HACHETTE AUSTRALIA & INDIA CATALOGUE SPRING 2019 HACHETTE AUSTRALIA The Horseman Charlotte Nash Summary It's been eleven years since Dr Peta Woodward, born into a horse-breeding dynasty, fled the family stud in the wake of a deadly tragedy that split her family apart. Carrying wounds that have never truly healed, Peta has focused on helping others. But when an injury during a solo trip through the Australian high country leaves her stranded, the man who comes to her rescue is Craig Munroe, a born and bred high-country horseman, and the kind of man legends are written about. Stuck in the tiny town of Yarraman Falls while she recovers, Peta is surrounded by prying eyes and heartbreaking reminders of all she has lost. But while she resolves to leave as soon as she can, fate has other ideas . Fans of Rachael Johns will devour THE HORSEMAN, the passionate new novel of romance, medicine and drama from much-loved author Charlotte Nash Hachette Australia 9780733638633 Contributor Bio Pub Date: 4/2/19 Charlotte Nash is the bestselling author of six novels, including four set in country On Sale Date: 4/2/2019 Australia, and The Paris Wedding, which has been sold in eight countries and $15.99/$17.99 Can. translated into multiple languages. In her new novel, Saving You, she takes us on a Paperback road trip across the USA, with a story that showcases her signature style: lush sense 352 Pages of place, rich plot, emotive heart, and a body and soul odyssey for her characters. Carton Qty: 0 Fiction / Romance She is an intrepid traveller with a lifelong love of new experiences, and has adventured around Australia and the world for both work and pleasure, including in her pre-writing life as an engineer and medico. When not writing, she is a connoisseur of beautiful baked goods, gourmet tea, and an eclectic mix of favourite movies. 1 HACHETTE AUSTRALIA The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club Sophie Green Summary LONGLISTED FOR THE INDIE BOOK AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION 2018 LONGLISTED FOR THE AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS 2018: General Fiction Book of the Year and Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year In 1978 the Northern Territory has begun to self-govern. Cyclone Tracy is a recent memory and telephones not yet a fixture on the cattle stations dominating the rugged outback. Life is hard and people are isolated. But they find ways to connect. Sybil is the matriarch of Fairvale Station, run by her husband, Joe. Their eldest son, Lachlan, was Joe's designated successor but he has left the Territory - for good. It is up to their second son, Ben, to take his brother's place. But that doesn't stop Sybil grieving the absence of her child. With her oldest friend, Rita, now living in Alice Springs and working for the Royal Hachette Australia Flying Doctor Service, and Ben's English wife, Kate, finding it difficult to adjust to life 9780733640407 Pub Date: 4/9/19 at Fairvale, Sybil comes up with a way to give them all companionship and purpose: On Sale Date: 4/9/2019 they all love to read, and she forms a book club. $14.99/$17.99 Can. Paperback Mother-of-three Sallyanne is invited to join them. Sallyanne dreams of a life far 432 Pages removed from the dusty town of Katherine where she lives with her difficult husband, Carton Qty: 0 Mick. Fiction / Sagas Completing the group is Della, who left Texas for Australia looking for adventure and work on the land. If you loved THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY, THE LITTLE COFFEE SHOP OF KABUL and THE THORN BIRDS you will devour this story of five different women united by one need: to overcome the vast distances of Australia's Top End with friendship, tears, laughter, books and love. 'The story of these resilient women is tender and intimate. Sophie Green has created a world that's as heartwarming, fulfilling and Australian as a lamb roast and full-bodied shiraz' AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY 'An absolute gem of a novel, with the most evocative sense of place . A definite treat for any book club.' BETTER READING Contributor Bio Sophie Green is an author and publisher who lives in Sydney. She has written several fiction and non-fiction books, some under other names. In her spare time she writes about country music on her blog, Jolene. She grew up by the water in Sydney and will holiday by the ocean in preference to anywhere else. THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE FAIRVALE LADIES BOOK CLUB, a Top Ten bestseller, was shortlisted for the Australian Book Industry Awards for General Fiction Book of the Year 2018, longlisted for the Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year and longlisted for the Indie Book Award for Debut Fiction 2018. 2 HACHETTE AUSTRALIA Nineteen Letters Winner of the Romantic Book of the Year Award Jodi Perry Summary The 19th of January, 1996 ... I'll never forget it. It was the day we met. I was seven and she was six. It was the day she moved in next door, and the same day I developed my first crush on a girl. Then tragedy struck. Nineteen days after our wedding day, she was in an accident that would change our lives forever. When she woke from her coma, she had no memory of me, of us, of the love we shared. That's when I started writing her letters.The stories of our life. Of when we met. About the happier times, and everything we'd experienced together. What we had was far too beautiful to be forgotten. Hachette Australia 9780733635892 If you love Nicholas Sparks' bestselling novel THE NOTEBOOK you will devour Pub Date: 4/16/19 the compelling, emotional storytelling of Jodi Perry's NINETEEN LETTERS, On Sale Date: 4/16/2019 winner of the Romantic Book of the Year 2018 from the Romance Writers of $18.99/$24.99 Can. Paperback Australia. It will make you laugh, and it will make you cry. 400 Pages Contributor Bio Carton Qty: 0 Fiction / Romance Jodi Perry was born in Sydney, Australia, and has lived there her whole life. Under the name J. L. Perry, her last four novels were all number one bestsellers in ebook. Jodi travels annually to the UK and US to promote her books and to meet her many fans. Nineteen Letters is the first novel to be published under the name Jodi Perry. 3 HACHETTE AUSTRALIA The Botanist's Daughter Kayte Nunn Summary Discovery. Desire. Deception. A wondrously imagined tale of two female botanists, separated by more than a century, in a race to discover a life-saving flower . In Victorian England, headstrong adventuress Elizabeth takes up her late father's quest for a rare, miraculous plant. She faces a perilous sea voyage, unforeseen dangers and treachery that threatens her entire family. In present-day Australia, Anna finds a mysterious metal box containing a sketchbook of dazzling watercolours, a photograph inscribed 'Spring 1886' and a small bag of seeds. It sets her on a path far from her safe, carefully ordered life, and on a journey that will force her to face her own demons. In this spellbinding botanical odyssey of discovery, desire and deception, Kayte Nunn Hachette Australia 9780733639388 has so exquisitely researched nineteenth-century Cornwall and Chile you can almost Pub Date: 4/23/19 smell the fragrance of the flowers, the touch of the flora on your fingertips . On Sale Date: 4/23/2019 $18.99/$24.99 Can. Paperback 'Two incredibly likeable, headstrong heroines . watching them flourish is captivating. With these dynamic women at the helm, Kayte weaves a clever tale of 400 Pages plant treachery involving exotic and perilous encounters in Chile, plus lashings of Carton Qty: 0 Fiction / Mystery & Detective gentle romance. Compelling storytelling' The Australian Women's Weekly 'I loved The Botanist's Daughter. I was transported to the 1880s and Chile, to contemporary Sydney and Kew. A gripping, warm-hearted read' JOY RHOADES, author of The Woolgrower's Companion 'The riveting story of two women, divided by a century in time, but united by their quest to discover a rare and dangerous flower said to have the power to heal as well as kill. Fast-moving and full of surprises, The Botanist's Daughter brings the exotic world of 19th-century Chile thrillingly to life' KATE FORSYTH Contributor Bio Kayte Nunn is a former book and magazine editor, and the author of two contemporary novels, ROSE'S VINTAGE and ANGEL'S SHARE. THE BOTANIST'S DAUGHTER was Kayte's first novel of transporting historical fiction, followed by THE FORGOTTEN LETTERS OF ESTHER DURRANT, set largely in the atmospheric Isles of Scilly. If you would like to see the wonderful images inspired by the book, Kayte's Pinterest page is at: pinterest.com.au/kaytenunn/the-forgotten-letters-of-esther- durrant/ or you can find her at kaytenunn.com 4 HACHETTE AUSTRALIA Secrets Between Friends Fiona Palmer Summary Life was about living, experiencing and emotions. The good and the bad. You had to laugh to cry. You had to love to hurt. You had to jump to fall or fly. Best friends Abbie, Jess and Ricki are setting sail on a cruise ship, rekindling the excitement of a school excursion they took ten years earlier to the historic port town of Albany, the oldest city on the stunning turquoise coastline of Western Australia. But are they truly prepared for what this voyage will reveal? Ricki, a dedicated nurse, harbours a dream she hasn't chased.