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FICTION
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FALLING IN LOVE
Donna Leon
Paperback
RRP $ 29.99
As an opera
superstar, Flavia
is well acquainted
with attention
from adoring
fans and aspiring
singers. But when one anonymous
admirer inundates her with bouquets
of yellow roses – on stage, in her
dressing room and even inside her
apartment – it becomes clear that this
fan is a potentially dangerous stalker.
THE LITTLE
PARIS
BOOKSHOP
Nina George
Paperback
RRP $ 29.99
The international
bestseller The
Little Paris
Bookshop is a delightful, bittersweet
tale about the distance one man
will travel for the sake of love and
friendship. Perfect for fans of The
Elegance of the Hedgehog or The
Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry.
A PLACE
CALLED WINTER
Patrick Gale
Paperback
RRP $ 29.99
In this exquisite
journey of selfdiscovery, loosely
based on a real
life family mystery, Patrick Gale has
created an epic, intimate human
drama, both brutal and breathtaking.
It is a poignant historical novel of
secrets, sexuality and, ultimately, of
great love.
NON-FICTION
RIVER COTTAGE
AUSTRALIA
THROUGH
THE WALL
THE MOST GOOD
YOU CAN DO
Paul West
Hardback
RRP $ 45.00
Anna Bligh
Hardback
RRP $ 39.99
Peter Singer
Paperback
RRP $ 32.99
Hugh FearnleyWhittingstall has
sowed the seed
for a new River Cottage in Australia.
Somewhere between Melbourne and
Sydney, nestled between the pristine
Sapphire Coast and the imposing
Mount Gulaga, lies the beautiful old
dairy farm which is now the home
of River Cottage Australia, and ‘new
Hugh’ Paul West.
Writing with
her trademark
honesty, warmth
and humour
about the challenges that public and
private life have thrown her, Anna
Bligh reflects candidly - as a wife,
mother, daughter, friend and political
leader - on the lessons of leadership,
resilience, community and family.
Peter Singer,
often described
as the world’s
most influential
living philosopher, presents a
challenging new movement in the
search for an ethical life, one that
has emerged from his own work on
some of the world’s most pressing
problems.
CHILDREN’S & YA
SOME MUMS
Nick Bland
Hardback
RRP $16.99
Some mums
are graceful
and some
mums are tough. Each mum has her
own way of being a mum and they
are all delightful! Another instant
classic from Nick Bland whose
other titles include The Very Hungry
Bear and Some Dads. Perfect for
Mother’s Day. 2+
ALICE’S FOOD
A-Z
Alice
Zaslavsky
Paperback
RRP $19.95
Dip in and
taste this edible adventure by Alice
Zaslavsky, former MasterChef
contestant. Packed with funny
food facts, clever cooking tips and
kid-friendly recipes, this book is for
the fact-hungry, food-obsessed or
those who like to mess about in the
kitchen. 9+
BOOK OF
THE MONTH
THE GREATEST
GATSBY:
A VISUAL BOOK
OF GRAMMAR
Tohby Riddle
Paperback
RRP $ 24.99
Introducing a new, visually engaging
way of presenting grammar. Appealing
to the senses and the emotions with
colour, texture, humour and drama,
this book seeks to make the subject of
grammar not only more intelligible to
more people, but more memorable. 8+
ONE LIFE:
MY MOTHER’S
STORY
Kate Grenville
Hardback
RRP $ 29.99
When Kate Grenville’s
mother died she left
behind many fragments
of memoir. These were
the starting point for
One Life, the story of
a woman whose life spanned a century of tumult
and change. In many ways Nance’s story echoes
that of many mothers and grandmothers, for
whom the twentieth century offered a path to new
freedoms and choices. In other ways Nance was
exceptional. One Life is an act of great imaginative
sympathy, a deeply moving homage by one of
Australia’s finest writers.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kate Grenville’s bestselling
novel The Secret River received
the Commonwealth Writers’
Prize, and was shortlisted for
the Man Booker Prize and the
Miles Franklin Literary Award.
The Idea of Perfection won the
Orange Prize. Grenville’s other novels
include Sarah Thornhill, The Lieutenant, Lilian’s
Story, Dark Places and Joan Makes History.
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The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
That Sugar Book by Damon Gameau
The Wife Drought by Annabel Crabb
The Brain’s Way of Healing by Norman Doidge
The Happy Cookbook by Lola Berry
H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald
The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan
We are All Completely Beside Ourselves
by Karen Joy Fowler
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Bad Behaviour by Rebecca Starford
A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler
American Sniper (Movie Tie-In Edition)
by Chris Kyle & Scott McEwen
The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
The Naked CEO: The Truth You Need to Build a Big Life
by Alex Malley
Plenty More by Yotam Ottolenghi
Skin by Ilka Tampke
Abyssinian Contortionist by David Carlin
Story of Australia’s People by Geoffrey Blainey
Source: Nielsen BookScan
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For the best Australian writing of 2014 as
chosen by Australian independent booksellers.
WINNER
CATEGORY WINNER
NON-FICTION
Judges’ Comments: Don Watson takes the reader
on a journey to discover the quintessential meaning
of ‘the Bush’.
CATEGORY WINNERS
ANZAC TITLES
FROM WOODSLANE
THE LANDING AT ANZAC
Chris Roberts
Paperback RRP $19.99
The Landing at ANZAC,
1915 reaches a carefully
argued conclusion in which
Chris Roberts draws together
the threads of his analysis
delivering some startling findings. This is a book
that pulls the Gallipoli campaign into the modern
era and provides a compelling argument for its
continuing relevance.
Celebrating great books
by Australian women
2015 shortlist
THE OTTOMAN DEFENCE
AGAINST THE ANZAC
LANDING
Mesut Uyar
Paperback RRP $19.99
FICTION
DEBUT
FICTION
CHILDREN’S
& YA
This meticulously researched
volume describes the Ottoman
Army in fascinating detail.
Using Ottoman military documents, regimental war
diaries, personal accounts and memoirs, Mesut
Uyar describes the unfolding campaign, unravelling
its complexity and resolving many of the questions
that have dogged accounts for a century.
Maxine Beneba Clarke
Emily Bitto
Christine Kenneally
Sofie Laguna
Joan London
Ellen van Neerven
FOREIGN SOIL
THE STRAYS
w w w.indies.com.au
THE INVISIBLE HISTORY
OF THE HUMAN RACE
THE GOLDEN AGE
THE EYE OF THE SHEEP
HEAT AND LIGHT
Winner announced
21 April 2015
For reading group notes, author
interviews, extracts and more visit
www.thestellaprize.com.au
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