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This Kingdom of Dust

'Pacy, exciting and often unexpectedly moving storytelling.'
THE AUSTRALIAN
Like the moon landing itself, a feat of enormous ingenuity imagining the lives of the Apollo mission heroes, and those on planet earth in the tumultuous 1960s.

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The Venice Hotel

Set over the twelve days of Christmas at a boutique Venice hotel, this deliciously twisty novel by acclaimed Australian author is ideal for fans of Nine Perfect Strangers and The White Lotus.

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Jade and Emerald

From the winner of the 2023 Penguin Literary Prize.

'A stunning portrait of an unlikely, intergenerational friendship.'
MELANIE CHENG

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The Echoes

I do not believe in ghosts, which, since my death, has become something of a problem.

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The Venice Hotel

She stood above him while the air left his body in a low, final exhale.

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Jade and Emerald

Angela Nu was the richest girl at my school.

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