack, and an embroidered Afghan vest. In front of his face he carried, like a lollipop, a smile on a stick. As he went, he bowed to passers-by. Even on King's Road, he stood out.'Martin Sharp's art was as singular as his style. He blurred the boundaries of high art and low with images of Dylan, Hendrix and naked flower children that defined an era. Along the way the irreverent Australian was charg...

“You should know that when the night feels very long, remember that a new day is just through the forest”. Andrew whispered to Anna. She was alone and standing on the precipice of no return. The thought that each day was filled with new possibilities, new opportunities and that every day was a miracle was so foreign to her, that it didn’t seem possible to make it “Through the Dark Night”. With the Lord’s help though, anything is possible. Traveling from the shores of Los Angeles to the pla...

This is the beautifully told story of charismatic and unconventional pop artist Martin Sharp, from his lonely privileged childhood, to the heady days of the underground magazine Oz to Swinging London and beyond. Sharp blurred the boundaries of high art and low, he drew rock stars and reprobates into his world, he collaborated with Eric Clapton, obsessively championed eccentric singer Tiny Tim, was haunted by Sydney’s Luna Park, and paradoxically became a recluse whose phone never stopped r...

In the middle ages, a poet told a story that mocked a strong woman. It became a literary classic. But what if the woman in question had a chance to tell her own version? Who would you believe?'Brooks' mischievous retelling [of Chaucer's The Wife of Bath] dials up the feminist themes - and the fun - to 11.' The Canberra TimesEngland, The Year of Our Lord, 1364When married off aged 12 to an elderly farmer, Eleanor Cornfed, who's constantly told to seek redemp...

***Pre-order your copy of Faith Hogan's gripping and poignant new novel, The Sisters of Hope Square, now!***'Charming... Full of pathos and humour. A heartwarming page-turner that would be perfect for staycation reading' – Irish Independent on Saturday'Uplifting, emotional and brimming with warmth and humour' – Cathy Bramley***Three women. Three different stages of ...

The brilliant and explosive new novel from the author of the award-winning The Museum of Modern Love.WINNER, General Fiction Book of the Year, ABIA AwardsWhy is a massive bridge being built to connect the sleepy island of Bruny with the mainland of Tasmania? And why have terrorists blown it up?When the Bruny bridge is bombed, UN troubleshooter Astrid Coleman agrees to return home to help her brother before an upcoming elect...

'Another heart-warming read from Faith Hogan' Trisha Ashley.'Heart-warming, poignant and uplifting' Lucy Coleman, author of Snowflakes Over Holly Cove.***Two women. Two very different lives. One unexpected friendship.Amanda King and Tess Cuffe are strangers who share the same Georgian house, but their lives couldn't be more differen...

Fed up of being a grown up? Get away from it all with the No. 1 bestseller from Marian Keyes'Magnificently messy lives, brilliantly untangled. Funny, tender and completely absorbing!' GRAHAM NORTON'SUCH a treat. Like reading the cleverest cream cake of words' CAITLIN MORAN______MEET JESSIE, CARA AND NELL.Married to brothers Johnny, Ed and Liam Casey.Three very different women t...

A post-Second World War story of strong female ties and family, secrets and lies, set in the multicultural Australia of the fifties.Can the Bonegilla girls defeat their past? Or will it come to claim them?1954: When sixteen–year–old Hungarian Elizabeta arrives in Australia with her family, she is hoping to escape the hopelessness of life as a refugee in post–war Germany.Her first stop is the Bonegilla Migrant Camp on the banks of the Murray...

Is it better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved?Paul Starr, Ireland's leading cardiologist, dies in a car crash with a pregnant young woman by his side.United in their grief and the love of one man, four women are thrown together in an attempt to come to terms with life after Paul. They soon realise they never really knew him at all.As they begin to form unlikely friendships, Paul's death proves to be the catalyst that enables them to ...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"I love Jane Harper's Australia-based mysteries." —Stephen KingTwo brothers meet in the remote Australian outback when the third brother is found dead, in this stunning new standalone novel from Jane HarperBrothers Nathan and Bub Bright meet for the first time in months at the remote fence line separating their cattle ranches in the lonely outback.Their third brother...