There’s nothing like a good book to escape to a new world, live out a fantasy or learn a new skill. Here’s just a few new releases from Allen & Unwin in October to help you while away the hours.
RUNT Craig Silvey
A funny, beautifully told story for readers of all ages from the bestselling author of Jasper
Jones and Honeybee. Runt is a heart-warming and hilarious tale of kindness, friendship, hurdles, hoops, tunnels, see-saws, being yourself and bringing out the best in others.
THE SUN WALKS DOWN Fiona McFarlane
The colonial Australia of The Sun Walks Down is unfamiliar, multicultural, and noisy with opinions, arguments, longings, and terrors. The moving new novel from the bestselling author of The Night Guest.
UNDER HER SKIN Sue Williams
The remarkable story of Professor Fiona Wood AM, world-leading burns specialist and one of Australia’s most innovative and respected surgeons, whose groundbreaking research and technology development has changed the lives of burns patients.
IT’S A SHAME ABOUT RAY Jonathan Seidler
This remarkable book asks what defines such men, young and old, and what can’t, as well as how we shape new identities from old tragedies – and whether the answers might be hiding in the best-selling album of 2001.
BOHEMIAN NEGLIGENCE Bertie Blackman
The celebrated musician’s evocative and intimate memoir of the magic and vulnerability of her bohemian childhood growing up as the daughter of iconic artist Charles Blackman.
SIMPLE FANCY Two Raw Sisters: Margo and Rosa Flanagan
The Two Raw Sisters – Margo and Rosa Flanagan – are back with a stunning collection of plant-based recipes that are inspiring and easy to make, whether you are entertaining a crowd or cooking for one. Delicious, effortlessly simple meals for every kind of eater.
