AUSTRALIA JULY 2019 Let's Hope for the Best Carolina Setterwall THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER. A Scandinavian One Day, Let's Hope for the Best is a beautifully written, intimate and emotionally brave debut novel about a young mother facing the sudden death of her partner. Description THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER. A Scandinavian One Day, Let's Hope for the Best is a beautifully written, intimate and emotionally brave debut novel about a young mother facing the sudden death of her partner. The last time I say goodnight to you I don't know it's the last time. One evening, thirty-six-year-old Carolina says goodnight to her partner, Aksel. There'll be time tomorrow time to work on their relationship, to calm their nine-month-old son, to embark on a new chapter as a family. But then Aksel dies unexpectedly in the night, and Carolina's world is turned upside down. Told in two narratives that work towards the moment of Aksel's death, Let's Hope for the Best recounts the intensity of falling in love. Carolina unpacks the small details of life before tragedy, determined to find some explanation for the bad hand she's been dealt. When an opportunity for new romance presents itself, she finds herself assuming the reticent role Aksel once held. She's been given the gift of love again. But will she take it? About the Author Carolina Setterwall was born in 1978 in Sala, Sweden. She studied Media and Communication in Uppsala, Stockholm and London and has worked within the music and publishing industries as an editor and writer. Setterwall lives in Stockholm with her son. Let's Hope for the Best is her first novel. carolinasetterwall.se Price: $29.99 $32.99 ISBN: 9781526604927 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 400 pages Bic1: Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA JULY 2019 Let's Hope For The Best 8 Copy Pack Comprising 8 copies of Let's Hope for the Best, plus a free reading copy. Description About the Author Price: $239.92 $263.92 ISBN: 9781472996435 Format: Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Miscellaneous items Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA JULY 2019 Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun Guillermo del Toro, Cornelia Funke A thrillingly dark and imaginative novel inspired by Guillermo del Toro's captivating 2006 film, this is a beautiful and haunting modern fairytale by bestselling author Cornelia Funke, featuring gorgeous original illustrations Description A thrillingly dark novel that shows the rare magic that can happen when two dazzlingly original imaginations come together to make a book. Bestselling author Cornelia Funke has written a novel inspired by Guillermo del Toro's captivating 2006 film. Beautiful, haunting, visceral, gutsy, it's a vastly inventive, grown-up modern fairytale, pulsing with power of stories to shape lives, hearts and minds. Ofelia has been sent to stay with her new stepfather, a ruthless captain of the Spanish army. For him, the dark and eerie forest in which they live is a cage, serving only to hide resistance fighters in the drawn-out and bloody civil war those he has made it his aim to destroy. But with her mother bedridden, Ofelia is left unchecked and becomes enchanted by their magical home. Obsessed with fairytales, she is drawn deeper and deeper into a mythical world which is both cruel and kind, benign and deadly. For Ofelia, too, must endure violence if she is to complete the tasks that will win her place at the centre of the labyrinth: the palace of the Faun - About the Author Cornelia Funke is an award-winning children's author. Her books have been translated from German into 35 different languages, and include Inkheart, Inkspell, Inkdeath, The Thief Lord, Dragonrider and the Reckless series. A film adaptation of The Thief Lord came out in 2006 and the Hollywood production of Inkheart was released in 2008. Cornelia lives in Malibu, California. Guillermo del Toro is a Mexican film director, screenwriter, producer, and novelist. In his career, del Toro has alternated between Spanish-language dark fantasy pieces, such as The Devil's Backbone and Pan's Labyrinth, and more mainstream American action films, such as Blade II, Hellboy and Pacific Rim. His 2017 film The Shape of Water won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2018. Del Toro also received an Academy Award for Best Director, as well as the Golden Globe, BAFTA, Critics' Choice, and Directors Guild of America. Price: $29.99 $32.99 ISBN: 9781526609571 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 320 pages Bic1: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA JULY 2019 Pan's Labyrinth 8 Copy Pack Comprising 8 copies of Pan's Labyrinth, plus a free reading copy. Description About the Author Price: $239.92 $263.92 ISBN: 9781472996442 Format: Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Miscellaneous items Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA JULY 2019 A Nice Cup of Tea Celia Imrie The witty and enchanting fourth novel from the well-loved actress and Sunday Timese--bestselling author of Not Quite Nice and Nice Work (If You Can Get It) follows the hilarious antics of a group of retired expats in the South of France Description The witty and enchanting third novel from the well-loved actress and Sunday Timese--bestselling author of Not Quite Nice and Nice Work (If You Can Get It) follows the hilarious antics of a group of retired expats in the South of France The beautiful town of Bellevue-sur-Mer, tucked between glitzy Monte Carlo and the plush red carpets of Cannes, is home to Theresa, Carol, William, Benjamin and Sally: five retired expats who have pooled their resources to set up La Mosa que, a divine little restaurant. But there is trouble in paradise: the friends are desperately struggling to make ends meet, and when the much hoped for sale of their Picasso mosaic falls through they realise it will take every bit of their talent and gumption to save La Mosa que. But with fussy customers, obnoxious cruise parties and a failing delivery van, it's certainly not going to be easy. On top of this, Theresa and Sally have their own distractions. Theresa's teenage granddaughter has gone missing, and the chap she's run off with sounds distinctly unsavoury; plus she's getting mysterious phone calls, and the strong sense that someone's watching her. Meanwhile, Sally's run into the Markhams: a grisly husband and wife pair of luvvies from her acting days, whose jibes are enough to send her on an ill-advised search for the limelight - About the Author Celia Imrie is an Olivier award-winning and Screen Actors Guild-nominated actress. She is known for her film roles in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Calendar Girls and Nanny McPhee. Celia has recently starred in the major films Bridget Jones's Baby, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Year by the Sea and A Cure for Wellness. In 2016 she also appeared in FX's new comedy series Better Things, and returned to the stage in King Lear at The Old Vic. She co-stars with Imelda Staunton, Timothy Spall and Joanna Lumley in the this year's major film Finding Your Feet. Celia Imrie is also the author of an autobiography, The Happy Hoofer, two top ten Sunday Times bestselling Price: $29.99 $32.99 novels, Not Quite Nice and Nice Work (If You Can Get It) and Sail Away. ISBN: 9781408883273 celiaimrie.info @CeliaImrie Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 400 pages Bic1: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury AUSTRALIA JULY 2019 The Anarchists' Club Alex Reeve The second book in the acclaimed new historical crime series, set in Victorian London and featuring a transgender protagonist Description The second book in the acclaimed new historical crime series, set in Victorian London and featuring a transgender protagonist It's been a year since Leo Stanhope lost the woman he loved, and came closing to losing his own life. Now more than ever, he is determined to keep his head down and stay safe, without risking any of those he holds dear. But Leo's hopes are shattered when the police unexpectedly arrive at his lodgings: a woman has been found murdered at a club for anarchists, and Leo's address is in her purse. Not only that, but a member of the same club knows Leo's birth identity and will share it with the authorities if Leo does not provide him with an alibi. If Leo is unmasked, he will be thrown into an asylum, but if he lies, will he be protecting a murderer? About the Author Alex Reeve lives in Buckinghamshire and is a university lecturer, working on a PhD. The Anarchists' Club is the second in a series of books featuring Leo Stanhope, following on from The House on Half Moon Street. Price: $29.99 $32.99 ISBN: 9781526604170 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 0x0mm Extent: 384 pages Bic1: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Bic2: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Raven Books AUSTRALIA JULY 2019 A Friend of the Earth T.C. Boyle An ecological black comedy and provocative modern morality tale; 'Boyle's prose is so good and his imagination so fertile that after a while you just sit back and are swept along' (Daily Telegraph) Description An ecological black comedy and provocative modern morality tale; 'Boyle's prose is so good and his imagination so fertile that after a while you just sit back and are swept along' (Daily Telegraph) It's 2025, and 75-year-old environmentalist Ty Tierwater is eking out a bleak loving managing a pop star's private zoo.