https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=SVL(LIBRARYSTAFFREADING)&QRYTEXT=What%20Library%20Staff%20Have%20Been%20Reading&SETLVL=SET&CF=BIB&SORTS=DTE.DATE1.DESC&NRECS=20 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=549875&CF=BIB Stella Miles Franklin's autobiographical novel My Brilliant Career launched one of the most famous names in Australian letters. Funny, bold, often biting about its characters, the novel and its young author had a lot in common. Miles went on to live a large, fiercely independent and bohemian life of travel, art and freedom. Not so her beloved sister Linda. Quiet, contained, conventional, Linda was an inversion of Stella. A family peacemaker who married the man Stella would not, bore a son and died of pneumonia at 25. In this reflective, witty and revealing novel, Amy Brown rescues Linda, setting her in counterpoint with Stella, and with the lives of two contemporary women: Ida, a writer whose writing life is on hold as she teaches and raises her young daughter; and Stella, a singer-songwriter who has sacrificed everything for a career, now forcibly put on hold. Binding the two is the novella that Linda might have written to her sister Stella - a brilliant alternative vision of My Brilliant Career. Innovative and involving, My Brilliant Sister is an utterly convincing (and hilarious) portrait of Miles Franklin and a moving, nuanced exploration of the balance women still have to strike between careers and family lives. It gives a fresh take on one of Australia's most celebrated writers and an insight into life now. Stella Miles Franklin's autobiographical novel My Brilliant Career launched one of the most famous names in Australian letters. Funny, bold, often biting about its characters, the novel and its young author had a lot in common. Miles went on to live a large, fiercely independent and bohemian life of travel, art and freedom. Not so her beloved sister Linda. Quiet, contained, conventional, Linda was an inversion of Stella. A family peacemaker who married the man Stella would not, bore a son and died of pneumonia at 25. In this reflective, witty and revealing novel, Amy Brown rescues Linda, setting her in counterpoint with Stella, and with the lives of two contemporary women: Ida, a writer whose writing life is on hold as she teaches and raises her young daughter; and Stella, a singer-songwriter who has sacrificed everything for a career, now forcibly put on hold. Binding the two is the novella that Linda might have written to her sister Stella - a brilliant alternative vision of My Brilliant Career. Innovative and involving, My Brilliant Sister is an utterly convincing (and hilarious) portrait of Miles Franklin and a moving, nuanced exploration of the balance women still have to strike between careers and family lives. It gives a fresh take on one of Australia's most celebrated writers and an insight into life now.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Brown, Amy, 1984-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Cammeray, NSW : Scribner, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />252 pages ; 23 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">20 reserves</span><br /><br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - BROW - Onloan - Due: 31 May 2024 - 010977230<br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - BROW - Onloan - Due: 16 May 2024 - 010986096<br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - BROW - Onloan - Due: 04 May 2024 - 011002917<br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - BROW - On Reserve Shelf - Awaiting collection within 10 days of this date. (Set: 03 May 2024) - 011002931<br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - BROW - Onloan - Due: 27 May 2024 - 010998884<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - BROW - Onloan - Due: 31 May 2024 - 011002924<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=550752&CF=BIB When Rebecca Bundy fails to return home after the last day of school in 1984 her father reports her missing. But the teenager has run away before and recently she's been bragging about going to Queensland, so the police tell the family to wait it out. Days pass. Rumours swirl. A man seen loitering near the bus stop might have followed her. Was there something going on between Rebecca and a male teacher? What about the sheep farmer on Glen Lochan Road where she babysat? And why is her boyfriend, the rough cattle guy Bull Tennant, so sure something sinister has happened? Then a shocking murder-suicide at a local farm diverts police attention and Rebecca's disappearance all too quickly becomes a cold case. But her younger sister Eliza has never forgotten, and for almost forty years she's been looking for answers. Once she kept Rebecca's secrets. Now she's ready to share her story... When Rebecca Bundy fails to return home after the last day of school in 1984 her father reports her missing. But the teenager has run away before and recently she's been bragging about going to Queensland, so the police tell the family to wait it out. Days pass. Rumours swirl. A man seen loitering near the bus stop might have followed her. Was there something going on between Rebecca and a male teacher? What about the sheep farmer on Glen Lochan Road where she babysat? And why is her boyfriend, the rough cattle guy Bull Tennant, so sure something sinister has happened? Then a shocking murder-suicide at a local farm diverts police attention and Rebecca's disappearance all too quickly becomes a cold case. But her younger sister Eliza has never forgotten, and for almost forty years she's been looking for answers. Once she kept Rebecca's secrets. Now she's ready to share her story...<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Thomson, Glenna<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Sydney, NSW : Bantam, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />313 pages ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">18 reserves</span><br /><br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - THOM - Onloan - Due: 24 May 2024 - 010975397<br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - THOM - On Reserve Shelf - Awaiting collection within 10 days of this date. (Set: 28 Apr 2024) - 010999843<br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - THOM - Onloan - Due: 18 May 2024 - 010999799<br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - THOM - On Reserve Shelf - Awaiting collection within 10 days of this date. (Set: 05 May 2024) - 010999492<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - THOM - On Reserve Shelf - Awaiting collection within 10 days of this date. (Set: 03 May 2024) - 010999836<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=552279&CF=BIB When a group of mothers takes the competition for private schooling too far, the consequences are deadly. Every year, the reputable Queensland institution of St. Ignatius, affectionately called Iggy, hosts a Gala Day. This battle of brains and brawn, where 11-year-olds vie for a spot inside those hallowed ivory walls, directly affects admissions and determines the path of each and every candidate. But in the cutthroat environment of elite academia, three mothers will stop at nothing to see their boys succeed. As Gala Day draws near, one scholarly prospect is struck down in a hit-and-run, and as whispers escalate to accusations, scandals and lies unravel until the only question on everyone's mind is: who will be left standing? Exploring the dark side of motherhood and the fierce competition that destroys close-knit communities, this chilling descent into the dangers of suburbia will thrill fans of Lisa Jewell and Andrea Bartz. When a group of mothers takes the competition for private schooling too far, the consequences are deadly. Every year, the reputable Queensland institution of St. Ignatius, affectionately called Iggy, hosts a Gala Day. This battle of brains and brawn, where 11-year-olds vie for a spot inside those hallowed ivory walls, directly affects admissions and determines the path of each and every candidate. But in the cutthroat environment of elite academia, three mothers will stop at nothing to see their boys succeed. As Gala Day draws near, one scholarly prospect is struck down in a hit-and-run, and as whispers escalate to accusations, scandals and lies unravel until the only question on everyone's mind is: who will be left standing? Exploring the dark side of motherhood and the fierce competition that destroys close-knit communities, this chilling descent into the dangers of suburbia will thrill fans of Lisa Jewell and Andrea Bartz.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Lowe, Ali<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />389 pages ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">33 reserves</span><br /><br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - LOWE - Onloan - Due: 17 Jun 2024 - 010999171<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - LOWE - In-transit from Sandringham Library to Brighton Library (Set: 06 May 2024) - 010988557<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - LOWE - Onloan - Due: 20 May 2024 - 010988533<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - A823.00 - On order<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - A823.00 - On order<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - A823.00 - On order<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=552287&CF=BIB "Nina and Simon are the perfect couple. Young, fun and deeply in love. Until they leave for a weekend at his family's cabin in Vermont, and only Simon comes home. Nobody knows. Simon's explanation about what happened in their last hours together doesn't add up. Nina's parents push the police for answers, and Simon's parents rush to protect him. They hire expensive lawyers and a PR firm that quickly ramps up a vicious, nothing-is-off-limits media campaign. HOW FAR WILL HIS FAMILY GO TO KEEP HIM SAFE? Soon, facts are lost in a swirl of accusation and counter-accusation. Everyone chooses a side, and the story goes viral, fuelled by armchair investigators and wild conspiracy theories and illustrated with pretty pictures taken from Nina's social media accounts. Journalists descend on their small Vermont town, followed by a few obsessive "fans." HOW FAR WILL HER FAMILY GO TO GET TO THE TRUTH? Nina's family is under siege, but they never lose sight of the only thing that really matters -- finding their daughter. Out-gunned by Simon's wealthy, powerful family, Nina's parents recognise that if playing by the rules won't get them anywhere, it's time to break them."--Back cover. "Nina and Simon are the perfect couple. Young, fun and deeply in love. Until they leave for a weekend at his family's cabin in Vermont, and only Simon comes home. Nobody knows. Simon's explanation about what happened in their last hours together doesn't add up. Nina's parents push the police for answers, and Simon's parents rush to protect him. They hire expensive lawyers and a PR firm that quickly ramps up a vicious, nothing-is-off-limits media campaign. HOW FAR WILL HIS FAMILY GO TO KEEP HIM SAFE? Soon, facts are lost in a swirl of accusation and counter-accusation. Everyone chooses a side, and the story goes viral, fuelled by armchair investigators and wild conspiracy theories and illustrated with pretty pictures taken from Nina's social media accounts. Journalists descend on their small Vermont town, followed by a few obsessive "fans." HOW FAR WILL HER FAMILY GO TO GET TO THE TRUTH? Nina's family is under siege, but they never lose sight of the only thing that really matters -- finding their daughter. Out-gunned by Simon's wealthy, powerful family, Nina's parents recognise that if playing by the rules won't get them anywhere, it's time to break them."--Back cover.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>McTiernan, Dervla<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Gadigal Country ; [Sydney, NSW] : HarperCollins Publishers, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />322 pages ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">109 reserves</span><br /><br />14 copies <br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=552766&CF=BIB The Kelly family has always been trouble. When a fire in a remote caravan community kills nine people, including 17-year-old Sabine Kelly's mother and sister, Sabine confesses to the murders. Shortly after, she escapes custody and disappears. Recently made redundant from marriage, motherhood and her career, journalist Rachel Weidermann has long suspected Sabine made her way back to the river now, twelve years after the 'Caravan Murders', she has the time and the tenacity to corner a fugitive and land the story of the year. Rachel's ambition lights the fuse leading to a brutal chain of events, and the web Sabine weaves will force Rachel to question everything she believes. This novel is about class, corruption, love, loyalty, and the vindication of truth and justice. And a brave dog called Blue. The Kelly family has always been trouble. When a fire in a remote caravan community kills nine people, including 17-year-old Sabine Kelly's mother and sister, Sabine confesses to the murders. Shortly after, she escapes custody and disappears. Recently made redundant from marriage, motherhood and her career, journalist Rachel Weidermann has long suspected Sabine made her way back to the river now, twelve years after the 'Caravan Murders', she has the time and the tenacity to corner a fugitive and land the story of the year. Rachel's ambition lights the fuse leading to a brutal chain of events, and the web Sabine weaves will force Rachel to question everything she believes. This novel is about class, corruption, love, loyalty, and the vindication of truth and justice. And a brave dog called Blue.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Wakefield, Vikki, 1970-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Melbourne, VIC : Text Publishing, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />350 pages ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">10 reserves</span><br /><br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - WAKE - Onloan - Due: 28 May 2024 - 010990123<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - A823.00 - On order<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=554297&CF=BIB Four new friends. Four dead bodies. One big problem . . . In this darkly funny story with a big heart, meet the four women who have two things in common- 1) they were all pushed too far in their abusive relationships, and 2) they all have a corpse to dispose of... Sally never meant to cave her husband's head in with a skillet. Or at least she didn't until suddenly, she did. But Sally isn't the only woman in town reaching breaking point. When coincidence brings four strangers together, a surprising friendship is formed. So can they find the best way to bury their husbands - and get away with it? Four new friends. Four dead bodies. One big problem . . . In this darkly funny story with a big heart, meet the four women who have two things in common- 1) they were all pushed too far in their abusive relationships, and 2) they all have a corpse to dispose of... Sally never meant to cave her husband's head in with a skillet. Or at least she didn't until suddenly, she did. But Sally isn't the only woman in town reaching breaking point. When coincidence brings four strangers together, a surprising friendship is formed. So can they find the best way to bury their husbands - and get away with it?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Casale, Alexia<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Viking, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />338 pages ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">4 reserves</span><br /><br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - CASA - Onloan - Due: 17 May 2024 - 011001439<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=554583&CF=BIB The identity comes first: Evie Porter. Once she's given a name and location by her mysterious boss Mr. Smith, she learns everything there is to know about the town and the people in it. Then the mark: Ryan Sumner. The last piece of the puzzle is the job. Evie isn't privy to Mr. Smith's real identity, but she knows this job will be different. Ryan has gotten under her skin, and she's starting to envision a different sort of life for herself. But Evie can't make any mistakes--especially after what happened last time. Because the one thing she's worked her entire life to keep clean, the one identity she could always go back to--her real identity-just walked right into this town. Evie Porter must stay one step ahead of her past while making sure there's still a future in front of her. The stakes couldn't be higher--but then, Evie has always liked a challenge... The identity comes first: Evie Porter. Once she's given a name and location by her mysterious boss Mr. Smith, she learns everything there is to know about the town and the people in it. Then the mark: Ryan Sumner. The last piece of the puzzle is the job. Evie isn't privy to Mr. Smith's real identity, but she knows this job will be different. Ryan has gotten under her skin, and she's starting to envision a different sort of life for herself. But Evie can't make any mistakes--especially after what happened last time. Because the one thing she's worked her entire life to keep clean, the one identity she could always go back to--her real identity-just walked right into this town. Evie Porter must stay one step ahead of her past while making sure there's still a future in front of her. The stakes couldn't be higher--but then, Evie has always liked a challenge...<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Elston, Ashley<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Headline, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />376 pages ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">33 reserves</span><br /><br />11 copies <br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=556072&CF=BIB A companion to the inspirational classic The Alchemist is filled with timeless stories of reflection and rediscovery. A companion to the inspirational classic The Alchemist is filled with timeless stories of reflection and rediscovery.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Coelho, Paulo<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[New York] : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2024.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2024<br />xi, 205 pages ; 21 cm<br /><br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - COEL - Available - 011005604<br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - COEL - Available - 011005567<br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - COEL - Onloan - Due: 31 May 2024 - 011005581<br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - COEL - Onloan - Due: 01 Jun 2024 - 011005598<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=559999&CF=BIB Michael is coming undone. Adrift after his wife's departure, he has begun taking himself on long, solitary walks across the English countryside. Marnie, on the other hand, is stuck - hiding alone in her London flat. Then Michael and Marnie are tossed together on the most epic of ten-day hikes. Could this be exactly what they've been looking for? Michael is coming undone. Adrift after his wife's departure, he has begun taking himself on long, solitary walks across the English countryside. Marnie, on the other hand, is stuck - hiding alone in her London flat. Then Michael and Marnie are tossed together on the most epic of ten-day hikes. Could this be exactly what they've been looking for?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Nicholls, David<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London, UK : Sceptre, 2024.<br /><br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Hot Reads - Read It Now! - AC 823.00 - On order<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Hot Reads - Read It Now! - AC 823.00 - On order<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Hot Reads - Read It Now! - AC 823.00 - On order<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Hot Reads - Read It Now! - AC 823.00 - On order<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Hot Reads - Read It Now! - AC 823.00 - On order<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=561216&CF=BIB Sam set out to spend the summer resurrecting her career as a chef but instead, has to chaperone her half-brother to a robotics competition at the local library. And naturally, because the universe hates her, the library's interim director, Ben, turns out to be the Hot Reader Guy whose book she accidentally destroyed on the ferry to the island. Sam set out to spend the summer resurrecting her career as a chef but instead, has to chaperone her half-brother to a robotics competition at the local library. And naturally, because the universe hates her, the library's interim director, Ben, turns out to be the Hot Reader Guy whose book she accidentally destroyed on the ferry to the island.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>McKinlay, Jenn<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London, UK : Century, 2023.<br />384 p.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - 813.00 - On order<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=553914&CF=BIB "To research his thesis on contemporary agrarian life, anthropology student David Mazon moves from Paris to La Pierre-Saint-Christophe, a village in the marshlands of western France. Determined to understand the essence of the local culture, the intrepid young scholar scurries around restlessly on his moped to interview residents. But what David doesn't yet know is that here, in this seemingly ordinary place, once the stage for wars and revolutions, Death leads a dance: when one thing perishes, the Wheel of Life recycles its soul and hurls it back into the world as microbe, human, or wild animal, sometimes in the past, sometimes in the future. And once a year, Death and the living observe a temporary truce during a gargantuan three-day feast where gravediggers gorge themselves on food, drink, and language ... Brimming with Mathias Énard's characteristic wit and encyclopedic brilliance, The Annual Banquet of the Gravediggers' Guild is a riotous novel where the edges between past and present are constantly dissolving against a Rabelaisian backdrop of excess"-- Provided by publisher. "To research his thesis on contemporary agrarian life, anthropology student David Mazon moves from Paris to La Pierre-Saint-Christophe, a village in the marshlands of western France. Determined to understand the essence of the local culture, the intrepid young scholar scurries around restlessly on his moped to interview residents. But what David doesn't yet know is that here, in this seemingly ordinary place, once the stage for wars and revolutions, Death leads a dance: when one thing perishes, the Wheel of Life recycles its soul and hurls it back into the world as microbe, human, or wild animal, sometimes in the past, sometimes in the future. And once a year, Death and the living observe a temporary truce during a gargantuan three-day feast where gravediggers gorge themselves on food, drink, and language ... Brimming with Mathias Énard's characteristic wit and encyclopedic brilliance, The Annual Banquet of the Gravediggers' Guild is a riotous novel where the edges between past and present are constantly dissolving against a Rabelaisian backdrop of excess"-- Provided by publisher.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Énard, Mathias, 1972-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>New York : New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2023<br />419 pages : map ; 21 cm.<br />New Directions paperbook ; 1575.<br /><br />Hampton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - ENAR - Available - 010917373<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=531705&CF=BIB Best friends and sisters, the four Padvano girls are thought of as inseparable by everyone in their close-knit Chicago neighbourhood. Julia, the eldest, is a planner. Sylvie, the dreamer, is happiest with her nose in a book and imagines a life for herself other than the expected path of wife and mother. Cecelia and Emmeline, the twins, are the artist and the caregiver. From childhood, the four sisters complete each other. But when Julia falls in love with William Walters, their lives change. As William falls into darkness, it is Sylvie, not Julie, who steps in to help. Spanning decades and generations, Hello Beautiful captures what it means to be a family - the joy and tragedy, the deep trust and devastating betrayals. Split apart by stubbornness and heartbreak, the Padavano family scatters across the country. Will the love and loyalty that once rooted them be strong enough to draw them back together? Best friends and sisters, the four Padvano girls are thought of as inseparable by everyone in their close-knit Chicago neighbourhood. Julia, the eldest, is a planner. Sylvie, the dreamer, is happiest with her nose in a book and imagines a life for herself other than the expected path of wife and mother. Cecelia and Emmeline, the twins, are the artist and the caregiver. From childhood, the four sisters complete each other. But when Julia falls in love with William Walters, their lives change. As William falls into darkness, it is Sylvie, not Julie, who steps in to help. Spanning decades and generations, Hello Beautiful captures what it means to be a family - the joy and tragedy, the deep trust and devastating betrayals. Split apart by stubbornness and heartbreak, the Padavano family scatters across the country. Will the love and loyalty that once rooted them be strong enough to draw them back together?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Napolitano, Ann<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[London] : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2023<br />387 pages ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">31 reserves</span><br /><br />12 copies <br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=537825&CF=BIB Clare thought that by now she would have her life figured out. Instead, she's living with her parents, working a job she hates and has absolutely no idea what she wants to do with the rest of her life. When she sees a viral job advert for a three-month bookseller position on a Bali beach, she jumps at the chance. But it's not until she arrives in Bali that Clare realises she won't be working in the bookshop alone. Instead she's sharing the bookshop - and a flat - with a handsome but infuriating American man. Jack is Clare's opposite in almost every way, and it's not long before they're driving each other crazy. But fighting with Jack is also the most fun Clare's had in years, and it's only a matter of time before their relationship turns less than professional... Clare thought that by now she would have her life figured out. Instead, she's living with her parents, working a job she hates and has absolutely no idea what she wants to do with the rest of her life. When she sees a viral job advert for a three-month bookseller position on a Bali beach, she jumps at the chance. But it's not until she arrives in Bali that Clare realises she won't be working in the bookshop alone. Instead she's sharing the bookshop - and a flat - with a handsome but infuriating American man. Jack is Clare's opposite in almost every way, and it's not long before they're driving each other crazy. But fighting with Jack is also the most fun Clare's had in years, and it's only a matter of time before their relationship turns less than professional...<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Tilney, Georgie<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Penguin Books, 2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2023<br />293 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - TILN - Available - 010696278<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - TILN - Available - 010696261<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=538247&CF=BIB "A riveting work about the woman who sacrificed her future for one of the most famous writers of the twentieth century and a probing look at what it means to be a wife and a writer in the modern world. Looking for wonder and some reprieve from the everyday, award-winning writer Anna Funder slips into the pages of her hero George Orwell. As she watches him create his writing self, she tries to remember her own. When she uncovers his forgotten wife, it's a revelation. Eileen O'Shaughnessy's literary brilliance shaped Orwell's work and her practical common sense saved his life. But why-and how-was she written out of the story? Using newly discovered letters from Eileen to her best friend, Funder recreates the Orwells' marriage, through the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War in London. As she rolls up the screen concealing Orwell's private life she is led to question what it takes to be a writer-and what it is to be a wife. Genre-bending and utterly original, Wifedom is an ode to the unsung work of women everywhere today, while offering a breathtakingly intimate view of one of the most important literary marriages of the twentieth century. It is a book that speaks to our present moment as much as it illuminates the past"-- "A riveting work about the woman who sacrificed her future for one of the most famous writers of the twentieth century and a probing look at what it means to be a wife and a writer in the modern world. Looking for wonder and some reprieve from the everyday, award-winning writer Anna Funder slips into the pages of her hero George Orwell. As she watches him create his writing self, she tries to remember her own. When she uncovers his forgotten wife, it's a revelation. Eileen O'Shaughnessy's literary brilliance shaped Orwell's work and her practical common sense saved his life. But why-and how-was she written out of the story? Using newly discovered letters from Eileen to her best friend, Funder recreates the Orwells' marriage, through the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War in London. As she rolls up the screen concealing Orwell's private life she is led to question what it takes to be a writer-and what it is to be a wife. Genre-bending and utterly original, Wifedom is an ode to the unsung work of women everywhere today, while offering a breathtakingly intimate view of one of the most important literary marriages of the twentieth century. It is a book that speaks to our present moment as much as it illuminates the past"--<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Funder, Anna, 1966-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[Southbank, VIC] : Hamish Hamilton, 2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2023<br />451 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">91 reserves</span><br /><br />15 copies <br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=543151&CF=BIB A woman abandons her city life and marriage to return to the place of her childhood, holing up in a small religious community hidden away on the stark plains of the Monaro. She does not believe in God, doesn't know what prayer is, and finds herself living this strange, reclusive life almost by accident. As she gradually adjusts to the rhythms of monastic life, she finds herself turning again and again to thoughts of her mother, whose early death she can't forget. Disquiet interrupts this secluded life with three visitations. First comes a terrible mouse plague, each day signalling a new battle against the rising infestation. Second is the return of the skeletal remains of a sister who left the community decades before to minister to deprived women in Thailand - then disappeared, presumed murdered. Finally, a troubling visitor to the monastery pulls the narrator further back into her past. With each of these disturbing arrivals, the woman faces some deep questions. Can a person be truly good? What is forgiveness? Is loss of hope a moral failure? And can the business of grief ever really be finished? A meditative and deeply moving novel from one of Australia's most acclaimed and best loved writers.. A woman abandons her city life and marriage to return to the place of her childhood, holing up in a small religious community hidden away on the stark plains of the Monaro. She does not believe in God, doesn't know what prayer is, and finds herself living this strange, reclusive life almost by accident. As she gradually adjusts to the rhythms of monastic life, she finds herself turning again and again to thoughts of her mother, whose early death she can't forget. Disquiet interrupts this secluded life with three visitations. First comes a terrible mouse plague, each day signalling a new battle against the rising infestation. Second is the return of the skeletal remains of a sister who left the community decades before to minister to deprived women in Thailand - then disappeared, presumed murdered. Finally, a troubling visitor to the monastery pulls the narrator further back into her past. With each of these disturbing arrivals, the woman faces some deep questions. Can a person be truly good? What is forgiveness? Is loss of hope a moral failure? And can the business of grief ever really be finished? A meditative and deeply moving novel from one of Australia's most acclaimed and best loved writers..<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Wood, Charlotte<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Cammeraygal Country ; Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2023<br />295 pages ; 24 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Average rating: </span><span style="vertical-align: middle;"><img style="margin:0;" src="https://bayside.spydus.com/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://bayside.spydus.com/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://bayside.spydus.com/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://bayside.spydus.com/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://bayside.spydus.com/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://bayside.spydus.com/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://bayside.spydus.com/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://bayside.spydus.com/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://bayside.spydus.com/gifs/small-blankstar.gif" alt="☆" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://bayside.spydus.com/gifs/small-blankstar.gif" alt="☆" /></span> (1 review)<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2 reserves</span><br /><br />13 copies <br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=543941&CF=BIB A powerful, personal novel about women, children and justice, from one of this country's most-loved and clear-eyed storytellers. It's 1965 and Joe Cluny is living in a working-class suburb with his mum, Marion, and sister, Ruby, spending his days trying to avoid trouble with the nuns at the local Catholic primary school. One evening his Aunty Oona appears on the doorstep, distressed and needing somewhere to stay. As his mum and aunty work out what to do, Joe comes to understand the secrets that the women in his family carry, including on their bodies. Yet their pleas for assistance are met with silence and complicity from all sides. Who will help Joe's family at their time of need? Women & Children is a novel about the love and courage between two sisters, and a sudden loss of childhood innocence. A powerful, personal novel about women, children and justice, from one of this country's most-loved and clear-eyed storytellers. It's 1965 and Joe Cluny is living in a working-class suburb with his mum, Marion, and sister, Ruby, spending his days trying to avoid trouble with the nuns at the local Catholic primary school. One evening his Aunty Oona appears on the doorstep, distressed and needing somewhere to stay. As his mum and aunty work out what to do, Joe comes to understand the secrets that the women in his family carry, including on their bodies. Yet their pleas for assistance are met with silence and complicity from all sides. Who will help Joe's family at their time of need? Women & Children is a novel about the love and courage between two sisters, and a sudden loss of childhood innocence.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Birch, Tony, 1957-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>St Lucia, Queensland : University of Queensland Press, 2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2023<br />317 pages ; 21 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Average rating: </span><span style="vertical-align: middle;"><img style="margin:0;" src="https://bayside.spydus.com/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://bayside.spydus.com/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://bayside.spydus.com/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://bayside.spydus.com/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://bayside.spydus.com/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://bayside.spydus.com/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://bayside.spydus.com/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://bayside.spydus.com/gifs/small-star.gif" alt="★" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://bayside.spydus.com/gifs/small-blankstar.gif" alt="☆" /><img style="margin:0;" src="https://bayside.spydus.com/gifs/small-blankstar.gif" alt="☆" /></span> (1 review)<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">13 reserves</span><br /><br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - BIRC - Onloan - Due: 01 May 2024 - 010942580<br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - BIRC - Onloan - Due: 28 May 2024 - 010942610<br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - BIRC - On Reserve Shelf - Awaiting collection within 10 days of this date. (Set: 01 May 2024) - 010942597<br />Hampton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - BIRC - On Reserve Shelf - Awaiting collection within 10 days of this date. (Set: 02 May 2024) - 010942627<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - BIRC - Onloan - Due: 24 May 2024 - 010942573<br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - BIRC - On Reserve Shelf - Awaiting collection within 10 days of this date. (Set: 28 Apr 2024) - 010942603<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=549583&CF=BIB Three young brothers leave Los Angeles in the dead of night for Iran, taken by their father from their mother to a country and an ancestral home they barely recognise. They return to the Valley months later, spit back into American life and changed in inexorable ways. Under the dazzling light of the California sun, our protagonist, the youngest brother, begins to piece together a childhood shattered by his father's violence, a queer adolescence marked by a shy, secret love affair with a boy he meets on the basketball court, and his ever-changing status as a Muslim in America at the turn of the new millennium. Lyrical and open-hearted, I WILL GREET THE SUN AGAIN is an unforgettable portrait of a family being torn apart, and a boy emerging from its ashes. Three young brothers leave Los Angeles in the dead of night for Iran, taken by their father from their mother to a country and an ancestral home they barely recognise. They return to the Valley months later, spit back into American life and changed in inexorable ways. Under the dazzling light of the California sun, our protagonist, the youngest brother, begins to piece together a childhood shattered by his father's violence, a queer adolescence marked by a shy, secret love affair with a boy he meets on the basketball court, and his ever-changing status as a Muslim in America at the turn of the new millennium. Lyrical and open-hearted, I WILL GREET THE SUN AGAIN is an unforgettable portrait of a family being torn apart, and a boy emerging from its ashes.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Khabushani, Khashayar J.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>[London] : Viking, 2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2023<br />222 pages ; 21 cm<br /><br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - KHAB - Onloan - Due: 13 May 2024 - 010926115<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=549617&CF=BIB As a kid, Charlotte Illes' uncanny sleuthing abilities made her a minor celebrity. But eventually she hung up her detective's hat and stashed away the signature blue landline in her "office"-aka garage-convinced that finding her adult purpose would be as easy as tracking down missing dessert or locating stolen diamonds. Now 25, Charlotte has a nagging fear that she hit her peak in adolescence. She's living with her mom, scrolling through job listings, and her love life consists mostly of first dates. When it comes to knowing what to do next, Charlotte hasn't got a clue. And then, her old blue phone rings... Reluctantly, Charlotte is pulled back into the mystery-solving world she knew-just one more time. But that world is a whole lot more complicated for an adult. As a kid, she was able to crack the case and still get her homework done on time. Now she's dealing with dead bodies, missing persons, and villains who actually see her as a viable threat. And the detective skills she was once so eager to never use again are the only things that can stop a killer ready to make sure her next retirement is permanent. As a kid, Charlotte Illes' uncanny sleuthing abilities made her a minor celebrity. But eventually she hung up her detective's hat and stashed away the signature blue landline in her "office"-aka garage-convinced that finding her adult purpose would be as easy as tracking down missing dessert or locating stolen diamonds. Now 25, Charlotte has a nagging fear that she hit her peak in adolescence. She's living with her mom, scrolling through job listings, and her love life consists mostly of first dates. When it comes to knowing what to do next, Charlotte hasn't got a clue. And then, her old blue phone rings... Reluctantly, Charlotte is pulled back into the mystery-solving world she knew-just one more time. But that world is a whole lot more complicated for an adult. As a kid, she was able to crack the case and still get her homework done on time. Now she's dealing with dead bodies, missing persons, and villains who actually see her as a viable threat. And the detective skills she was once so eager to never use again are the only things that can stop a killer ready to make sure her next retirement is permanent.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Siegel, Katie<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Wildfire, 2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2023<br />372 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - SIEG - Onloan - Due: 28 May 2024 - 010980674<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=516821&CF=BIB "Summer 2003: A soccer referee -- an immigrant from war-torn Afghanistan -- is found dead after a youth match in a Stockholm suburb. The father of one of the players, who had threatened the ref, is quickly arrested, but he protests his innocence. The police decide to consult Professor Hans Rekke, a world-renowned authority on interrogation and prisoner confessions. Things do not proceed as planned as Rekke challenges the team's assumptions and demolishes their case. The suspect is released, and the police find themselves out of leads. Only Micaela Vargas, a young officer from an immigrant family and with brothers who make a living on the other side of the law, refuses to let the matter rest, unable to forget the ref's strange behaviour in his last game. She tries to consult Rekk again, but the professor seems to have dropped off the radar. A year later, a chance encounter establishes an instant bond between these two very different characters. Rekke's world has changed, but Vargas enlists him to help solve the dormant case, and they soon find themselves uncovering connections between Sweden and the American "war on terror" in Afghanistan. But was the murdered referee a victim or a perpetrator? And why is the CIA -- and Rekke's own powerful brother -- determined to thwart the pair at every turn?"-- Provided by publisher. "Summer 2003: A soccer referee -- an immigrant from war-torn Afghanistan -- is found dead after a youth match in a Stockholm suburb. The father of one of the players, who had threatened the ref, is quickly arrested, but he protests his innocence. The police decide to consult Professor Hans Rekke, a world-renowned authority on interrogation and prisoner confessions. Things do not proceed as planned as Rekke challenges the team's assumptions and demolishes their case. The suspect is released, and the police find themselves out of leads. Only Micaela Vargas, a young officer from an immigrant family and with brothers who make a living on the other side of the law, refuses to let the matter rest, unable to forget the ref's strange behaviour in his last game. She tries to consult Rekk again, but the professor seems to have dropped off the radar. A year later, a chance encounter establishes an instant bond between these two very different characters. Rekke's world has changed, but Vargas enlists him to help solve the dormant case, and they soon find themselves uncovering connections between Sweden and the American "war on terror" in Afghanistan. But was the murdered referee a victim or a perpetrator? And why is the CIA -- and Rekke's own powerful brother -- determined to thwart the pair at every turn?"-- Provided by publisher.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Lagercrantz, David<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : MacLehose Press, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2022<br />383 pages ; 24 cm.<br />Rekke & Vargas ; 1.<br /><br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - LAGE - Onloan - Due: 27 May 2024 - 010582458<br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - LAGE - Onloan - Due: 22 May 2024 - 010582472<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=518857&CF=BIB Daisy Darker's family were as dark as dark can be, when one of them died all of them lied and pretended not to see... Daisy Darker is arriving at her grandmother's house for her eightieth birthday. It is Halloween, and Seaglass - the crumbling Cornish house perched upon its own tiny private island - is at one with the granite rocks it sits on. The Darker family haven't all been in the same place for over a decade, and when the tide comes in they'll be cut off from the rest of the world for eight hours. When the tide goes back out, nothing will ever be the same again, because one of them is a killer ... Daisy Darker's family were as dark as dark can be, when one of them died all of them lied and pretended not to see... Daisy Darker is arriving at her grandmother's house for her eightieth birthday. It is Halloween, and Seaglass - the crumbling Cornish house perched upon its own tiny private island - is at one with the granite rocks it sits on. The Darker family haven't all been in the same place for over a decade, and when the tide comes in they'll be cut off from the rest of the world for eight hours. When the tide goes back out, nothing will ever be the same again, because one of them is a killer ...<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Feeney, Alice<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Macmillan, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2022<br />338 pages : plan ; 24 cm.<br /><br />Beaumaris Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - FEEN - Available - Recently returned - 010745891<br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - FEEN - Onloan - Due: 19 May 2024 - 010745884<br />Brighton Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - Crime - FEEN - Available - 010745907<br /> https://bayside.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=549559&CF=BIB V is for Voltaire. Voltaire's masterpiece belongs in the hands of every reader pondering our assumptions about human behaviour and our place in the world. Voltaire tells of the ludicrous adventures and reversals of fortune of the naive Candide, who doggedly believes that "all is for the best" even when faced with injustice, suffering, and despair. A satirical challenge to the empty optimism prevalent in Voltaire's eighteenth-century society is both controversial and entertaining, but also vitally relevant today in our world pervaded by--as Candide would say--"the mania for insisting that all is well when all is by no means well. V is for Voltaire. Voltaire's masterpiece belongs in the hands of every reader pondering our assumptions about human behaviour and our place in the world. Voltaire tells of the ludicrous adventures and reversals of fortune of the naive Candide, who doggedly believes that "all is for the best" even when faced with injustice, suffering, and despair. A satirical challenge to the empty optimism prevalent in Voltaire's eighteenth-century society is both controversial and entertaining, but also vitally relevant today in our world pervaded by--as Candide would say--"the mania for insisting that all is well when all is by no means well.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Voltaire, 1694-1778<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London, England : Alma classics, 2018.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>©2018<br />146 pages ; 20 cm.<br />Alma classics<br /><br />Sandringham Library - (Bayside Library Service) - Adult Fiction - General - VOLT - Onloan - Due: 18 May 2024 - 010977094<br />