Collection: Fiction

Rose was a cook for Himmler, a confidante to Hitler, and a friend of Simone de Beauvoir. This novel tells the epic tale of an inspiring, resilient Marseillaise chef who embodies the sentiment of what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.

Set in Darwin during the Second World War, Sugar is a 16 year-old Aboriginal fringe-camp dweller. Her resistance to authorities sees Sugar and her oppressors finally meet on a level playing field that none of them ever expected - a Japanese bombing raid.

Becky Brandon (nee Bloomwood) and her daughter have joined husband Luke in LA. Luke is there to help manage the career of famous actress Sage Seymour, and Becky wants to be Sage's personal stylist, and every A-list celebrity in Hollywood!

On a cattle station that stretches beyond the horizon, seven people are trapped by their history and the need to make a living. Trevor Wilkie, the good father, holds it all together, promising his sons a future he no longer believes in himself.

Sonja Kurtz is in Vietnam carrying out a personal revenge mission when her daughter sends a call for help. Emma, a student archaeologist on a dig in Namibia, has discovered a body dating back to the country's liberation war of the 1980s.

Stalin's Soviet Union is an official paradise, where citizens live free from crime and fear one thing: the all-powerful state. Defending this system is security officer Leo Demidov. But when he dares to investigate a murder, he finds himself demoted...

Jack Kerouac's classic novel of freedom and longing defined what it meant to be 'Beat' and has inspired every generation since its initial publication more than 40 years ago. A classic story of the Beat Generation...

From the love affair between a missionary and the drunkard to the mystery surrounding a death at sea. This collection gives a warm and humourous insight into life in the colonies.

Subject: Set in a dystopian near future, the novel opens with Alex who, with his gang members (known as 'droogs') Pete, Georgie and Dim, roam the streets at night, committing violent crimes for fun. In contrast Alex also has a passion for classical music

Mma Ramotswe reached for the letter opener and slid its blade under the flap of he envelope. Inside was a flimsy piece of paper torn, it semed, from a cheap notebook. 'Fat lady: you watch out! And you too, the one with the big glasses.'...