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March 2018 Harper Highlights

STAN GRANT Now is the time for Australia to take action FIONA LOWE The popular author returns with a juicy family saga AMIE KAUFMAN The New York Times bestselling, multi-award- winning author makes her middle-grade debut

THE RÚIN Introducing Dervla McTiernan, your new favourite crime writer

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Elementals: Ice Wolves Amie Kaufman

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The Girl in he Woods Camilla Lackberg The Rules of Backyard Croquet Sunni Overend The Bookshop Film Tie-In Penelope Fitzgerald Scales of Empire Kylie Chan Money in the Morgue Ngaio Marsh & Stella Duffy I’ll Be Your Blue Sky Marisa de los Santos All the Beautiful Girls Elizabath J. Church Annihilation Film Tie-In Jeff Vandermeer

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Dervla McTiernan’s road to publishing started with a tweet. With a complete first draft under her belt, on a whim, she entered an agent’s Twitter pitch contest. She knew the manuscript wasn’t ready but the agent took the bait and, with the first fifty pages in good shape, she sent them off. At the same time, Dervla made a doctor’s appointment due to persistent headaches and, after an MRI, she was diagnosed with a brain tumour, one that would need operating on immediately. With blindness being a possible side effect from the surgery, she took the three weeks prior to the operation to submit the completed manuscript to everyone that she could — just in case. Post-surgery, more or less intact, Dervla spoke to agents — unaware that a bidding war was about to start. The publishing world had fallen in love with Cormac Reilly. THE MOST ADDICTIVE CRIME NOVEL OF 2018 Responding to a call that took him to a decrepit country house, young garda Cormac Reilly found two silent, neglected children — fifteen-year-old Maude and five- year-old Jack. Their mother lay dead upstairs. Since then, Cormac’s had 20 high-flying years working as a detective in Dublin, and he’s come back to Galway for reasons of his own. As he struggles to navigate the politics of a new police station, Maude and Jack return to haunt him. What ties a recent suicide to that death from so long ago? And who among his new colleagues can Cormac really trust? Betrayal is at the heart of this unsettling small-town noir and the Ireland it portrays. In a country where the written law isn’t the only one, The Rúin asks who will protect you when the authorities can’t — or won’t? CORMAC REILLY IS ABOUT TO BECOME YOUR NEW OBSESSION

The Rúin D E RV L A MC T I E RN A N

ISBN: 9781460754214 eISBN: 9781460708675 AUS PRICE: $32.99 NZ PRICE: $36.99 ePRICE: $25.99 Trade Paperback PAGE EXTENT: 394pp

PUBLICITY CONTACT: Kimberley Allsopp EMAIL: kimberley.allsopp@harpercollins.com.au RELEASED: 19/02/18

Perth, WA

Dervla McTiernan was born in County Cork, Ireland to a family of seven. She studied corporate law at the National University of Ireland, Galway and the Law Society of Ireland, and practised as a lawyer for 12 years. Following the Global Financial Crisis, she moved with her family to Western Australia, where she now works for the Mental Health Commission. In 2015, she submitted a story for The Sisters in Crime Scarlet Stiletto Competition and was shortlisted. This inspired her to complete the novel that would become The Rúin .

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CH I LDREN ’S MARCH 2018

THE SERIES LAUNCH OF THE YEAR!

Everyone in Vallen knows that ice wolves and scorch dragons are sworn enemies who live deeply separate lives. So when 12-year-old orphan Anders takes one elemental form and his twin sister, Rayna, takes another, he wonders whether they are even related. Still, whether or not they’re family, Rayna is Anders’s only true friend. She’s nothing like the brutal, cruel dragons who claimed her as one of their own and stole her away. In order to rescue her, Anders must enlist at the foreboding Ulfar Academy, a school for young wolves that values loyalty to the pack above all else. But for Anders, loyalty is more complicated than obedience, and friendship is the most powerful shapeshifting force of all.

AN ELECTRIFYING NEW FANTASY SERIES ABOUT FINDING ONE’S PLACE IN A SHARPLY DIVIDED WORLD

Acclaimed Australian author Amie Kaufman delivers heart-pounding adventure, an incredible new world and breathtaking magical inventions in this unforgettable new middle-grade series.

Ages: 9–14

Elementals: Ice Wolves AM I E K AU F MA N

ISBN: 9781460755273 eISBN: 9781460709610

AUS PRICE: $16.99 NZ PRICE: $19.99 ePRICE: $13.99 Paperback PAGE EXTENT: 448pp PUBLICITY CONTACT: Holly Frendo EMAIL: holly.frendo@harpercollins.com.au RELEASED: TBA

Melbourne, Vic

Amie Kaufman is a New York Times and internationally bestselling author of young adult and middle-grade fiction, including Unearthed and the Starbound trilogy with Meagan Spooner and the Illuminae Files with Jay Kristoff. Ice Wolves is her first solo novel, and her favourite part of the writing process was taking howling lessons from a wolf expert. Her multi-award-winning work has been described as ‘a game- changer’ ( Shelf Awareness ) and ‘out-of-this-world awesome’ ( Kirkus Reviews ). Amie lives in Melbourne, Australia with her husband, their rescue dog and an extremely large personal library.

Read more at www.amiekaufman.com

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WHAT CAN WE DO TO CHANGE OUR COUNTRY’S STORY?

Since publishing Talking to My Country in early 2016, Stan Grant has been crossing the country, talking to huge crowds everywhere about how racism is at the heart of our history and the Australian dream. But Stan knows this is not where the story ends. Everywhere he goes, he is asked the same questions: What can we do? How can we change the story? In The Urgency of Now , Stan continues the conversation he started with Talking to My Country . Expressing a cautious optimism, he wants to show us that there is something we can all do, that there is an opportunity facing Australia — an opportunity to fix past wrongs and set an optimistic path for the future, towards true reconciliation. It’s the right thing to do. But we have to do it now. ‘Grant is a natural storyteller … at his best when recounting his experiences and observations of Indigenous Australian life with devastating simplicity and acuity. This highly readable book … has the potential to spark empathy and generate important discussion, and deserves to be read widely’ Books + Publishings ‘It is a story so essential and salutary to this place that it should be given out free at the ballot box’ Sydney Morning Herald ‘… an urgent and flowing narrative in a book that should be on the required reading list in every school’ The Australian Praise for Talking to My Country :

The Urgency of Now S TA N G R A N T ISBN: 9781460753187 eISBN: 9781460707807 AUS PRICE: $29.99 NZ PRICE: $34.99 ePRICE: $23.99 Hardback PAGE EXTENT: 240pp

PUBLICITY CONTACT: Lara Wallace EMAIL: lara.wallace@harpercollins.com.au RELEASED: 19/02/18

Sydney, NSW

Stan Grant is a Wiradjuri man. A journalist since 1987, he has worked for the ABC, SBS and the Seven Network and, since 2013, as the International Editor for SKY News. From 2001 to 2012, he worked for CNN as an anchor in Hong Kong, before relocating to Beijing as a correspondent. As a journalist, he has received a string of prestigious international and Australian awards. In 2016, he published his bestselling and award-winning book, Talking to My Country , and also won a Walkley Award for his coverage of indigenous affairs. He is currently the Editor of Indigenous Affairs Coverage at the ABC and Indigenous Affairs Editor at The Guardian (Australia) .

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Court Reporter J AM E L L E WE L L S

From true crime to petty crime — this is the memoir of one of Australia’s most experienced court reporters

As a seasoned court reporter, the ABC’s Jamelle Wells has filed thousands of stories on murderers, sex offenders, thieves, bad drivers, family feuds and business deals gone wrong. In more than 15 years, Jamelle has witnessed many of Australia’s most notorious and high- profile court cases. In the line of duty, she has sat next to criminals and their families, been chased, spat on, stalked and carted off by an ambulance for emergency surgery after an accident outside the Independent Commission Against Corruption. Every day in courts across Australia, the evidence, facts and theories are played out in a kind of theatre, with their own characters, costumes and traditions. But ever-present is the human tragedy of ordinary people’s lives disrupted, destroyed and forever altered — the judges, lawyers and barristers, witnesses and victims all striving to play their part in the quest for fairness, justice and, always, the truth of what really happened.

9780733337888 AU $32.99 NZ $36.99 Trade Paperback | 352pp Released: 19/02/18

From the tragic and cruel, to the unfair and unlucky, from pure evil to plain stupid, Jamelle Wells, the court reporter, has seen it all.

Court Reporter is a tough and fearless journalist’s memoir that looks at the cases that have shocked, moved and never left us.

Jamelle Wells is an ABC television and radio presenter and the Senior Court Reporter for New South Wales. She works across television, radio and online. Jamelle has covered some of Australia’s highest profile cases. Before Jamelle joined the ABC, she was a presenter for commercial stations including 2GB and 2CH, a Business Reporter and editor of My Business Success magazine, and a theatre reviewer and columnist.

Publicity Contact: matthew.howard@harpercollins.com.au Sydney, NSW

Great Australian World War II Stories JOHN GATFIELD

True stories of Aussie courage and mateship during World War II

From the annals of the RSL come these riveting true stories, written by World War II Diggers, prisoners of war, nurses and other eyewitnesses, capturing the impact of war on those who took part. With eyewitness accounts ranging from the Fall of Singapore to the Kokoda Track, and from Greece to the Middle East, in the air and at sea, these stories bring the Australian experience of World War II to life with humour, pathos and vivid detail. In these pages, you’ll find memories of the Japanese prisoner of war camps, the Burma Railway, Sandakan, air raids on Berlin, life as a Rat of Tobruk and so much more. Collected in one volume for the first time, these stories are a must-read record of the Australian experience of World War II.

John Gatfield is a well-known journalist and broadcaster who works closely with the RSL. His first book was The RSL Book of World War I .

9780733339158 AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 Trade Paperback | pp304 Released: 19/02/18

Sydney, NSW

Publicity Contact: matthew.howard@harpercollins.com.au

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THREE FAMILIES. THREE CLAIMS. ONE FORTUNE. LET THE SCHEMING BEGIN

Following the break-out success of her novel Daughter of Mine , Australian author Fiona Lowe returns …

Is an inheritance a privilege or a right?

Margaret, the matriarch of the wealthy Jamieson family, has always been as tight-fisted with the family money as she is with her affection. As her health deteriorates, will long-held secrets and childhood rivalries smash this family into pieces? Readers of compulsive Australian storytelling like Judy Nunn will love this addictive and page-turning family saga about the relationships between siblings, and of deceit, betrayal and revenge. ‘A SWEEPING AUSTRALIAN NOVEL OF LOST LOVE AND TANGLED FAMILY SECRETS’ COUNTRY STYLE ON DAUGHTER OF MINE

‘… A readable and thoughtful book. It has winner written all over it’ The Weekly Times

Birthright F I ON A LOWE

ISBN: 9781489246745 eISBN: 9781489247018 AUS PRICE: $29.99 NZ PRICE: $29.99 ePRICE: $19.99 Trade Paperback PAGE EXTENT: 496pp

PUBLICITY CONTACT: Amy Milne EMAIL: amy@ampublicity.com.au RELEASED: 19/02/18

Geelong, Vic

Fiona Lowe has been a midwife, a sexual-health counsellor and a family support worker; an ideal career for an author who writes novels about family and relationships. A recipient of the prestigious USA RITA award and the Australian RuBY award, Fiona’s books are set in small country towns, feature real people facing difficult choices, and explore how family ties and relationships impact on their decisions. When she’s not writing stories, she’s a distracted wife, mother of two ‘ginger’ sons, a volunteer in her community, guardian of 80 rose bushes, slave to a cat and is often found collapsed on the couch with wine.

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The Girl in the Woods C AM I L L A L AC K B E RG

9781460752111 | AU $29.99 NZ $35.00 Trade Paperback | 352pp | Released: 19/02/18 The Rules of Backyard Croquet S U NN I OV E R E N D All’s fair in love and couture ... The stylish new novel from the author of The Dangers of Truffle Hunting .

9780007518388AU $29.99 NZ $35.00 Trade Paperback | 600pp | Released: 19/02/18

Number 1 international bestseller and Swedish crime sensation

Camilla Lackberg’s new psychological thriller

A missing child

Disgraced fashion prodigy Apple March has gone into hiding, concealing herself within the cashmere and silk folds of a formerly grand fashion boutique. But when her sister, Poppy, needs a wedding dress, old passions are reignited — along with threats from her past. From the cool heart of Melbourne, to Paris and New York, in an effervescent world of croquet, Campari and cocoon coats, can Apple become the woman she was born to be?

When a four-year-old girl disappears in the woods just outside Fjällbacka, the community is horror-struck. Thirty years ago, a young girl went missing from the exact same spot and was later discovered murdered.

A murder

Back then, two teenage girls were found guilty of the killing. Could it really be a coincidence that one of the girls — now a world-famous actress — has just returned to Fjällbacka? Detective Patrik Hedström starts investigating with his wife, bestselling crime writer Erica Falck, by his side.

Praise for The Dangers of Truffle Hunting :

‘It’s Overend’s way with words that had us picking the book and giving it prime position as our #1 read’ Vogue Australia

A community torn apart

‘Exotic and exciting ... well developed characters ... richly detailed ... enjoyable summer read ... just divine!’ Books + Publishing

The deeper they dig, the murkier the truth becomes, because it seems that everyone in the tight-knit community is hiding something. And soon, the residents must confront the fact that they could be harbouring a murderer in their midst...

Melbourne, Vic

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Scales of Empire K Y L I E C H A N

9780008263027 | AU $22.99 NZ $25.00 Paperback | 176pp | Released: 19/02/18 The Bookshop Film Tie-In P E N E LO P E F I T ZG E R A L D

9781460753255 | AU $29.99 NZ $35.00 Trade Paperback | 400pp | Released: 19/02/18 An exciting space adventure filled with diverse characters, strong heroes and heroines, and wild creatures, from the bestselling author of White Tiger . For all fans of Firefly , Killjoys and Star Wars .

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Now a motion picture starring Emily Mortimer, Patricia Clarkson and Bill Nighy, due for release in early 2018.

Corporal Jian Choumali is on the mission of a lifetime — security officer on one of Earth’s huge generation ships, fleeing Earth’s failing ecosystem to colonise a distant planet. The ship encounters a technologically and culturally advanced alien empire, led by a royal family of dragons. The empire’s dragon emissary offers her aid to the people of Earth, bringing greater health, longer life and faster-than-light travel to nearby stars. But what price will the people of Earth have to pay for the generous alien assistance? Kylie Chan brings together pacey, compelling storytelling and an all-too-possible imagined future in a tale packed with action, adventure, drama and suspense.

In a small East Anglian town, Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop.

Hardborough becomes a battleground. Florence has tried to change the way things have always been done and, as a result, she has to take on not only the people who have made themselves important, but natural and even supernatural forces too. Her fate will strike a chord with anyone who knows that life has treated them with less than justice. Penelope Fitzgerald was one of the most elegant and distinctive voices in British fiction. Three of her novels, The Bookshop , The Beginning of Spring and The Gate of Angels , were shortlisted for the Booker Prize. She won the Prize in 1979 for Offshore .

Brisbane, Qld

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9780008207113 | AU $27.99 NZ $29.99 Trade Paperback | 400pp | Released: 08/03/18 Money in the Morgue N G A I O MA R S H & S T E L L A DU F F Y ‘The finest writer in the English language of the pure, classical puzzle whodunit. Among the crime queens, Ngaio Marsh stands out as an Empress’ The Sun

I’ll Be Your Blue Sky MA R I S A D E LO S S A N T O S

9780062838612 | AU $32.99 NZ $35.00 Trade Paperback | 320pp | Released: 19/02/18

The New York Times bestselling author revisits the characters from her beloved novels Love Walked In and Belong to Me in this captivating, beautifully written drama involving family, friendship, secrets, sacrifice, courage and true love. For fans of Jojo Moyes, Elin Hilderbrand, and Nancy Thayer. Shifting between the 1950s and the present and told in the alternating voices of two characters, Edith and Clare, I’ll Be Your Blue Sky is vintage Marisa de los Santos — an emotionally evocative novel that probes the deepest recesses of the human heart and illuminates the tender connections that bind our lives. ‘A satisfying novel about friends rediscovering one another — and confronting unwelcome truths — at their college reunion’ People ‘Readers who enjoy the connection forged through the ties of family and friendships should find much to savour in de los Santos’s comforting, leisurely paced novel’ Library Journal Praise for Marisa’s novels:

In 1945, Ngaio Marsh put aside a new book, Money in the Morgue , after writing just the opening chapters. Stella Duffy’s masterful completion of this unfinished novel celebrates both the style and substance of Dame Ngaio’s accomplished storytelling and will delight both fans of the Inspector Alleyn Mysteries and new readers who, through this book, are about to discover them for the first time … Dame Ngaio Marsh was born in New Zealand in 1895 and died in February 1982. She wrote over 30 detective novels and was famously the first author to publish a million copies on a single day. Stella Duffy OBE, is an award-winning writer and theatre maker who was born in London and spent her childhood in New Zealand. She has written 16 novels, both literary and crime, as well as 50 short stories and 10 plays. She is the founder and co- director of the Fun Palaces campaign, and was awarded an OBE in 2016 for services to the arts.

Publicity Contact: kimberley.allsopp@harpercollins.com.au

All the Beautiful Girls E L I Z A B E T H J . C H U R C H

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9780008267940 | AU $29.99 NZ $35.00 Trade Paperback | 368pp | Released: 06/03/18 The dazzling, powerful story of a gutsy showgirl who tries to conquer her past amongst the glamour of 1960s Las Vegas — finding unexpected fortune, friendship and love.

9780008263348 | AU $22.99 NZ $25.00 Paperback | 208pp | Released: 19/02/18 Annihilation Film-Tie-In J E F F VA N D E RM E E R

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Now a major motion-picture directed by Alex Garland and starring Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Oscar Isaac, due for release in 2018.

In the summer of 1968, Ruby Wilde is the toast of Las Vegas. Showgirl of the Year, in her feathers and rhinestones, five-inch heels and sky-high headdresses, she mesmerises audiences from the Tropicana to the Stardust. Ratpackers and movie stars, gamblers and astronauts vie for her attention and shower her with gifts. But not so long ago Ruby Wilde was Lily Decker from Kansas: an orphaned girl determined to dance her way out of her troubled past. Now, as Ruby Wilde, the ultimate Sin City success story, she discovers that the glare of the spotlight cannot banish the shadows that haunt her. As the years pass and Ruby continues to search for freedom, for love and, most importantly, for herself, she must learn the difference between all that glitters and what is truly gold.

The first volume of the extraordinary Southern Reach trilogy.

Welcome to Area X. An Edenic wilderness, an environmental disaster zone, a mystery for thirty years.

The Southern Reach, a secretive government agency, has sent 11 expeditions to investigate Area X. One has ended in mass suicide, another in a hail of gunfire, the 11th in a fatal cancer epidemic.

Now four women embark on the 12th expedition into the unknown.

‘Creepy and fascinating’ Stephen King

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The Wholesome Cook: Recipes for Life’s Seasons MA R T Y N A A NG E L L

180 modern yet uncomplicated wholefood recipes that support wellness whatever your age or stage in life ‘The modern way to eat… life-changing’ Hetty McKinnon, Community: Salad Recipes from Arthur Street Kitchen Like the calendar year, the body has its seasons and no one understands this better than Martyna Angell, author of the bestselling book The Wholesome Cook and the popular and award-winning blog of the same name. In her new book The Wholesome Cook: Recipes for Life’s Seasons , Martyna focuses on bio-individualism — the recognition that we are all physiologically different — and offers 180 endlessly flexible recipes that can be adapted to gluten-free for coeliacs, while many can easily be made refined-sugar free, dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, vegetarian, vegan, Paleo and FODMAP-friendly. Twenty of Martyna’s superstar friends from the wellness community offer their favourite healthy recipes in this book, which is packed with nutritional information on sugar, fat, soy, grains, gluten, dairy and the gut microbiome based on the most recent research. The Wholesome Cook: Recipes for Life’s Seasons is not just a cookbook, it’s a guide to a creative approach to food and achieving the optimal healthy lifestyle.

9781489251220 | AU $49.99 NZ $49.99 Hardback | 352pp | Released: 19/02/18

Sydney, NSW

Publicity Contact: Natika Palka, npalka@eharlequin.com.au

Dictatorland: The Men Who Stole Africa PAU L K E N YON

A vivid, heartbreaking portrait of the fate that so many African countries suffered after independence. The dictator who grew so rich on his country’s cocoa crop that he built a 35-storey-high basilica in the jungles of the Ivory Coast. The austere, incorruptible leader who has shut Eritrea off from the world in a permanent state of war and conscripted every adult into the armed forces. In Equatorial Guinea, the paranoid despot who thought Hitler was the saviour of Africa and waged a relentless campaign of terror against his own people. The Libyan army officer who authored a new work of political philosophy, The Green Book , and lived in a tent with a harem of female soldiers, running his country like a mafia family business. And behind these incredible stories of violence and excess lie the dark secrets of Western greed and complicity, the insatiable taste for chocolate, oil, diamonds and gold that have encouraged dictators to rule with an iron hand, siphoning off their share of the action into mansions in Paris and banks in Zurich, and keeping their people in dire poverty.

9781788541909 | AU $34.99 NZ $37.99 Trade paperback | 432pp | Released: 19/02/18

Publicity Contact: nicola.woods@harpercollins.com.au

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Everlife G E N A S HOWA LT E R

From New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter comes book three in the unique and exhilarating Everlife series. Tenley ‘Ten’ Lockwood knows the fate of the Everlife rests on her ability to unite the realms and destroy the Prince of Ravens. When betrayal leads to defeat and Ten finds herself bonded to the enemy, an unthinkable choice may be the only answer. Gena Showalter is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over 30 books in paranormal and contemporary romances, as well as young adult novels. Her novels have appeared in Cosmopolitan magazine, and Seventeen magazine, and have been translated all over the world. “ Firstlife is a nonstop thrill ride that will stop your heart ... and shock it back to life. This book is No. 1 on my keeper shelf!” — Number one New York Times bestselling author P. C. Cast on Firstlife

9781489250643 | AU $19.99 NZ $19.99 Paperback | 384pp | Released: 19/02/18

Publicity Contact: Vanessa Klinger, vklinger@eharlequin.com.au

The Memories that Make Us VA N E S S A C A RN E VA L E

Dear Gracie, Here are some things you should know:

The yellow toothbrush is mine. You sleep with your socks on. You set your alarm for 5:45 am every morning then you go for a run. You and I were the closest thing to perfect I ever knew in my life. Love, Blake After a car accident, Gracie loses all the memories that defined her and is forced to examine the person she has now become. If you had your time over, would you fall in love with the same person? Would you live the same life twice?

Addictive and heartfelt reading from a new Australian voice.

‘A warm, hopeful and uniquely Australian read that reminds you what is important in life. You will not want to put it down until the last page. I loved this novel’ Sally Hepworth, author of The Secrets of Midwives

Melbourne, Vic

9781489246769 | AU $29.99 NZ $29.99 Trade paperback | 384pp | Released: 19/02/18

Publicity Contact: Sarana Behan, sbehan@eharlequin.com.au

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A POIGNANT AND MOVING NEW NOVEL FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF IN THE QUIET AND ACHE

Seventeen-year-old Gwendolyn P. Peason has become very good at not thinking about the awful things that have happened to her family. Instead, Gwen focuses on her best friends, Loretta and Gordon, and the beach she runs along every day. Gwen is also trying to accept and fit into her new stepfamily, while avoiding her stepbrother, Tyrone, whose sole purpose in life seems to be to annoy her. A lot. Following a strange disturbance at her work Gwen is forced to confront what happened to her family all those years ago. As she deals with her deep sense of grief and loss, Gwen slowly comes to realise that people aren’t as they first appear and that, like her, everyone has a story to tell. CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR ELIZA HENRY JONES RELEASES HER HEARTACHINGLY BEAUTIFUL AND DEEPLY MOVING YA DEBUT

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P is for Pearl E L I Z A H ENR Y J ONE S

Perfect for fans of Kathleen Glasgow, Gayle Foreman and Cath Crowley, P is for Pearl is an incredibly moving story about the meaning of family and the importance of belonging.

Ages: 14 +

ISBN: 9781460754931 eISBN: 9781460709344 AUS PRICE: $19.99 NZ PRICE: $22.99 ePRICE: $15.99 Paperback PAGE EXTENT: 304pp

Dandenong Ranges, Vic

Eliza Henry Jones was born in Melbourne in 1990. She was a Young Writer-in-Residence at the Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers’ Centre in 2012 and was a recipient of a Varuna Residential Fellowship for 2015. With qualifications in English, psychology and grief, loss and trauma counselling, Eliza is currently completing her Honours in Creative Writing — exploring bushfire trauma — and works in community services. She lives in the Dandenong Ranges with her husband and too many animals.

PUBLICITY CONTACT: Holly Frendo EMAIL: holly.frendo@harpercollins.com.au RELEASED: 19/02/18

Bravelands Series E R I N H U N T E R

Heed the call of the wild with this brand-new, action-packed animal fantasy series from the bestselling author of Warriors .

Bravelands: Broken Pride

9781460756287 AU $12.99 NZ $14.99 Paperback | 336pp Released: 19/02/18 Bravelands: Code of Honour

9781460756270 AU $12.99 NZ $14.99 Paperback | 336pp Released: 19/02/18

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The Queen’s Rising R E B E C C A RO S S

From debut author Rebecca Ross comes a passionate tale of intrigue, deception, truth and survival that’s perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Victoria Aveyard. Born out of wedlock, Brienna is cast off by her noble family and sent to Magnolia House — a boarding house for those looking to study the passions: art, music, dramatics, wit and knowledge. Brienna must discover her passion and train hard to perfect her skill, in the hope that she will one day graduate and be chosen by a wealthy patron. As Brienna gets closer to the eve of her graduation, she becomes part of a daring plot to overthrow the usurper king and realises that she must choose her friends wisely, keep her enemies close and trust no one in order to save herself and her people.

Ages: 13+

9780008245986 AU $16.99 NZ $17.99 Paperback | 352pp Released: 07/03/18

Publicity Contact: holly.frendo@harpercollins.com.au

A Boat of Stars: New Poems to Inspire and Enchant E D I T E D BY MA RG A R E T CONNO L LY & N ATA L I E J A N E P R I O R

A boat of stars came down tonight and sailed around my bed — it sprinkled stardust on my eyes, put dreams inside my head

Open worlds of imagination and explore the magic of everyday life with this enchanting new collection of poetry for preschool and primary-aged children, from some of our country’s finest writers and illustrators.

Perfect for the classroom and the home, A Boat of Stars will bring a love of language, rhythm and rhyme to every child.

Ages 3–10

9780733337932 AU $29.99 NZ $34.99 Hardback | 128pp Released: 19/02/18

Sydney, NSW & Brisbane, Qld

Publicity Contact: holly.frendo@harpercollins.com.au

Fancy Nancy Oodles of Kittens J A N E O ’ CONNO R & RO B I N P R E I S S G L A S S E R

Fancy Nancy returns in a purr-fect story about felines, canines and making new four-legged friends!

It’s raining cats and dogs, when all of a sudden Nancy hears a strange sound coming from outside! Nancy and Bree decide to investigate, and what do they find? It’s oodles of adorable kittens! (Oodles is fancy for a lot.) Perfect for fans of the Eloise , Olivia , and other Fancy Nancy books, Fancy Nancy: Oodles of Kittens is the 10th and final picture book in this beloved bestselling series.

9780007560936 AU $19.99 NZ $25.00 Hardback | 32pp Released: 19/02/18

Publicity Contact: holly.frendo@harpercollins.com.au

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NON - FI CT I ON MARCH 2018

The Sinking of HMAS Sydney: How Australia’s Greatest Maritime Mystery Was Solved

DAV I D L . M E A RN S

‘We just found Sydney. We’ve got it. It’s absolutely crystal clear. She’s sitting upright in a small debris field. There’s no doubt about it.’ For 66 years it was Australia’s greatest maritime mystery: what happened to the ‘pride of the fleet’ HMAS Sydney and the 645 men aboard her? Was she beaten in a fair fight with the German cruiser Kormoran or was there treachery involved? Could the Kormoran survivors’ account of the battle and its aftermath be believed? Why were there no survivors from Sydney? And where was the wreck? March 2018 will mark 10 years since HMAS Sydney was located under more than 2400 metres of seawater, about 200 kilometres off the West Australian coast. Now in trade paperback, David Mearns’s gripping account of the mammoth search, triumphant discovery and piecing together of answers to the enduring mysteries both honours the anniversary and brings the story alive again to a new generation of readers. David and his company, Blue Water Recoveries Ltd, have located 21 major shipwrecks, including the deepest shipwreck ever found at 5762 metres. The search for HMAS Sydney tested all David Mearns’s skills as a detective, engineer, marine scientist and navigator.

*cover to be revealed

9781460756379 | AU $34.99 NZ $40.00 Paperback | 384pp | Released: 26/02/18

Publicity Contact: lara.wallace@harpercollins.com.au

Trafficked Girl: My Story of Fighting Back.

ZO E PAT T E R S ON & J A N E SM I T H

Abused by her mother, humiliated by her father’s sexual innuendos, physically assaulted and bullied by her eldest brother, even as a young child, Zoe thought she deserved the desperately unhappy life she was living. Taken into care at the age of 13, Zoe thought she was finally going to escape from the cruel abuse she had suffered throughout her childhood. But social services placed her in a residential unit known to be ‘a target for prostitution’, and suddenly her life was worse than it had ever been before. Zoe realised that the only way to survive in the unit was to go to the ‘parties’ the older girls were paid to take her to, drink the drinks, smoke the cannabis and try to blank out what was done to her when she was abused, controlled and trafficked around the country. This is the harrowing, yet uplifting, story of how Zoe finally broke free of the abuse and neglect that destroyed her childhood and obtained justice for her years of suffering.

9780008148041 |AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 Paperback | 304pp | Released: 08/03/18

Publicity Contact: nicola.woods@harpercollins.com.au

NON - FI CT I ON MARCH 2018

The Good Mothers: The Story of the Three Women Who Took on the World’s Most Powerful Mafia A L E X P E R RY

You are born into it or marry in. Loyalty is absolute — bloodshed revered. You go to prison, your grave or kill your relatives before betraying The Family. The ̕Ndràngheta is the most powerful, stealthy organised crime network in Italy and worldwide, upheld by the omertà (silence) code. This is the story of the women who broke the silence. The ̕Ndràngheta’s power rests on omertà enforced through violence. Underpinning this iron rule is murderous misogyny. Girls are married off in arranged clan alliances at 13, beatings are routine and a woman who is unfaithful — even to a dead husband — can expect her sons, brothers or father to kill her, then dissolve her body in acid to erase the family shame. But in 2009, when one abused ̕Ndràngheta wife is murdered for turning in state evidence, state prosecutor Alessandra Cerreti realises the ̕Ndràngheta’s bigotry may be its greatest flaw. To bring down a criminal empire, Alessandra must persuade two more mafia wives to testify. The stakes could not be higher. Alessandra is fighting to save a nation. The mafiosi are fighting for their existence. Their women are fighting for their lives. Not all will survive.

9780008222116 | AU $32.99 NZ $36.99 Trade paperback | 336pp | Released: 19/02/18

Publicity Contact: nicola.woods@harpercollins.com.au

The Wife’s Tale: A Personal History

A I DA E D EMA R I AM

Born in 1916, and a child bride at eight years old, Aida Edemariam’s grandmother, Yètèmegn, has stood, shaking, as fascist troops searched her home for guns she knew were there; in the late 1930s and early ’40s she fled both Italian and Allied bombardment. She begged for mercy from Emperor Haile Selassie, for a husband imprisoned for treason, then, widowed, spent the ’50s personally wresting from the Emperor a promise to educate five of her seven living children. For 13 years, she fought through courts unused to women defending their assets. Aida records her grandmother’s enthralling stories, which span the most extraordinary century in Ethiopian history. This is a story with an astonishing cast of characters, from emperors and empresses to lords and archbishops and slaves, from Marxist revolutionaries and wartime double agents to soothsayers and spirit doctors, from saints and martyrs to the Virgin Mary — but above all, Yètèmegn herself, who was grand and haughty and sometimes difficult, but also incredibly generous and who, despite everything, still provided an infectious sense of mischief and joy.

9780008191757 | AU $32.99 NZ $36.99 Trade paperback | 350pp | Released: 19/02/18

Publicity Contact: nicola.woods@harpercollins.com.au

NON - FI CT I ON MARCH 2018

HOW ADDICTION AFFECTS EVERY ONE OF US AND WHAT YOU NEED TO DO ABOUT IT

The words ‘addict’ and ‘addiction’ are loaded with baggage. Not just in Australia, but the world over, addicts are considered to be sub-human, if not alien. Addicted aims to reclaim their dignity. It aims to rescue the word ‘addiction’ from its kidnappers and restore its humanity. It offers personal accounts from inspirational people who have found themselves in the grips of such addictions, and their amazing stories of survival.

THIS BOOK IS ABOUT ADDICTIONS OF ALL KINDS; SMART PHONES, GAMBLING, DRUGS, SOCIAL MEDIA

At the Ted Noffs Foundation, Matt Noffs and Kieran Palmer spend their lives working with young people who have serious and often debilitating drug addictions. This book shares the tools they use every day. It offers insights into why addiction takes place and why it’s a natural part of being human. It journeys across the spectrum of addictive behaviours, from social media to drugs like heroin. It questions the assumptions and begins to debunk the myth that all addiction is identical and predictable.

WITH PRACTICAL ADVICE AND EASY-TO-FOLLOW STEPS

THAT PEOPLE CAN START IMPLEMENTING NOW,

THIS IS A BOOK THAT EVERYONE SHOULD READ

Addicted: How Addiction Affects Every One of Us and What We Can Do About It

MAT T NO F F S & K I E RAN PA LME R

ISBN: 9781460752173 eISBN: 9781460707036 AUS PRICE: $32.99 NZ PRICE: $36.99 ePRICE: $25.99 Trade Paperback PAGE EXTENT: 256pp

Sydney, NSW

PUBLICITY CONTACT: Kimberley Allsopp EMAIL: kimberley.allsopp@harpercollins.com.au RELEASED: 19/02/18

Matt Noffs is the co-founder of the Street Universities and CEO of Noffs Foundation, Australia’s largest drug and alcohol treatment service provider for young people under 25. The Noffs Foundation is a leader in providing drug and alcohol services for young people in Australia. Kieran Palmer is a Registered Psychologist who began his work with the Ted Noffs Foundation in 2005 as an Alcohol and Other Drugs Worker and has held numerous positions with the foundation including Manager of the PALM residential treatment service, as well as his current role of Clinical Services Manager for all 12 Noffs programs nationwide.