MAY 2017 Girl in Between Anna Daniels Life can be tricky when you're a girl in between relationships, careers and cities ... and sometimes you have to face some uncomfortable truths. The sparkling debut from comic TV and radio presenter, Anna Daniels. Description Lucy Crighton has just moved in with some gregarious housemates called Brian and Denise . who are her parents. She's also the proud mother of Glenda, her beloved 10-year-old . kelpie. And she has absolutely no interest in the dashing son of her parents' new next-door neighbour . well, maybe just a little. When you're the girl in between relationships, careers and cities, you sometimes have to face some uncomfortable truths . like your Mum's obsession with Cher, your father's unsolicited advice, and the fact there's probably more cash on the floor of your parents' car than in your own bank account. Thank goodness Lucy's crazy but wonderful best friend, Rosie, is around to cushion reality, with wild nights at the local Whipcrack hotel, escapades in Japanese mud baths, and double dating under the Christmas lights in London. But will Lucy work out what she really wants to do in life and who she wants to share it with? Girl in Between is a warm, upbeat and often hilarious story about life at the crossroads. Featuring an endearing and irrepressible cast of characters, it will have you chuckling from start to finish. About the Author Anna Daniels has enjoyed great success as a comedic storyteller since kicking off her career by winning the ABC's 'Comedy Segment of the Year Award' for an interview with Russell Crowe. She then went on to co-create the ABC's first online sketch comedy series 'Tough at the Top' with Melbourne comedian, Anne Edmonds. For several years Anna wrote and presented funny upbeat stories for The Project, winning over viewers with her warm, silly, endearing style. Having grown up in Rockhampton, she particularly championed the stories and characters of rural and regional Australia with affection and humour. As well as The Project, Anna has written, presented and/or produced radio, TV and online content Price: $29.99 (NZ$32.99) ISBN: 9781760295301 for Queensland Weekender, Red Symons' Breakfast Show, and the BBC One series, 'John Bishop's Australia'. Anna can Format: Paperback - C format now be heard presenting statewide programs on 612 ABC Brisbane. Dimensions: 234x153mm Extent: 320 pages Main Category: F Fiction Sub Category: F Fiction Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Allen & Unwin MAY 2017 Girl in Between 10 copy pack Includes: 10 copies Girl in Between plus free reading copy Description About the Author Price: $299.90 (NZ$329.9) ISBN: 9324551057636 Format: Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Main Category: Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Allen & Unwin MAY 2017 If Wishes Were Horses Karly Lane This captivating story of two people recovering from terrible tragedy and loss, and the importance of community, friendship and the power of love. Description Already struggling to come to terms with the tragic death of her husband, Sophie Bryant nearly loses her own life while attending a domestic dispute as a paramedic. Diagnosed with a mild form of post-traumatic stress disorder, Sophie decides to accept a posting to the remote township of Hilsons Ridge. Soon after her arrival, Sophie decides on a whim to buy an old house on the outskirts of town. There, she discovers the diary of a light horse trooper from the First World War, which she finds fascinating. Local vet, Zac Conway, is also struggling in the wake of losing his life partner. So when Sophie brings an abandoned horse to him for treatment and they get to know each other, Zac is surprised to feel emotions he never hoped to experience again. The peace and tranquillity of living in her new community sees Sophie gradually recovering from her trauma and grief. As she discovers more about her farm’s history, she realises that the past and the present are irrevocably connected and, just like love, it waits for the right person to come along to unlock its secrets. If Wishes Were Horses is a totally captivating novel combining romance and history with a dash of suspense. About the Author Karly Lane lives on the mid north coast of New South Wales. Proud mum to four beautiful children and wife of one very patient mechanic, she is lucky enough to spend her day doing the two things she loves most - being a mum and writing stories set in beautiful rural Australia. Price: $29.99 (NZ$32.99) ISBN: 9781760291839 Format: Paperback - C format Dimensions: 234x153mm Extent: 344 pages Main Category: FA Sub Category: FA Popular Fiction Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: North Coast, NSW Arena MAY 2017 If Wishes Were Horses 8 copy pack Includes: 8 copies If Wishes Were Horses plus free reading copy Description About the Author Price: $239.92 (NZ$263.92) ISBN: 9324551057643 Format: Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Main Category: Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Allen & Unwin MAY 2017 The Mercury Visions of Louis Daguerre Dominic Smith An atmospheric and brilliant novel of Paris, love, madness and photography by the bestselling writer of The Last Painting of Sara de Vos, Dominic Smith. Description '...beautifully written ...A compelling psychological study, a thoughtful tracing of the birth of a new art form and an atmospheric portrait of 19th-century France: impressive on all three counts.' Kirkus When the vision came, he was in the bathtub. So begins the madness of Louis Daguerre. In 1847, after a decade of using poisonous mercury vapours to cure his daguerreotype images, his mind is plagued by delusions. Believing the world will end in a year, Daguerre creates his 'Doomsday List': ten items he must photograph before the final day. The list includes a portrait of Isobel Le Fournier, a woman he has always loved but not spoken to in half a century. In this luminous novel, Dominic Smith reinvents the life of one of photography's founding fathers. Louis Daguerre's story is set against the backdrop of a Paris prone to bohemian excess and social unrest. It is here, amid this strange and beguiling setting, that Louis Daguerre sets off to capture his doomsday subjects. Louis enlists the help of the womanising poet Charles Baudelaire, and a jaded and beautiful prostitute named Pigeon. Together they scour the Paris underworld for images worthy of Daguerre's list. But Louis is also confronted by a chance to reunite with the only woman he's ever loved. Half a lifetime ago, Isobel Le Fournier kissed Louis Daguerre in a wine cave outside of Orleans. The result was a proposal, a rejection, and a misunderstanding that outlasted three kings and an emperor. Now, in the countdown to his apocalypse, Louis wants to understand why he has carried the memory of that kiss for so long. About the Author Dominic grew up in Sydney, Australia and now lives in Austin, Texas. He is the author, most recently, of The Last Painting of Sara de Vos, an acclaimed bestseller in Australia and the US. Price: $22.99 (NZ$24.99) ISBN: 9781760296377 Dominic's other novels are: The Beautiful Miscellaneous and Bright and Distant Shores. Dominic's awards include the Format: Paperback - B format Dobie Paisano Fellowship from the Texas Institute of Letters, the Sherwood Anderson Fiction Prize, the Gulf Coast Fiction Dimensions: 198x128mm Prize, and a new works grant from the Australia Council for the Arts. His fiction has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize Extent: 368 pages and been shortlisted for The Age Book of the Year and the Vance Palmer Prize. Main Category: FC Sub Category: FC Literary Fiction Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Texas, USA Allen & Unwin MAY 2017 The Mercury Visions of Louis Daguerre 8 copy pack Includes: 8 copies The Mercury Visions of Louis Daguerre plus free reading copy Description About the Author Price: $183.92 (NZ$199.92) ISBN: 9324551057629 Format: Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Main Category: Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Allen & Unwin MAY 2017 Watch Over Me Claire Corbett Watching goes both ways... They watch for control, for survival, for pleasure. We watch for survival, for fear, for love. A contemporary thriller of rebellion and surrender, love and war. Description ‘This gem of a novel ticks all the boxes—a book of flaming affections and indefatigable loves, dystopian and convincing, a tale of pilgrimages and adventures, all beautifully textured and lovingly narrated.’ Tom Keneally, winner of the Booker Prize The pressure of my blood, the beat of my heart, is a message to you. You read each second of my body's life. But watching goes both ways. You watch us: for control, for power, for pleasure. We watch you: for survival, for fear, for love. It is the present day. The foggy northern city of Port Angelsund, gateway to the last great fossil fuel reserves beneath the Arctic Ocean, is under occupation by the soldiers of Garrison. Sylvie is a young woman just trying to survive. She works in a harbourside café with her mother and little brother, and fears for her older brother, Jory, who fled when the enemy invaded. When Sylvie is singled out for punishment at a Garrison checkpoint, a young lieutenant rescues her from torture. Though she knows the terrible risks of collaboration, she cannot stop herself from falling in love. Watched closely by Garrison’s vast machinery of surveillance, Sylvie now discovers she is also under the protective and suspicious gaze of her lover.