11 Top australia books like The Inland Sea by Madeleine Watts

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The Inland Sea

By: Madeleine Watts

3.52

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

A young Australian woman unable to find her footing in the world begins to break down when the eme…

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Cover of Vertigo: A Novella by Amanda Lohrey, Lorraine Biggs

1. Vertigo: A Novella

By: Amanda Lohrey , Lorraine Biggs

4.23

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Luke and Anna decide on a sea-change. They leave the city, fleeing a past and a future that fill th… read more

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  • fiction
  • australia
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2. How to Fall In Love with a Man Who Lives in a Bush: A Novel

By: Emmy Abrahamson

3.92

Format: None pages, Paperback

For readers of quirky Scandinavian fiction comes this charming and witty debut novel by Emmy Abraha… read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary

3. Taboo

By: Kim Scott

4.67

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

From Kim Scott, two-times winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award, comes a work charged with am… read more

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4. Marlena

By: Julie Buntin

4.15

Format: None pages, Hardcover

An electric debut novel about love, addiction, and loss; the story of two girls and the feral year … read more

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5. Gold Fame Citrus

By: Claire Vaye Watkins

4.05

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

In a parched southern California of the near future, Luz, once the poster child for the country's c… read more

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6. The Labyrinth

By: Amanda Lohrey

3.85

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Erica Marsden’s son, an artist, has been imprisoned for a monstrous act of revenge. Trapped in her … read more

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  • literary fiction
  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
"Exhausted, I go to bed early again and for the first time in a long while sleep an unbroken sleep that lasts until dawn. When I wake my body is soft; it feels as if in my dreamless state I have known…"

-Amanda Lohrey, The Labyrinth

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7. Too Much Lip

By: Melissa Lucashenko

4.06

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

A dark and funny new novel from the multi-award-winning author of Mullumbimby. Wise-cracking Ke… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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8. Edenglassie

By: Melissa Lucashenko

4.13

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Two extraordinary Indigenous stories set five generations apart. When Mulanyin meets the beautiful … read more

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  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • australia
  • historical fiction
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9. Love & Virtue

By: Diana Reid

3.91

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Feminism, power and sex play out through the eyes of young Australian uni students in a contemporar… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Its feminism operated on the level of ‘Women in Medicine’ and ‘Women in Finance’ discussion panels, always conducted in a tone of revolutionary awe, as if any combination of women and profession were…"

-Diana Reid, Love & Virtue

"I just don't want to mediate my whole identity through social media.' Eve resumed the vigorous hair brushing. 'I think photos should be a stolen moment in time. Not this thing on your phone: this way…"

-Diana Reid, Love & Virtue

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10. The Beauty of Your Face

By: Sahar Mustafah

4.19

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

A Palestinian American woman wrestles with faith, loss, and identity before coming face-to-face wit… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • novels
"You do not laugh at someone who is trying; only at fools who do not give themselves a chance."

-Sahar Mustafah, The Beauty of Your Face

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11. The Paper Wasp

By: Lauren Acampora

3.32

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

An electrifying debut novel from the acclaimed author of The Wonder Garden, The Paper Wasp is a riv… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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12. Orange World and Other Stories

By: Karen Russell

3.97

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

From the Pulitzer Finalist and universally beloved author of the New York Times best sellers Swampl… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
"People talk about heredity as if it’s linear and vertical. Dead people pass things “down"

-Karen Russell, Orange World and Other Stories

"March 1. DEAR BABY: I like the way you turn in half circles on the mattress, like a senile clock."

-Karen Russell, Orange World and Other Stories

"How true can this sensation of unity really be if you need to leave everyone you care about to get it."

-Karen Russell, Orange World and Other Stories

"I needed a darkness that would have killed the others. And they needed me to keep it a secret from them."

-Karen Russell, Orange World and Other Stories

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13. The Animals in That Country

By: Laura Jean McKay

3.42

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Out on the road, no one speaks, everything talks. Hard-drinking, foul-mouthed, and allergic to b… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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14. Body of Lies (Gemma Woodstock #4)

By: Sarah Bailey

3.91

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

DS Gemma Woodstock returns to Smithson in a mysterious new thriller from the bestselling author of … read more

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  • novels
  • australia
  • fiction
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15. Somebody Loves You

By: Mona Arshi

3.60

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A teacher asked me a question, and I opened my mouth as a sort of formality but closed it softly, k… read more

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  • contemporary
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • mental health
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16. But the Girl

By: Jessica Zhan Mei Yu

3.74

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Irreverent, witty and wise, But the Girl is a coming-of-age story about not wanting to leave your f… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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17. The Decameron Project: 29 New Stories from the Pandemic

By: The New York Times

3.57

Format: 297 pages, Hardcover

A stunning collection of new short stories originally commissioned by The New York Times Magazine a… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. The Inland Sea

By: Madeleine Watts

3.52

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

A young Australian woman unable to find her footing in the world begins to break down when the eme… read more

Similar categories in Madeleine Watts's The Inland Sea book and Madeleine Watts's The Inland Sea

  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • australia
  • novels
  • climate change
  • nature
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19. Abomination

By: Ashley Goldberg

3.86

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

A compelling and compassionate debut about friendship, faith, family and identity. 'He who turns… read more

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  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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20. Hurricane Diane

By: Madeleine George

4.05

Format: 70 pages, Paperback

Meet Diane, a permaculture gardener dripping with butch charm. She’s got supernatural abilities owi… read more

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21. The Echoes

By: Evie Wyld

3.93

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

A story about the weight of the past and the promise of the future set between rural Australia and … read more

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  • literary fiction
  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary

17 must-read fiction books like The Inland Sea by Madeleine Watts

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Vertigo: A Novella

Amanda Lohrey , Lorraine Biggs

4.23

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How to Fall In Love with a Man Who Lives in a Bush: A Novel

Emmy Abrahamson

3.92

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The Labyrinth

Amanda Lohrey

3.85

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Too Much Lip

Melissa Lucashenko

4.06

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Stone Yard Devotional

Charlotte Wood

3.68

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Safe Haven

Shankari Chandran

4.18

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Samantha Harvey

3.73

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Yael van der Wouden

4.08

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