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MARCH 2 02 0 – F ICT ION

The Mirror and the Light H I L ARY MANT E L The stunning conclusion to the Wolf Hall trilogy. Anne Boleyn is dead, decapitated in the space of a heartbeat by a hired French executioner. As her remains are bundled into oblivion, Thomas Cromwell breakfasts with the victors. The blacksmith’s son from Putney emerges from the spring’s bloodbath to continue his climb to power and wealth, while his formidable master, Henry VIII, settles to short-lived happiness with his third queen, Jane Seymour.

The Good Turn D E RVL A McT I E RNAN

The unputdownable new novel from the internationally bestselling author of The Ruin and The Scholar . Police corruption, an investigation that ends in tragedy and the mystery of a little girl’s silence – three unconnected events that will prove to be linked by one small town.

Released: 24/02/20 TPB | 386pp

AU $32.99 NZ $35.00 Imprint: HarperCollins Publicity contact: Alice Wood alice.wood@harpercollins.com.au

Released: 05/03/20 CHB | 912pp AU $45.00 NZ $49.99 Imprint: 4th Estate Publicity contact: Lara Wallace lara.wallace@harpercollins.com.au

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Adults EMMA JAN E UNSWOR TH

My Dark Vanessa K AT E E L I Z AB E TH RUS S E L L

‘All he did was fall in love with me and the world turned him into a monster.’

Adults is what you want it to be: a misadventure of maturity, a satire on our age of self-promotion, a tender look at the impossibility of womanhood, a love story, a riot. And Emma Jane Unsworth is the only voice to hear it from. Adults is excruciating, a gut punch of hilarity and a book laden with truth that you will read again and again.

An era-defining novel about the relationship between a 15-year-old girl and her teacher. Nuanced, uncomfortable, bold and powerful, My Dark Vanessa goes straight to the heart of some of the most complex issues of our age.

Released: 09/03/20 TPB | 384pp AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 Imprint: 4th Estate Publicity contact: Lara Wallace lara.wallace@harpercollins.com.au

Released: 24/02/20 B+P | 400pp

AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 Imprint: HarperCollins Publicity contact: Lara Wallace lara.wallace@harpercollins.com.au

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The Treadstone Resurrection JOSHUA HOOD The first novel in an explosive new series inspired by Robert Ludlum’s Bourne universe. Working as a cabinetmaker in rural Oregon, Adam thinks he has left Treadstone – the CIA’s black ops program – in the past, until he receives a mysterious email from a former colleague, and is attacked by an unknown hit team at his job site.

The Guest List LUCY FOL E Y

On a remote island, guests gather for the wedding of the year – the marriage of Jules Keegan and Will Slater. The wedding cake has barely been cut when one of the guests is found dead. And as a storm unleashes its fury on the island, everyone is trapped. All have a secret. All have a motive. One guest won’t leave this wedding alive.

Released: 24/02/20 TPB | 384pp

Released: 24/02/20 TPB | 384pp

AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 Imprint: HarperCollins Publicity contact: publicity@harpercollins.com.au

AU $32.99 NZ $35.00 Imprint: Head of Zeus Publicity contact: publicity@harpercollins.com.au

F ICT ION

Dead To Her SAR AH P I NBOROUGH

The Border DON WI NS LOW

The explosive and sensational new thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Force and The Cartel . ‘One of the most attention-grabbing books of the year’ Spectator ‘Winslow’s the best’ Stephen King

Something old … Something new … Something you can never, ever undo … When Marcie met Jason, she couldn’t believe her luck. Becoming Jason’s second wife catapulted her into the elite world of high society. But underneath the old money manners, she knows she’ll always be an outsider, and her hard-won life hangs by a thread.

Released: 24/02/20 BPB | 784pp

Released: 24/02/20 TPB | 416pp

AU $22.99 NZ $25.00 Imprint: HarperCollins Publicity contact: Kimberley Allsopp kimberley.allsopp@harpercollins.com.au

AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 Imprint: HarperCollins Publicity contact: Lara Wallace lara.wallace@harpercollins.com.au

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The Darkest Shore K AR E N BROOKS

Just an Ordinary Family F I ONA LOWE

1703 and the wild east coast of Scotland is a dangerous place to be a clever woman who doesn’t know her place. So when a young local falls victim to witchcraft, the Reverend Cowper and the townsfolk know to blame the independent and spirted young widow Sorcha McIntyre and her friends and fellow fishwives. What follows is a terrifying battle of a community of women against malevolent men and the might of the church. Based on a the shocking true story of the witch hunt of Pittenweem.

Released: 24/02/20 TPB | 528pp AU $32.99 NZ $35.00 Imprint: HQ Fiction Publicity contact: Natika Palka natika.palka@harpercollins.com.au addictive storytelling turns this novel into the must-read family saga of the year. Every family has its secrets… Liane Moriarty meets Jodi Picoult in this tensely negotiated story of family ties, betrayal and sacrifice. With her acute eye and unique ability to illuminate human foibles, bestselling Australian author Fiona Lowe’s

Released: 24/02/20 TPB | 528pp AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 Imprint: HQ Fiction Publicity contact: Sarana Behan sarana.behan@harpercollins.com.au

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Lovestruck BRONWYN S E L L

When stuck-in-the-friend-zone Amy Lowery and her charming but romantically challenged family gather at their Whitsundays resort for their first wedding in decades, the stage is set for romance – especially when Amy meets an intriguing stranger. Just one problem: he is her new stepbrother. Add a meddling gran, annoying siblings and a bevy of naval officers to the mix and you can be sure no feathers will be left unruffled in this delightful rom-com. Released: 24/02/20 TPB | 512pp AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 Imprint: HQ Fiction Publicity contact: Natika Palka natika.palka@harpercollins.com.au

MARCH 2 02 0 – NON - F ICT ION

Missing William Tyrrell CAROL I N E OV E R I NGTON One minute a little boy is playing outside his foster nana’s house, the next minute, he’s gone. How can a three-year-old child simply disappear? From best-selling author and Walkley Award-winning journalist Caroline Overington, Missing William Tyrrell is a moving and compelling exploration of one of Australia’s most baffling and heartbreaking mysteries.

Australian Code Breakers JAME S PH E L PS Days after war had been declared, Australian Captain J.T. Richardson boarded a German merchant vessel fleeing Melbourne’s Port Phillip and audaciously seized a top-secret naval codebook. The fledgling Australian Navy had an opportunity to immediately change the course of the war. But what exactly had they found? Enter the Australian code breakers ...

Released: 24/02/20 TPB | 352pp AU $34.99 NZ $36.99 Imprint: HarperCollins

Released: 24/02/20 TPB | 304pp

AU $34.99 NZ $35.00 Imprint: HarperCollins Publicity contact: Kimberley Allsopp kimberley.allsopp@harpercollins.com.au

Publicity contact: Publicity contact: publicity@harpercollins.com.au

carolineoverington.com

NON - F ICT ION

Anxiety

Our Bodies, Their Battlefield CHR I S T I NA L AMB From award-winning war reporter and co-author of I Am Malala Christina Lamb, this is a searing, angry reckoning of a book that exposes the unheard stories of women during war, and how in countries around the world today rape is used as a weapon. Now For Something Sweet MONDAY MORN I NG COOK I NG C LU B The irrepressible, unstoppable women of the Monday Morning Cooking Club are back, with the very best, most delicious sweet recipes curated and perfected from Jewish homes across Australia and the world. Released: 24/02/20 NSH | 320pp AU $32.99 NZ $37.99 Imprint: HarperCollins Publicity contact: Lucy Inglis lucy.inglis@harpercollins.com.au mondaymorningcookingclub.com.au

DR MARK CROS S Consultant psychiatrist Dr Mark Cross knows a lot about anxiety. Many of his patients are sufferers, which is hardly surprising, given anxiety is the most common mental health condition in Australia, affecting up to one in four people at some point in their lives. But Mark also knows about anxiety from another perspective – because he too has suffered from anxiety all his life.

Released: 24/02/20 TPB | 320pp AU $34.99 NZ $35.00 Imprint: ABC Books

Publicity contact: Publicity contact: publicity@harpercollins.com.au

We Can’t Say We Didn’t Know SOPH I E Mc N E I L L Sophie tells the human stories of devastation and hope behind the headlines. These innocent civilians bear the brunt of the lawlessness of the current age of impunity, where war crimes go unpunished and human rights are abused. Many risk everything to stand up for what they believe in and to be on the right side of history, and their courage is extraordinary and inspiring. Released: 09/03/20 TPB | 320pp AU $34.99 NZ $35.00 Imprint: ABC Books Publicity contact: Brendan Fredericks brendan@bfrederickspr.com

Released: 24/02/20 TPB | 400pp

AU $34.99 NZ $39.99 Imprint: William Collins Publicity contact: Lara Wallace lara.wallace@harpercollins.com.au

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NON - F ICT ION

The Ghost of Howlers Beach F EBRUARY 2 02 0 – CHI LDREN’ S & YA

GL E NDA M I L L ARD & MAR T I NA H E I DUCZ E K Duck on the green, sun in the sky, egg in the nest, apple on the tree, and me. Duck Apple Egg

JACK I E F R E NCH Butter O’Bryan lives in a Very Small Castle with his father and three aunts - Aunt Elephant, Aunt Cake and Aunt Peculiar. These aren’t their real names, of course, just as Butter’s father isn’t really called ‘Pongo’. Butter has been told there are ghosts at the nearby isolated Howlers Beach, but are there? And how can the children Butter plays cricket with on the beach simply vanish? Who are these children and why do they refuse his help?

From multi-award-winning author Glenda Millard comes a delightfully simple story about the joys of playing in a garden. Beautifully illustrated by Martina Heiduczek, this poetic book will be treasured by families everywhere.

Released: 24/02/20 NSH | 24pp | Ages 0-3 AU $24.99 NZ $29.99 Imprint: ABC Kids Publicity contact: Georgia Williams georgia.williams@harpercollins.com.au

Released: 24/02/20 BPB | 272pp | Ages 10+

AU $16.99 NZ $19.99 Imprint: HarperCollins Publicity contact: Georgia Williams georgia.williams@harpercollins.com.au

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jackiefrench.com

What A Lot of Nonsense

SH E E NA KNOWL E S & JONATHAN B E NT L E Y Dear reader, please take time to note Two ways to read this book I wrote. The first way is for everyone,

Released: 24/02/20 NSH | 32pp | Ages 3+ AU $24.99 NZ $29.99 Imprint: HarperCollins Publicity contact: Georgia Williams georgia.williams@harpercollins.com.au

Just read the book, enjoy the fun. The second way will challenge those Who like to look beyond the prose. Who’d like to ACT just like a ‘cat’ (And that’s an anagram, in fact). Join in the fun with a host of quirky animals, and find out why a bear doesn’t want to be bare, a seal goes to a sale, and a dingo is doing a dance. Sheena Knowles, author of internationally bestselling Edward the Emu and Edwina the Emu, has teamed up with renowned illustrator Jonathan Bentley to create a joyous book that fires up the imagination and revels in the joy of words. jonathanbentleybooks.com

CH I LDR EN ’ S & YA