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FEBRUARY 2019 The Orchardist's Daughter Karen Viggers A story of freedom, forgiveness and finding the strength to break free. International bestselling writer Karen Viggers returns to remote Tasmania, the setting of her most popular novel The Lightkeeper's Wife. Description Sixteen-year-old Mikaela has grown up isolated and homeschooled on an apple orchard in southeastern Tasmania, until an unexpected event shatters her family. Eighteen months later, she and her older brother Kurt are running a small business in a timber town. Miki longs to make connections and spend more time in her beloved forest, but she is kept a virtual prisoner by Kurt, who leads a secret life of his own. When Miki meets Leon, another outsider, things slowly begin to change. But the power to stand up for yourself must come from within. And Miki has to fight to uncover the truth of her past and discover her strength and spirit. Set in the old-growth eucalypt forests and vast rugged mountains of southern Tasmania, The Orchardist's Daughter is an uplifting story about friendship, resilience and finding the courage to break free. About the Author Born in Melbourne and raised in the Dandenong Ranges riding horses and writing stories, Karen went on to study veterinary science at Melbourne University before working in practice for several years. She completed a PhD in wildlife health, and since then she has worked on a wide range of Australian native animals, including kangaroos. Karen loves landscapes, wild places, people and animals. She is the author of three novels: The Stranding (2008) and the bestselling, The Lightkeeper's Wife (2011) and The Grass Castle. She lives in Canberra with her husband and two children. Price: $29.99 ISBN: 9781760630584 Format: Paperback - C format Dimensions: 234x153mm Extent: 400 pages Bic1: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Bic2: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Canberra, ACT Allen & Unwin FEBRUARY 2019 Orchardist's Daughter 18 copy dumpbin A&U Point of Sale Includes 18 copies of The Orchardist's Daughter plus dumpbin, header and poster. Description About the Author Price: $539.82 ISBN: 9324551067291 Format: Point of Sale Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Miscellaneous items Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Allen & Unwin FEBRUARY 2019 Small Blessings Emily Brewin Through the unlikeliest of friendships comes a second chance. Description 'Brewin reminds us we shouldn't take anything for granted, and that change is always possible.' KYD on Hello, Goodbye At the thought of Petey, she looks up. Last time she saw him he was an aeroplane, arms stretched wide, head thrown back exposing his throat to the sun. But he's gone. Rosie Larson doesn't trust people - and with good reason. Her violent ex-boyfriend, Joel, is out of jail and she's determined he won't find her or their ten-year-old son. For Isobel Hutchins, the cost of success is beginning to prove too high. Her impressive career and comfortable lifestyle can't protect her from the news her mother is dying or the need to face her past. When tragedy strikes, Rosie and Isobel are thrown together despite their differences. In this difficult space, they draw strength from each other and form an unlikely friendship that may just see them through. Small Blessings is a poignant and uplifting novel of secrets, motherhood, innocence and heartache, and ultimately what we're willing to do for love. 'a powerful debut that will capture your heart...' samstillreading on Hello, Goodbye About the Author Emily Brewin is a Melbourne-based writer and educator. Price: $29.99 ISBN: 9781760632267 Format: Paperback - C format Small Blessings is her second novel. Hello, Goodbye, her first novel, was published by Allen & Unwin in June 2017. She Dimensions: 234x153mm has been awarded an Australian Society of Authors Emerging Writers' and Illustrators' Mentorship for her fiction writing, Extent: 256 pages Bic1: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) and has been shortlisted for Hachette Australia's Manuscript Development Program and Varuna's Publisher Introduction Bic2: Program. Her short stories have been short listed for a number of literary awards, including the Alan Marshall Short Story Illustrations: Award, Overland's Fair Australia Prize and the Elyne Mitchell Writing Awards. Previous Titles: Author now living: East Brunswick She is currently completing an Associate Degree of Professional Writing and Editing at RMIT University. In a past life, she studied journalism and wrote for Shine, Metro and Screen Education magazines. She is currently working on her third novel. Allen & Unwin FEBRUARY 2019 Small Blessings 8 copy pack Point of Sale Includes 8 copies of Small Blessings plus free reading copy. Description About the Author Price: $239.92 ISBN: 9324551067918 Format: Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Miscellaneous items Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Allen & Unwin FEBRUARY 2019 Lawson's Bend Nicole Hurley-Moore The stunning new romantic suspense novel from best-selling author Nicole Hurley-Moore. Description In the hot summer of 2008, a tragic accident at the lake on the outskirts of Lawson's Bend forever scars the townsfolk. At an end-of-year celebratory campout, several students from the local high school drown and Henrietta Bolton loses her best friend, Georgie, to the murky waters. Unable to accept this as an accident, Henny runs from the small country town vowing never to come back. Stephen Drake has never left. Instead, he's tried to settle down, working with his dad on their small farm. Stephen had dreams of a different life but after the night at the lake, nothing seemed important anymore. Years later, Henny is forced to return to Lawson's Bend when her beloved mother dies. Henny's plan is to finalise her mother's estate, sell the house and get the hell out of town as quickly as possible. But there is Stephen... Ever since they were kids Stephen has had a soft spot for Henny and it was he who saved her life that night amid the panic. Yet he never had the courage to tell her just how he felt. But now she's back in town, Stephen wonders if he has a second chance. About the Author Nicole Hurley-Moore grew up in Melbourne and has travelled extensively, whilst living her life through the romance of books. Her first passion in life has always been her family, but since doing her BA Honours in Medieval Literature, she has devoted her time to writing historical romance. Nicole is a full time writer who lives in the Central Highlands of Victoria with her family, where they live in the peaceful surrounds of a semi-rural town. She is the author of the immensely popular novels McKellan's Run, Hartley's Grange, Country Roads and White Gum Creek. Price: $29.99 ISBN: 9781760631116 Format: Paperback - C format Dimensions: 234x153mm Extent: 320 pages Bic1: Adult & contemporary romance Bic2: Thriller / suspense Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Castlemaine, VIC Allen & Unwin FEBRUARY 2019 The Sisters' Song Louise Allan Set in rural Tasmania from the 1920s to the 1990s, The Sisters' Song traces the lives of two very different sisters. One for whom giving and loving are her most natural qualities and the other who can never forgive and forget. Description As small children, Ida loves looking after her younger sister, Nora, but when their beloved father dies in 1926, everything changes. The two young girls move in with their grandmother who is particularly encouraging of Nora's musical talent. Nora eventually follows her dream of a brilliant musical career, while Ida takes a job as a nanny and their lives become quite separate. The two sisters are reunited when Nora's life takes an unwelcome direction and she finds herself, embittered and resentful, isolated in the Tasmanian bush with a husband and children. Ida longs passionately for a family and when she marries Len, she hopes to soon become a mother. Over time, it becomes clear that this is never likely to happen. In Ida's eyes, it seems that Nora possesses everything in life that could possibly matter yet she values none of it. Set in rural Tasmania over a span of seventy years, the strengths and flaws of motherhood are revealed through the mercurial relationship of these two very different sisters. The Sisters' Song speaks of dreams, children and family, all entwined with a musical thread that binds them together. About the Author Louise Allan is a recipient of the Tina Kane Emergent Writer Award for 2018. The Sister's Song is her first novel and in manuscript it was awarded a Varuna residential fellowship in 2014 and shortlisted for the City of Fremantle-TAG Hungerford Award. When first published in 2017, The Sister's Song was acclaimed for its perception and evocation of the period and the sibling relationship. Price: $19.99 ISBN: 9781760529970 Louise is a former doctor with a passion for music who grew up in Tasmania but has since moved to Perth where she Format: Paperback - B format lives with her husband, four children and two dogs. Dimensions: 198x128mm Extent: 368 pages Bic1: Historical fiction Find out more about Louise at louisejallan.com Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Swanbourne, WA Allen & Unwin FEBRUARY 2019 The Way Back Kylie Ladd All she wanted was to escape. But why does she still feel trapped? A gripping psychological drama by the author of Mothers and Daughters and Into My Arms. Description Charlie Johnson is 13 and in her first year of high school. She loves her family, netball and Liam, the cute guy who sits next to her in Science-but most of all she loves horses and horse-riding.