August2018 pub cat

FI CT I ON AUGUS T 2018

9780008195823 e 9780008195830 AU $29.99 NZ $35.00 Trade Paperback | 560pp Released: 23/07/18 The Ghost Tree BA R BA R A E R S K I N E

9780008293161 e 9780008293178 AU $29.99 NZ $35.00 Trade Paperback | 416pp Released: 23/07/18 The Rules of Seeing J O E H E A P

What you see depends on what you’re looking for …

Ruth has returned to Edinburgh after many years of exile following the death of her father, from whom she had long been estranged. She is faced with clearing his house, believing he had removed all traces of her mother. Yet hidden away, she finds he had secretly kept a cupboard full of her possessions. Sifting through the ancient papers, Ruth discovers the diary and letters written by her ancestor, Thomas Erskine. The youngest son of a noble family, Thomas knew he would have to make his own way in the world. Unable to follow his brothers to university, instead he joins first the navy and then the army, travelling the world. When he is finally able to study law, his extraordinary experiences propel him to the very top and he becomes Lord Chancellor. Yet he has made a powerful enemy on his voyages, who will hound him and his family to the death – and beyond. Ruth becomes more aware of Thomas as she is gripped by his story, and senses that not only is his presence with her, but so is his enemy’s. Ruth will have to draw upon new friends and old in what becomes a battle for her very survival – and discover an inner power beyond anything she has imagined.

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Learning to see is often a thankless task. Then, sometimes, the world opens up and you understand nothing will ever look the same again.

She can tell when someone is lying from the sound of their voice. She can even make an excellent sandwich with peaches, pepperoni and pickles … although she can’t convince anyone to try it. But there’s one thing Nova can’t do. She can’t see. Until an operation restores her sight, and everything changes. Like Lou in Jojo Moyes’ Me Before You , Nova is funny, relatable and completely charming. ‘An astonishing debut’ Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things

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9780008289225 e 9780008289232 AU $24.99 NZ $27.99 Hardback | 336pp Released: 23/07/18 Bodies From the Library TON Y ME DAWA R

This anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together 13 tales by masters of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including a newly discovered Agatha Christie crime story that has not been seen since 1922. These orphaned works come mainly from magazines and newspapers that are now almost impossible to find.

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