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ID: 517469

Title: Last Shot: A coming-of-age memoir of addiction, ambition and redemption

Author: Jock Zonfrillo

Narrator: Jock Zonfrillo

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:15:52

Language: English

Release date: 07-27-21

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia

Genres: Biography & Memoir, Arts & Entertainment

Summary:

Selected as one of Audible’s best audiobooks of 2021.

A coming-of-age memoir of addiction, ambition and redemption in the high-stakes world of Michelin star kitchens.

 

From reckless drug addict to one of Australia’s top chefs and television stars: MasterChef judge Jock Zonfrillo's powerful life story will shock and inspire.

 

Jock’s life spiralled out of control when he tried heroin for the first time as a teenager while growing up in 1980s Glasgow. For years he balanced a career as a rising star amongst legendary chefs with a crippling drug addiction that took him down many dark paths.

 

Fired from his job at a Michelin star restaurant in Chester, England, after a foul-mouthed rant, Jock made his way to London looking for work and found himself in front of the legendary Marco Pierre White. He credits White for saving his life, but Jock continued to struggle with addiction in a world of excess, celebrity, and cut-throat ambition.

 

On New Year’s Eve 1999, Jock shot up his last shot of heroin before boarding a plane to Sydney, where he would find passion and new meaning in life in the most unexpected places. There would be more struggles ahead, including two failed marriages, the closure of his prized restaurant during COVID-19, his time on-country, and some very public battles.

This is the unforgettable story of an incredible life cut short too soon.

Praise for Last Shot

'I’ve known Jock for 25 years. He is not only a great mate but an incredibly talented chef - in Australia and around the world. Last Shot really shows how resilient Jock is and how far he has come in his personal and professional life. I’m inspired by how brave Jock has been for putting this biography out there. I couldn’t put it down. Loved it!’ Matt Moran

 

‘Zonfrillo climbed his way to the top of the gastronomic ladder only to abdicate his position. He still inspires chefs worldwide.’ Marco Pierre White

 

‘An amazingly candid story of a prolific but complicated chef who made it back from the brink despite the obstacles, surely one of the best comeback stories there is!’ Gordon Ramsay

‘Jock absolutely lives and breathes his passion for food, which began in childhood. And between the incredible ups and downs of his life that we read about in Last Shot, what really comes through for me is his search for knowledge of Indigenous foods – I so admire how the depth of his learning combined with his amazing skill and creativity has allowed him to celebrate the uniqueness of the cultures he has embraced.’ Maggie Beer AO

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ID: 503793

Title: Perfect Family

Author: Robyn Harding

Narrator: Ali Andre Ali, Amanda Dolan, Cassandra Campbell, Michael Crouch, Pete Simonelli

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:21:50

Language: English

Release date: 07-27-21

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense, Contemporary Women

Summary:

‘A roller-coaster ride ... For fans of Celeste Ng, Gillian Flynn and Liane Moriarty.’ Booklist (starred review)

The bestselling author of The Party explores what happens when a seemingly perfect family is pushed to the edge by cruel, vindictive and increasingly dangerous attacks.

Thomas and Viv Adler have a picture-perfect family. Affluent and attractive, with two well-mannered kids almost out of the nest, they live in a beautiful house in a well-to-do neighbourhood. Their jobs are fulfilling; their children are thriving; the world is their oyster.

Until one morning, when they wake up to find that their house and car have been pelted with eggs. Thomas dismisses it as the work of a few out-of-control kids, but when a smoke bomb is tossed on their front lawn, and the tires on their BMW are punctured, he begins to worry. Unable to identify the perpetrators, they are helpless as the assaults escalate. The police assure them that this is just the work of bored teenagers, but no one in the Adler family believes it. After all, each of them has a secret – kept not only from the outside world but from each other.

As the Adlers grapple with their guilt, fear and shame, the assaults grow deadly. Their ‘perfect’ façade is crumbling, and it may be too late for any of them to do anything about it.

‘Robyn Harding is at her twisty, devious best ... A propulsive, constantly surprising read that both entertains and chills.’ Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, author of The Girls Are All So Nice Here

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ID: 507583

Title: When the Summer Was Ours

Author: Roxanne Veletzos

Narrator: Imani Jade Powers, Jacques Roy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:40:34

Language: English

Release date: 07-27-21

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Fiction, Contemporary Women

Summary:

An epic tale of star-crossed lovers separated by class, circumstance and tragedy from the bestselling author of The Girl They Left Behind. For fans of The Bronze Horseman and All the Light We Cannot See​.

 

Hungary, 1943. As war encroaches on the country’s borders, willful young Eva arrives in the idyllic town of Sopron to spend her last summer as a single woman on her aristocratic family’s estate. Longing for freedom from her domineering father, she counts the days to her upcoming nuptials to a kind and dedicated Red Cross doctor whom she greatly admires.

 

But Eva’s life changes when she meets Aleandro, a charming and passionate Romani fiddler with a love for painting. With time and profound class differences against them, Eva and Aleandro still fall deeply in love – only to be separated by a brutal act of hatred.

 

As their lives diverge and they are each swept into the tides of war and its aftermath they try to forget what they once shared. But as the years pass, the haunting memory of their romance will reshape their destinies and drive them to decisions that will change their lives forever.

 

From the horrors of World War II to the tensions of the 1956 Hungarian uprising and beyond, When the Summer Was Ours is a sweeping story about the toll of secrets, the blurred lines between desire and loyalty, sacrifice and obsession, and the endurance of the human spirit.

Praise for When the Summer Was Ours

‘A lyrical and deeply moving story ... Book clubs will love this intimate tale of courage and sacrifice’ Anita Abriel, bestselling author of The Light After the War

‘Veletzos deftly weaves a tale of music, heartbreak, survival and, ultimately, enduring love’ Jillian Cantor, author of Half Life

‘A Tale of Two Cities meets The Nightingale in this luminous wartime love story’ Laurie Lico Albanese, author of Stolen Beauty

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ID: 537458

Title: True Loaf

Author: L. Austen Johnson

Narrator: Penny Scott-Andrews

Format: Unabridged

Length: 00:24:28

Language: English

Release date: 07-27-21

Publisher: Findaway Voices

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Short Stories, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Contemporary Fantasy

Summary:

A fun and enchanting modern fairytale.

When a strange man puts in a strange request at the bakery where she works, Riley must go on a mini-adventure to find one unusual ingredient. Along the way, she realizes that things are not always what they seem and that fae might just be real. A micro-story.

To celebrate paperless reading experiences and the magic of the Whisper Wood, the author has partnered with One Tree Planted. For every audiobook sold within the first year from release, one tree in North America shall be planted.

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ID: 595615

Title: Keys to Our Woes: A Reasonable Evolutional Idea and Solution to Mental Health

Author: Eternal Me

Narrator: Tekky Andrew-Jaja

Format: Unabridged

Length: 02:21:32

Language: English

Release date: 07-27-21

Publisher: Findaway Voices

Genres: Non-Fiction, Health & Wellness, Philosophy, Mental Health

Summary:

Is there a better solution to the world mental health dilemma? Follow the journey of Eternal Me, a death row inmate, and his spiritual and mental transformation.

Societal and individual mental health has never been so fragile and on the brink of collapse. However, a reasonable solution and discussion on the healing of humanitys mental health crisis are at hand.

Keys to Our Woes presents a world-level game-changer for humanity. It is premised on shifting the national and international discussions towards a more progressive consideration of wellness and mental health treatment system overhaul. One that will catapult us to our origin as a collective evolution to a state of mental Eden.

Built on the foundations of spiritual science, it introduces a bold and sobering concept that identifies the core solution to our mental vulnerabilities by explaining the evident reasoning behind the effects of a wellness and mental health system overhaul.

Keys to Our Woes is a review that invites humanity to imagine our world unconstrained and the cycles of our current collective mental contradictions.

This proposal is a challenge for the world to reject traditional methods, starting from the do-nothing approach to mental health to the more practical tactic that guarantees an improved chance of mental healing and, in turn, the healing of our world.

Eternal Me is a death row inmate whose transformation and understanding of the science of spirituality have informed a unique take on our worlds healing process. Through his journey, he applied advanced spiritual qualities to the reconciliation and welfare of his mental dysfunctions, hoping to lovingly share that what worked for his mental stabilities can also work for us.

Keys to Our Woes is the accumulation of his letters and writings.

Order your copy today and embark on a transformational journey!

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ID: 523297

Title: Toxic: The Rotting Underbelly of the Tasmanian Salmon Industry

Author: Richard Flanagan

Narrator: Richard Flanagan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 05:03:09

Language: English

Release date: 07-27-21

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Audio

Genres: Politics, Science & Technology, Animals & Nature, Public Policy

Summary:

In a triumph of marketing, the Tasmanian salmon industry has for decades succeeded in presenting itself as world's best practice and its product as healthy and clean, grown in environmentally pristine conditions. What could be more appealing than the idea of Atlantic salmon sustainably harvested in some of the world's purest waters?

But what are we eating when we eat Tasmanian salmon?

Richard Flanagan's expos of the salmon farming industry in Tasmania is chilling. In the way that Rachel Carson took on the pesticide industry in her ground-breaking book Silent Spring, Flanagan tears open an industry that is as secretive as its practices are destructive and its product disturbing.

From the burning forests of the Amazon to the petrochemicals you aren't told about to the endangered species being pushed to extinction you don't know about; from synthetically pink-dyed flesh to seal bombs . . . If you care about what you eat, if you care about the environment, this is a book you need to read.

Toxic is set to become a landmark book of the twenty-first century.

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ID: 502187

Title: Deep

Author: Kyle Perry

Narrator: Jason Chong

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:41:31

Language: English

Release date: 07-20-21

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Audio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense, General

Summary:

If you encounter the Black Wind while out there at sea, all you can do is race back to shore. There's no predicting it, no sailing it, no living with it. And if you're a Dempsey, it can play tricks on your mind. . .

On the Tasman Peninsula, nestled amidst the largest sea-cliffs in the southern hemisphere, is Shacktown. Here the Dempsey family have run a drug ring for generations, using the fishing industry and the deadly Black Wind as cover. But when thirteen-year-old Forest Dempsey walks out of the ocean, bruised and branded, everything is imperilled - because Forest has been believed dead for the last seven years.

Mackerel Dempsey, out of jail on strict bail conditions, is trying to change his fate, doing his best to keep out of trouble before his next court date. His cousin Ahab has renounced the family altogether, in favour of working to keep the town and its fragile tourism economy safe. But in their search for answers about Forest, both Mackerel and Ahab can't help but be drawn back into the underworld. What on earth happened to the boy all those years ago? And does it have anything to do with the infamous drug kingpin Blackbeard, who is rumoured to be moving in on Shacktown?

When secrets long thought buried at sea wash up on shore, generations of the Dempsey family must stand up for what they believe in, even if it means sacrificing everything. But in the gritty fight between right and wrong, blood isn't always thicker than water, and everyone is at risk of being pulled under...

From the bestselling breakout author of The Bluffs comes a heart-stopping new thriller set on the rugged coast of Tasmania about modern-day pirates, family bonds and betrayals, and the hidden dangers that lurk in the deep.

Praise for Kyle Perry:

'The Bluffs establishes Perry as a fierce new talent.' Apple Books

'The narrative races along, pulling the reader from page to page with a freight-train momentum that starts with the first word and ends with the final full stop.' The Examiner

'A spine-tingling and absorbing crime thriller about small-town secrets and mythic bush tales. This atmospheric read will keep you turning the pages until the very end.' Who Weekly

'A riveting story that will give even a seasoned thriller reader goosebumps.' Better Reading

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ID: 536474

Title: Enchanted by Love

Author: Kate Alexander

Narrator: Bryn Austin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 07:45:19

Language: English

Release date: 07-20-21

Publisher: Findaway Voices

Genres: Romance, Rom-Com, Contemporary

Summary:

Ariel was only nine years old when she was first called Princess by her brothers best friend.Kyle had found her alone and hurt in the woods where he promised that he would always find her.She grew up knowing that they would eventually find their way to each other.But when Kyle didnt return after college, she knew she had to move on.Enjoying her amazing life as a successful card shop owner with a loving family and friends her world tilted when Kyle moved back to town.Ariel patiently waited for him to finally make that move towards their forever, but after a couple years her hopes were fading.

Kyle has been in love with his best friends little sister ever since he was twelve.His plan was always to have a successful career as a journalist, and then return home to Blossom Hills to start a family with Ariel.When tragedy strikes in Philadelphia while he was covering a story, he returned home to clear his mind and try to be the man Ariel deserved.It isnt long before danger followed him back from the city and he had to stay away from her for her protection.

Now, the danger finally seems to be over, but he has to convince Ariel that he will never leave her side again.Will they have their happily ever after or will Kyles past haunt them forever?

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ID: 502178

Title: Plan B: A guide to navigating and embracing change

Author: Shannah Kennedy

Narrator: Shannah Kennedy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:00:55

Language: English

Release date: 07-20-21

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Audio

Genres: Self Development, Health & Wellness

Summary:

Change can turn our plans, our lives and our dreams upside down. Whether you have faced a redundancy, dealt with a break-up, been in an accident, lost a loved one, had a health scare, or been impacted by an economic downturn, your ability to navigate through the change process and create an alternative plan will be the key to your future happiness.

Shannah Kennedy, bestselling author of The Life Plan, has created a simple yet powerful four-part guide that is designed to give you the confidence to accept, heal, grow and adapt. Full of practical tips and exercises to help you process your emotions, restore and recover, shift your mindset, set clear goals and take control, Plan B is your roadmap to finding happiness once again.

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ID: 545367

Title: Netminder

Author: Jeff Adams

Narrator: Kirt Graves

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:18:34

Language: English

Release date: 07-20-21

Publisher: Audiobooks Unleashed

Genres: Teen, Mystery & Thriller, LGBTQ+

Summary:

The thrilling conclusion to the 'Codename: Winger' series!

After a summer that was nothing like hed planned, teenage secret agent Theo Reese is back to school and to work with Tactical Operational Supports IT department. His world turns upside down arriving home from hockey practice to a major security breach.

On the run, he soon discovers the TOS network is down and hes cut off.

As he uses his unique skills to find out whats happened, Theo discovers the evil agency Blackbird is responsible. A nemesis from Theos first field mission is out for him and will stop at nothing to force Theo to help Blackbird realize their goal of taking global control of the internet.

Getting help from some unexpected sources, Theo must stop the internet takeover while trying to keep those closest to him safe.

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