Boy Swallows Universe
By: Trent Dalton
4.34
Format: 474 pages, Paperback
A novel of love, crime, magic, fate and coming of age, set in Brisbane's violent working class subu…
Want to Read $ 13.49"Don't fuckin' swear."-Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe
"Stay sweet, Eli Bell."-Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe
"Most things people say don't need to be said."-Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe
"To burn this house down or set the world on fire. Up to you, Eli."-Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe
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1. The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1)
By: Jane Harper
4.32
Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition
After getting a note demanding his presence, Federal Agent Aaron Falk arrives in his hometown for t… read more
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- australia
- crime
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2. Force of Nature (Aaron Falk, #2)
By: Jane Harper
3.24
Format: 0 pages, Hardcover
Five women go on a hike. Only four return. Jane Harper, the New York Times bestselling author of Th… read more
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- australia
- crime
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3. The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
By: Holly Ringland
4.75
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
The most enchanting debut novel of 2018, this is an irresistible, deeply moving and romantic story … read more
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- literary fiction
- australia
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4. Breath
By: Tim Winton
3.19
Format: 292 pages, Hardcover
Breath is an extraordinary evocation of an adolescence spent resisting complacency, testing one's l… read more
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5. Jasper Jones
By: Craig Silvey
4.14
Format: None pages, Paperback
Late on a hot summer night in 1965, Charlie Bucktin, a precocious and bookish boy of thirteen, is s… read more
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6. Cloudstreet
By: Tim Winton
3.93
Format: 512 pages,
Hailed as a classic, Tim Winton's masterful family saga is both a paean to working-class Australian… read more
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7. Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens
By: Shankari Chandran
4.21
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Welcome to Cinnamon Gardens, a home for those who are lost and the stories they treasure. Cinnam… read more
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- literary fiction
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- historical fiction
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8. Honeybee
By: Craig Silvey
4.40
Format: 421 pages, Paperback
Late in the night, fourteen-year-old Sam Watson steps onto a quiet overpass, climbs over the rail a… read more
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- coming of age
- australia
- fiction
- contemporary
- book club
- audiobook
"And I’m not wrong, I’m me. And I don’t want to be invisible anymore. I want people to see who I am"-Craig Silvey, Honeybee
"I wasn't cold, but I was shivering when I walked onto the Clayton Road overpass. I wasn't scared either, even when I climbed over the rail. I didn't feel much of anything."-Craig Silvey, Honeybee
"When we don’t think we’re worth much, we find ways to make our world small. We don’t allow ourselves to hope because we’ve already excepted failure. And this pattern of thinking often determines the …"-Craig Silvey, Honeybee
9. Boy Swallows Universe
By: Trent Dalton
4.34
Format: 474 pages, Paperback
A novel of love, crime, magic, fate and coming of age, set in Brisbane's violent working class subu… read more
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- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- coming of age
- fiction
- contemporary
- australia
- historical fiction
- crime
- book club
- audiobook
"Don't fuckin' swear."-Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe
"Stay sweet, Eli Bell."-Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe
"Most things people say don't need to be said."-Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe
"To burn this house down or set the world on fire. Up to you, Eli."-Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe
10. 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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- adult fiction
- literary fiction
- coming of age
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"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
11. Before You Knew My Name
By: Jacqueline Bublitz
3.81
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
This is not just another novel about a dead girl. Two women—one alive, one dead—are brought togethe… read more
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- fiction
- contemporary
- crime
- book club
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"I know what it's like for the horror to follow you home."-Jacqueline Bublitz, Before You Knew My Name
"What happened to her makes me so mad. The entitlement of these fucking men who destroy lives, just because they can."-Jacqueline Bublitz, Before You Knew My Name
"The thing is. When the dead speak back, we are seldom loud enough to be heard over the clamour of all that living going on."-Jacqueline Bublitz, Before You Knew My Name
"For the first time, I understand it's not only the dead who have lives they don't get to live out. The people left behind have as many versions of themselves unexplored, as many possible paths that c…"-Jacqueline Bublitz, Before You Knew My Name
12. Heartstrong
By: Ellidy Pullin
4.61
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
'If not with you, then for you.' 'It was a perfect Wednesday morning when Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin k… read more
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- audiobook
13. The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding
By: Holly Ringland
4.04
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
From international bestselling author of The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Holly Ringland, comes a ha… read more
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- literary fiction
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"There's a certain kind of beauty that can only exist because of darkness."-Holly Ringland, The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding
"You can see it, but it's not really there. Just like the end of a rainbow, the horizon is an illusion."-Holly Ringland, The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding
"Catch the gold in your eyelashes so we have light for later, Starry, so it won't be dark in our dreams."-Holly Ringland, The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding
"Everything I've wanted most in life has been on the other side of finding the courage to ask for the help I need."-Holly Ringland, The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding
14. What Happened to Nina?
By: Dervla McTiernan
4.11
Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition
10 hours, 50 minutes From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Murder Rule comes an… read more
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- audiobook
- crime
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15. Good Material
By: Dolly Alderton
3.91
Format: 345 pages, Paperback
From the bestselling author of Ghosts and Everything I Know About Love: a story of heartbreak and f… read more
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- adult fiction
- literary fiction
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"Thirty-five is the youth of middle age."-Dolly Alderton, Good Material
"Remember, a broken heart is a jester's greatest prop."-Dolly Alderton, Good Material
"You know how to be along without being lonely. Do you know how rare that is?"-Dolly Alderton, Good Material
"Why is it that London always seems the most alive and full of possibility on the nights when you've got no plans?"-Dolly Alderton, Good Material
16. The Nowhere Child
By: Christian White
3.99
Format: 374 pages, Paperback
Winner of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award, The Nowhere Child is screenwriter Christian White… read more
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17. Green Dot
By: Madeleine Gray
3.71
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
An irresistible and messy love story about the terrible allure of wanting something that promises n… read more
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18. The Lost Man
By: Jane Harper
4.16
Format: 340 pages, Hardcover
Two brothers meet at the border of their vast cattle properties under the unrelenting sun of outbac… read more
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"I've given you a power over me that you do not deserve."-Jane Harper, The Lost Man
"Life out here is hard. We all try to get through the best way we can. But trust me, there's not a single person here who isn't lying to themselves about something."-Jane Harper, The Lost Man
"Someone can decide it’s in their best interests to agree to something, but a choice is only really a choice if there’s a genuine alternative. Otherwise it’s manipulation and it’s taking advantage."-Jane Harper, The Lost Man
19. Eggshell Skull
By: Bri Lee
4.36
Format: 358 pages, Paperback
EGGSHELL SKULL: A well-established legal doctrine that a defendant must 'take their victim as they … read more
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- crime
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"The ugly parts of my life kept crashing into the beautiful ones."-Bri Lee, Eggshell Skull
"Finally feminist enough to realise I was all out of fucks to give"-Bri Lee, Eggshell Skull
"Finally feminist enough to realise I was all out of ducks to give."-Bri Lee, Eggshell Skull
"Only skinny enough when starving, only successful enough when exhausted."-Bri Lee, Eggshell Skull
20. Something Bad is Going to Happen
By: Jessie Stephens
3.86
Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition
Adella is facing the dawn of a new year and the end of her twenties - and she's in a psychiatric un… read more
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21. The Work
By: Bri Lee
3.43
Format: 386 pages, Paperback
Lally has invested everything into her gallery in Manhattan and the sacrifices are finally paying o… read more
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