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ID: 705478

Title: After the Forest

Author: Kell Woods

Narrator: Esther Wane

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:56:15

Language: English

Release date: 10-04-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, Historical, Family Life

Summary:

The stunning historical fantasy taking the world by storm

'Deliciously irresistible' Natasha Lester

'Historical fantasy at its best' Belinda Alexandra

'Utterly enchanting' Kate Forsyth

'Bewitching ... Woods is a powerful new voice in speculative fiction' Publishers Weekly starred review

'A clever merger of fantasy and historical fiction' Sydney Morning Herald

Ginger. Honey. Cinnamon. Flour.

A drop of blood to bind its power.

1650: The Black Forest, Wurttemberg. Fifteen years after the witch in the gingerbread house, Greta and Hans are struggling to get by. Their father and stepmother are long dead, Hans is deeply in debt from gambling, and the countryside lies in ruin, its people recovering in the aftermath of a brutal war.

Greta has a secret, though: the witch's grimoire, secreted away and whispering in her ear, and the recipe inside that makes the most sinfully delicious - and addictive - gingerbread. As long as she can bake, Greta can keep her small family afloat.

But in a village full of superstition, Greta and her intoxicating gingerbread is a source of ever-growing suspicion and vicious gossip.

And now, dark magic is returning to the woods and Greta's own power - magic she is still trying to understand - may be the only thing that can save her ...

If it doesn't kill her first.

PRAISE FOR AFTER THE FOREST

'Bewitching historical fantasy ... Woods is a powerful new voice in speculative fiction' starred review, Publishers Weekly (US)

'A dark and wondrous tale. Utterly enchanting' Kate Forsyth, bestselling author of The Crimson Thread

'Deliciously irresistible ... A gorgeous debut that you'll consume in one gulp' Natasha Lester, New York Time bestselling author of The Three Lives of Alix St Pierre

'Evocative, vivid and enchanting: Historical fantasy at its best' Belinda Alexandra, bestselling author of The French Agent

'Utterly captivating ... Dark as molasses and dripping with witchcraft, love and magic gingerbread' Lauren Chater, bestselling author of The Winter Dress

'Woods enfolds a fairy tale within a fairytale and sets them against a socially realistic portrayal of early modern Germany, in a clever merger of fantasy and historical fiction' Sydney Morning Herald

'A love song to fairy tales ... Sweet as gingerbread and bitterly dark as heart's blood' Angela Slatter, award-winning author of The Path of Thorns

'Woods is a born storyteller ... Sophisticated and intricately plotted' Jo Riccioni, award-winning author of The Branded and The Rising

'A dazzling debut rich in myth and laced with beautiful prose. Bewitching and clever, this book will cast a spell on readers' Eleanor Limprecht, author of The Coast

'Truly enchanting historical fantasy. Woods spins threads of gold in this delicious and vivid exploration of love, myth and magic' Meredith Jaffe, author of The Tricky Art of Forgiveness

'Excellent historical fantasy ... Poetic, evocative, and most of all, addictive. An author to watch and a powerhouse debut' Grimdark Magazine

'I was hooked from start to end ... With magic, werewolves, gingerbread and a beautiful love story, this Australian debut kept me coming back for more' Cassie Landt, BorrowBox

'Elegant . . .

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ID: 679131

Title: Gum Tree Gully

Author: Mandy Magro

Narrator: Alicia Banit

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:50:29

Language: English

Release date: 10-04-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Romance, Contemporary, Family Life

Summary:

Mandy Magro's touching new novel Silverton Shores is available 2 October 2024. Preorder now!

Bestselling Australian romance author Mandy Magro tells a heartwarming story of homecoming and love against all the odds.

Would you give up everything for love?

Samantha Evans may have been born and bred in the country, but over the years she has adapted to, and loves, her big-city life in London. She's reached heights of success in her business that she'd never dreamed of achieving back in Australia. When her best friend's wedding forces her to return to her beautiful Queensland hometown of Gum Tree Gully, fate reminds Sammie about everything, and everyone, she left behind, including her childhood sweetheart, Connor Gunn. Now a handsome and kind cattle farmer, he harbours a tragic secret he can't share with anyone. That is, until Sammie comes back to town.

Samantha soon learns her country blood runs much deeper than she allowed herself to believe, so too do the intense feelings she's carried for Connor all these years. But her life is overseas now, while his is in Gum Tree Gully. Living on opposite sides of the world, with oceans and long-held secrets standing between them, is there any hope for their love to prevail?

PRAISE FOR MANDY MAGRO:

'A deliciously blissful romance that will have you hooked from beginning to end.' - Better Reading

'Mandy Magro is a novelist who continues to go from strength to strength and Home Sweet Home is another earnest story from this big-hearted storyteller.' - Mrs B's Book Reviews

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ID: 700110

Title: House That Joy Built

Author: Holly Ringland

Narrator: Holly Ringland

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:26:25

Language: English

Release date: 10-04-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Self Development, Health & Wellness, Mindfulness & Meditation

Summary:

An uplifting, positive and powerful book about breaking through fear and finding joy through creativity, from bestselling author, Holly Ringland.

The House that Joy Built is about the transformative power of finding joy through creativity, and offers a jump-start for anyone whose desire to create is flattened by fear. Fear of feeling vulnerable, of criticism and judgement from others, of not being good enough, of having 'bad' ideas, of being 'too much'. This book is for everyone who has ever felt stuck creatively. It is for those yearning to write, and also for anyone who longs to create but doesn't know how to find a way into, or back to their imagination.

Uplifting, powerful and inspiring, The House That Joy Built is an exhilarating, openhearted clarion call to experience the joy and freedom of creativity.

'A joyous gift from the heart, practical and wise. Blasts those I-can't-do-this terrors with both barrels.' Susan Johnson, Aphrodite's Breath

'I adored The House That Joy Built - it's readable, relatable and raw. A gentle call to action for creatives. This book is my new talisman for a creative life - it will hold my hand when I'm drowning in self-doubt and fear. Holly lays her heart on the page and encourages readers to do the same.' Amy Lovat, Mistakes and Other Lovers

Amy

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ID: 679129

Title: Gum Tree Gully

Author: Mandy Magro

Narrator: Alicia Banit

Format: Unabridged

Length: 08:50:29

Language: English

Release date: 10-04-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Historical Romance, Contemporary, Family Life

Summary:

Mandy Magro's touching new novel Silverton Shores is available 2 October 2024. Preorder now!

Bestselling Australian romance author Mandy Magro tells a heartwarming story of homecoming and love against all the odds.

Would you give up everything for love?

Samantha Evans may have been born and bred in the country, but over the years she has adapted to, and loves, her big-city life in London. She's reached heights of success in her business that she'd never dreamed of achieving back in Australia. When her best friend's wedding forces her to return to her beautiful Queensland hometown of Gum Tree Gully, fate reminds Sammie about everything, and everyone, she left behind, including her childhood sweetheart, Connor Gunn. Now a handsome and kind cattle farmer, he harbours a tragic secret he can't share with anyone. That is, until Sammie comes back to town.

Samantha soon learns her country blood runs much deeper than she allowed herself to believe, so too do the intense feelings she's carried for Connor all these years. But her life is overseas now, while his is in Gum Tree Gully. Living on opposite sides of the world, with oceans and long-held secrets standing between them, is there any hope for their love to prevail?

PRAISE FOR MANDY MAGRO:

'A deliciously blissful romance that will have you hooked from beginning to end.' - Better Reading

'Mandy Magro is a novelist who continues to go from strength to strength and Home Sweet Home is another earnest story from this big-hearted storyteller.' - Mrs B's Book Reviews

Contact: [email protected]

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ID: 696685

Title: Lola in the Mirror

Author: Trent Dalton

Narrator: Victoria Graves

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13:39:46

Language: English

Release date: 10-04-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Family Life

Summary:

Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, Lola in the Mirror is the irresistible new novel from international bestselling author of Boy Swallows Universe and All Our Shimmering Skies, Trent Dalton.

WINNER 2024 ABIA BOOK LITERARY FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR

SHORTLISTED FOR 2023 DYMOCKS BOOK OF THE YEAR, 2024 INDIE BOOK AWARDS, 2024 BOOKPEOPLE FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR and 2024 AUSTRALIAN BOOK DESIGN AWARDS BEST DESIGNED COMMERCIAL FICTION COVER

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 MARGARET AND COLIN RODERICK LITERARY AWARD

'Unpredictable, fantastic ... It takes a charged narrative, like Dickens achieves, and as Dalton does too, to reach the heart and the brain - writing that is able to carry both stories, the individual and the political/personal ... To tell you more would spoil this complicated and surprising story. You should read it.' Sydney Morning Herald

'Mirror, mirror, on the grass, what's my future? What's my past?'

A girl and her mother have been on the run for sixteen years, from police and the monster they left in their kitchen with a knife in his throat. They've found themselves a home inside a van with four flat tyres parked in a scrapyard by the edge of the Brisbane River.

The girl has no name because names are dangerous when you're on the run. But the girl has a dream. A vision of a life as an artist of international acclaim. A life outside the grip of the Brisbane underworld drug queen 'Lady' Flora Box. A life of love with the boy who's waiting for her on the bridge that stretches across a flooding, deadly river. A life beyond the bullet that has her name on it. And now that the storm clouds are rising, there's only one person who can help make her dreams come true. That person is Lola and she carries all the answers. But to find Lola, the girl with no name must first do one of the hardest things we can ever do. She must look in the mirror.

From international bestselling author Trent Dalton, Lola in the Mirror is a big, moving, blackly funny, violent, heartbreaking and beautiful novel of love, fate, life and death and all the things we see when we look in the mirror: all our past, all our present, and all our possible futures.

'Trent Dalton's third novel reminds me of the 1980s advertising slogan for the author's home state of Queensland: Beautiful one day, perfect the next ... Lola in the Mirror is a bold, big-hearted, hopeful, humorous, dark, reflective, truthful, superbly written novel that confirms Dalton's place in all the shimmering skies (to borrow the title of his second novel) of Australian literature. He is not a rising star but a star full stop.' The Australian

'Wonderful ... An original, heart-thumping novel ... you are right there with the protagonists, feeling and believing every word and every raindrop. It is the type of novel you read filled with pure hope and sorrow for the characters. You want to believe that everything is going to work out just fine, and that there will be dancing, and art, and delight. You won't know until the end, and by that time you, too, are running through the streets, turning the pages, and trusting that love wins.' Readings

'Dalton holds a mirror up to the darkest corners of this Australian life and reveals every bit of beauty, magic and calamity it has to offer.' Booktopia

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ID: 703227

Title: Cult Trip

Author: Anke Richter

Narrator: Olivia Mortimer-Eade

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:35:04

Language: English

Release date: 10-04-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Biography & Memoir, World Religions, Religious Studies, Religious & Inspirational

Summary:

A leading journalist's intense, riveting and personal investigation into the worlds and minds of cults

At a new age festival in Byron Bay, journalist Anke Richter is finding her spiritual awakening when she meets a woman - a survivor of the Auckland cult Centrepoint - who will change the course of her life and career.

Over the next ten years, Anke pursues a labyrinthine investigation into how and why cults attract, entrap and destroy otherwise ordinary people, asking what the line is between tribe and cult, participant and perpetrator, seduction and sexual abuse.

From the emotional and criminal carnage of Auckland's Centrepoint to an anti-cult conference in Manchester, the infamous Osho's ashram in India, the tantric Agama Yoga school in remote Thailand, and culminating in a visit to Gloriavale on the West Coast of the South Island, Anke uncovers a disturbing pattern of violence and suffering. Cult Trip is a powerful exploration of what really goes on inside the groups we call cults, and how to reckon with their aftermath.

'Wild stuff. Anke Richter is one of my favourite writers, blurring the line between participant and reporter.' David Farrier, journalist behind Dark Tourist and Tickled

'Thorough and compassionate ... Cult Trip is a brittle, sensitive book.' Steve Braunias

'What a book and what a writer! Cult Trip is an incredibly immersive, intense and necessary reading experience put together with doggedness and skill. The stories are heart-rending, told with bravery and care.' Noelle McCarthy, author of Grand

'Phenomenal. I cannot recommend this book enough.' Tova O'Brien, Today FM

'Cult Trip is incredibly painful and powerful - an eye opener, a tour de force and a call for justice.' Janja Lalich, author of Take Back Your Life: Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships

'Bringing together information from around the globe, Anke Richter pinpoints the internal struggles of those coming out of cults, and the debilitating harm that lingers afterwards.' Rachel Bernstein, cult specialist and educator

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ID: 695062

Title: Safe House

Author: Cameron Ward

Narrator: Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11:19:44

Language: English

Release date: 09-14-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense

Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin.

SEVEN STRANGERS SEEKING REFUGE.

BUT DANGER IS EVERYWHERE THEY TURN...

When Jess accepts an offer to caretake a luxury property in the Australian outback, the isolated, all-inclusive solo trip is just what she needs.

But Jess isn't as alone as she thinks.

As bushfires rage in the distance, strangers start showing up to seek refuge. And as the fires start closing in, tensions in the group begin to rise.

Then, the phones stop working. All exits are cut off. There's no way out.

Quickly, Jess's guests begin to panic. And when the first person goes missing, she realises that someone in the house isn't who they say they are.

The danger is already inside . . .

Praise for Cameron Ward

'A fabulous, action-packed adventure' JO SPAIN

'A fantastic, full throttle thriller that never takes its foot off the accelerator' JOHN MARRS

'A taut and thrilling ride. Pure escapist pleasure!' VICTORIA SELMAN

©2023 Cameron Ward (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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ID: 703219

Title: If I Tell

Author: Gill Perdue

Narrator: Aisling Kearns, Kate Gilmore, Martha Breen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10:02:38

Language: English

Release date: 08-31-23

Publisher: PGRH UK

Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Suspense

Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin.

A girl covered in blood. Her missing stepfather. Two detectives racing against time.

Laura is her team's top interviewer, an expert at finding the 'in' with victims that helps crack the case.

Niamh is her straight-talking partner who is noticing cracks in her mentor's careful facade.

Jenny is the 14-year-old assault victim found bloody and confused on a suburban street. They need answers, and fast. But Jenny seems terrified to tell them the truth.

And as the pair try to reach her, Laura begins to lose herself in memories of her own shattering trauma, leading to a mistake that could have fatal consequences . . .

First published as THE INTERVIEW

'Thrilling and utterly compulsive' LIZ NUGENT

'Propulsive' RTÉ GUIDE

'An incredible read, impossible to put down. Gill Perdue is a fresh, assured new voice' ANDREA MARA

©2023 Gill Perdue (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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ID: 707154

Title: Ash Barty: Champion

Author: Ash Barty

Narrator: Miranda Tapsell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:38:00

Language: English

Release date: 08-30-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Kids, General, Biography & Memoir

Summary:

Official young readers edition of Ash Barty's #1 bestselling and award-winning memoir.

It's a tennis story. It's a family story. It's a teamwork story. It's the story of how I got to where and who I am today.

My story is about the power and joy of doing that thing you love and seeing where it can take you.

It reflects on my whole tennis journey - from the first time I picked up a racquet as a young girl in Queensland, to the night I packed up my tennis bag at Melbourne Park after winning the 2022 Australian Open. It explains how I worked through self-doubt, homesickness and a break from the sport to realise my tennis dreams, winning Wimbledon and ranking number 1 in the world.

Maybe my story will inspire you to follow your dreams - I really hope it does.

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ID: 707153

Title: Ash Barty: Champion

Author: Ash Barty

Narrator: Miranda Tapsell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 04:38:00

Language: English

Release date: 08-30-23

Publisher: HarperAudio

Genres: Kids, General, Biography & Memoir

Summary:

Official young readers edition of Ash Barty's #1 bestselling and award-winning memoir.

It's a tennis story. It's a family story. It's a teamwork story. It's the story of how I got to where and who I am today.

My story is about the power and joy of doing that thing you love and seeing where it can take you.

It reflects on my whole tennis journey - from the first time I picked up a racquet as a young girl in Queensland, to the night I packed up my tennis bag at Melbourne Park after winning the 2022 Australian Open. It explains how I worked through self-doubt, homesickness and a break from the sport to realise my tennis dreams, winning Wimbledon and ranking number 1 in the world.

Maybe my story will inspire you to follow your dreams - I really hope it does.

Contact: [email protected]