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Harper Highlights October 2018

TRICIA STRINGER The stunning breakout novel from the bestselling Australian author GRAEME BASE A new series to delight young readers, from the award-winning creator of Animalia JOHNATHAN THURSTON The story of how a skinny kid from Brisbane became a Rugby League legend

CELESTE BARBER From the Instagram star and international comedy sensation comes a raucous and hilarious guide to life, love and Spanx

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Challenge Accepted! Celeste Barber

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Life on Earth: 40th Anniversary Sir David Attenborough Fabulous Beauvoir Sisters Sam Kashner & Nancy Schoenberger

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Johnathan Thurston: The Autobiography Johnathan Thurston & James Phelps

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ANZAC Sniper Roland Perry The Mighty Krait Ian McPhedran

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Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy Max Hastings Fight Anthony Joshua

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Ruby Red Shoes Alphabet Book Kate Knapp Ruby Red Shoes Counting Book Kate Knapp The Magic Bookshop Natalie Jane Prior & Cheryl Orsini

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Hubert Horatio: How To Raise Your Grown-Ups Lauren Child Truly Tan: Baffled! Jen Storer

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Bumblebunnies: The Pond Graeme Base A Curse of Ash and Embers Jo Spurrier

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The Girl on the Page John Purcell

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War of the Wolf Bernard Cornwell November Road Lou Berney Forget My Name J.S. Monroe

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The Forbidden Door Dean Koontz

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I Invited her In Adele Parks Under My Skin Lisa Unger

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Table For Eight Tricia Stringer

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David Walliams Belinda Alexandra Rachael Johns

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Actor, writer and comedian, Celeste Barber is one very funny woman — not to mention a global social media comedy phenomenon. Amassing over 3 million followers with her hilarious #challengeaccepted Instagram pictures, she has been dubbed ‘Australian Comedy Queen’ by ABC Online; voted The Funniest Lady on Instagram; gone on sold-out comedy tours of the US and UK; and won herself fans ranging from Tom Ford and Ruby Rose to Amy Schumer and Dawn French. In the tradition of Tina Fey’s Bossypants , Celeste’s memoir is part-comedy routine, part-advice manual. Celeste reveals all, including her thoughts on keeping it real and feeling good (instead of worrying about looking good); the secrets to love, friendship, family and marriage (#hothusband); how to deal with life’s many challenges, like, well, motherhood, among other things; and how to stay nice in Spanx. FUNNY WOMAN, INSTAGRAM SUPERSTAR AND INTERNATIONAL COMEDY SENSATION, CELESTE BARBER’S GUIDE TO LIFE, LAUGHS AND KEEPING IT REAL. VERY, VERY REAL

Celeste is raucous, real, hilarious and the world can’t get enough of her.

Challenge Accepted! C E L E S T E BA R B E R

ISBN: 9781460757116 eISBN: 9781460710869 AUS PRICE: $32.99 NZ PRICE: $35.00 FORMAT: Trade Paperback PAGE EXTENT: 388pp

PUBLICITY CONTACT: Lara Wallace EMAIL: lara.wallace@harpercollins.com.au RELEASED: 24/09/18

Celeste Barber is a trained actor, writer and comedian. With a slew of television, theatre and stand-up shows to her credit, Celeste has been actively working in the entertainment industry for over a decade. #celestechallengeaccepted began in Jan 2015 as a fun experiment to see what it would look like for an average person to photograph herself doing rich people things. Celeste Barber has since become a global success, with 1 million Facebook followers and #celestechallengeaccepted has now clocked up over 3.6 million followers on Instagram. The international reach and appeal of this comic ‘everywoman’ has attracted some high-profile fans including Robbie Williams, Ashton Kutcher, George Takei, Cindy Crawford and Kris Jenner, to name a few.

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Life on Earth: 40th Anniversary Edition

S I R DAV I D AT T E N BO ROUG H

The Greatest Story Ever Told

David Attenborough Life on Earth

This is thegreatest storyever told, the storyof thedevelopmentof lifeonearth. DavidAttenborough’sunforgettablemeeting with gorillasbecame an iconicmoment for millionsof television viewers. Life onEarth , the series and accompanyingbook, fundamentally changed thewaywe view and interactwith thenaturalworld, setting anewbenchmarkofquality and influencing a generationofnature lovers. Told through an examinationof animal andplant life, this is an astonishing celebration of the evolutionof lifeon earth,with a cast of charactersdrawn from thewhole rangof organisms thathave ever livedon thisplanet. Attenborough’sperceptive,dynamic approach to the evolutionofmillionsof speciesof living organisms takes the readeron anunforgettable journeyofdiscovery from the first sparkof life to theblue and greenwonderweknow today. Now, to celebrate the40th anniversary of thebook’s firstpublication,David Attenboroughhas revisited Life onEarth , completelyupdating and adding to theoriginal text, taking accountofmodern scientific discoveries from around the globe.Hehas chosenbeautiful, completelynewphotography, helping to illustrate thebook in amuch greater way thanwaspossible forty years ago. This special anniversary editionprovides a fitting tribute to an enduringwildlife classic, destined to enthral the generationwho saw itwhen firstpublished andbring it alive for a wholenew generation.

David Attenborough Life on Earth

A new, beautifully illustrated edition of David Attenborough’s groundbreaking Life on Earth

David Attenborough’s meeting with gorillas was one of the most unforgettable moments for millions of television viewers. With Life on Earth , Attenborough created a book and television series that became a benchmark of quality, influencing a generation of nature lovers. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the book’s first publication, Attenborough has revised Life on Earth , updating and adding to the original text and choosing beautiful, completely new photography. This special anniversary edition provides a fitting tribute to an enduring wildlife classic. It will enthral those who enjoyed it when it was first published and will bring Life on Earth alive for an entirely new generation. Told through an examination of animal and plant life, with occasional juxtapositions of extinct fossil forms to reveal the origin of living creatures, Life on Earth is an astonishing celebration of the evolution of life on Earth, with a cast of characters drawn from the whole range of organisms that have ever lived on this planet.

9781460757130 e 9781460710876 AU $49.99 NZ $55.00 Hardback | 352pp Released: 24/09/18

Publicity Contact: lara.wallace@harpercollins.com.au

The Fabulous Bouvier Sisters: The Tragic and Glamourous Lives of Jackie and Lee

S AM K A S HN E R & NAN C Y S C HO E N B E RG E R

A poignant, evocative, and wonderfully gossipy account of the two sisters who represented style and class above all else — Jackie Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill When sixty-four-year-old Jackie Kennedy Onassis died, her younger sister Lee wept inconsolably. Then Jackie’s thirty-eight-page will was read. Lee discovered that substantial cash bequests were left to family members, friends, and employees — but nothing to her. ‘I have made no provision in this my will for my sister, Lee B. Radziwill, for whom I have great affection, because I have already done so during my lifetime,’ read Jackie’s final testament. In life, Jackie and Lee were alike in so many ways. Both women had a keen eye for beauty — in fashion, design, painting, music, dance, sculpture, poetry — and both were talented artists. One would grow to become the most iconic woman of her time, while the other lived in her shadow. As they grew up, the two sisters developed an extremely close relationship threaded with rivalry, jealousy and competition. For the first time, Vanity Fair contributing editor Sam Kashner and acclaimed biographer Nancy Schoenberger tell the complete story of these larger-than-life sisters. Drawing on new information and extensive interviews with Lee, this dual biography sheds light on the public and private lives of two extraordinary women who lived through immense tragedy in enormous glamour.

9780062881809 e 9780062365002 AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 Trade Paperback | 336pp Released: 24/09/18

Publicity Contact: nicola.woods@harpercollins.com.au

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THE STORY BEHIND RUGBY LEAGUE’S GREATEST PLAYER, IN HIS OWN WORDS

Johnathan Thurston is widely regarded as the best rugby league player in the world — and arguably the greatest to ever play the game. Now, for the first time, award-winning journalist and author James Phelps reveals the story behind the legend. Thurston’s autobiography — written with News Corp journalist and long-time friend James Phelps — will follow Thurston’s journey from a Brisbane kid who was written off as too skinny, too slow and too wild to play professionally, to his debut with the Canterbury Bulldogs in 2003, to State of Origin star, through the fairy tale premierships, and on to Dally M and Clive Churchill Medal winner. ‘My story started in the backyard of a housing commission house in Sunnybank Hills. All these years later and despite my achievements, I am still blown away and completely humbled that people want to read my story. I’m honoured to have partnered with HarperCollins on this project and really hope everyone enjoys reading about my journey,’ Thurston says. On writing the book with Thurston, Phelps says, ‘I thought I knew everything about this Australian sporting legend. I didn’t. No one does. But soon they will. J.T. gave me access to all his personal files for the project and all the knockbacks, contracts and deals will be laid bare for the first time. He opens up on the setbacks and scandals. On the agony and pain. On love and hate — and on the time he almost walked away from rugby league. But this story doesn’t begin with medals and trophies, it begins in a Brisbane backyard; with a boy, a ball and a bloody big dream.’

Jonathan Thurston: The Autobiography J OHNAT H AN T HU R S TON & J AME S PH E L P S

ISBN: 9781460752609 eISBN: 9781460707418 AUS PRICE: $49.99 NZ PRICE: $55.00 FORMAT: Hardback PAGE EXTENT: 400pp

PUBLICITY CONTACT: Lara Wallace EMAIL: lara.wallace@harpercollins.com.au RELEASED: 24/09/18

James Phelps is an award-winning senior reporter for the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph . He is regarded as one of Australia’s finest news-breaking rugby league reporters and is one of the country’s most experienced and respected motorsports reporters. He is the author of the bestselling autobiography of racing car legend Dick Johnson, Dick Johnson: The Autobiography of a True-Blue Aussie Sporting Legend , a series of bestselling true crime books, and the story behind Australia’s greatest ever gold robbery, Australian Heist . James lives in Sydney and you can follow him on Twitter at @telejamesphelps.

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ANZAC Sniper RO L AND P E R RY

The extraordinary story of Stan Savige, Gallipoli marksman, Pacific War general and the founder of Legacy The son of a country butcher, Stan Savige left school at twelve to become a blacksmith’s striker. But in 1915, a passage in the bible inspired the devout Scout leader and Sunday school teacher to enlist. Soon his abilities as a crack marksman attracted the attention of the officers and he was put in charge of Sniper Ridge — his job to eliminate the enemy assassins in Anzac Cove. Savige succeeded and survived Gallipoli, only to be sent to the Western Front then Persia as part of the crack squad Dunsterforce. It was the beginning of a long, dangerous and distinguished military career spanning both world wars. In this gripping biography, Roland Perry paints a fascinating and complex portrait of Lieutenant General Sir Stanley George Savige, a man of character and compassion, a quiet outsider who founded the war veterans’ support charity Legacy, who still has few peers in courage, skill and achievement and whose record is second to none in Australian military history, in the scope of his combat over two world wars. Roland Perry is one of Australia’s best-known authors. He has written 28 books, including Monash and Chauvel , Celeste , Horrie the War Dog , Bill the Bastard , The Queen, Her Lover, and the Most Notorious Spy in History , Bradman’s Invincibles , The Changi Brownlow , The Australian Light Horse and Monash: The Outsider Who Won a War . The little boat with a big past: the fight to save one of the most important artefacts of Australian military history Down at the wharves of Sydney’s Darling Harbour, an unassuming black timber fishing boat bobs in the water outside the Australian National Maritime Museum. But appearances can be deceiving. MV Krait, as the old trawler is known, played a key role in one of World War II’s most audacious and successful commando raids. The Krait is the most successful Australian ‘warship’ of WWII. In September 1943, thirteen young Z Special Unit operatives sailed the small fishing boat from Australia to Japanese-occupied Singapore to make a daring raid that destroyed 40,000 tonnes of enemy shipping. Operation Jaywick rates as one of the greatest Special Forces operations of all time. The Mighty Krait weaves together the story of Operation Jaywick with the new story of the efforts being made to save the vulnerable little vessel and display it as a permanent memorial to Australian Special Forces. Ian McPhedran is an award-winning journalist and the author of several bestselling books, including The Amazing SAS and Too Bold to Die . Until 2016 he was the national defence writer for News Corp Australia. In 1993, he won a United Nations Association Peace Media Award and in 1999 he won a Walkley Award for his exposé of the Navy’s Collins Class Submarine fiasco. Ian lives in Sydney. The Mighty Krait I AN MC PH E D R AN Publicity Contact: matthew.howard@harpercollins.com.au

9780733338458 e 9781460708729 AU $32.99 NZ $35.00 Trade Paperback | 400pp Released: 24/09/18

9781460755648 e 9781460709801 AU $35.00 NZ $39.99 Trade Paperback | 240pp Released: 24/09/18

Publicity Contact: matthew.howard@harpercollins.com.au

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Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy: 1945–1975 MA X H A S T I NG S

From the bestselling author of All Hell Let Loose comes a masterful chronicle of one of the most devastating international conflicts of the 20th century Vietnam became the Western world’s most divisive modern conflict, precipitating a battlefield humiliation for France in 1954, then a vastly greater one for the United States in 1975. Max Hastings has spent the past three years interviewing scores of participants on both sides, as well as researching a multitude of American and Vietnamese documents and memoirs, to create an epic narrative of a monumental struggle. Many writers treat the war as a US tragedy, yet Hastings sees it as overwhelmingly that of the Vietnamese people, of whom forty died for every American. US blunders and atrocities were matched by those committed by their enemies. No past volume has blended a political and military narrative of the entire conflict with heart-stopping personal experiences, in the fashion that Max Hastings’ readers know so well. The author suggests that neither side deserved to win this struggle, with so many lessons for the 21st century about the misuse of military might to confront intractable political and cultural challenges. He marshals testimony from warlords and peasants, statesmen and soldiers, to create an extraordinary record.

9780008132996 e 9780008133009 AU $34.99 NZ $39.99 Trade Paperback | 768pp Released: 24/09/18

Publicity Contact: nicola.woods@harpercollins.com.au

Fight AN T HON Y J OS HUA The fascinating, inspiring and moving account of how Anthony Joshua rose to become the greatest heavyweight boxing champion of his generation Anthony Joshua is one of Britain’s greatest athletes. An Olympic Gold Medal winner at the age of 22, he has since gone on to conquer the heavyweight division, and is now on the cusp of making history as the first man to hold all four heavyweight belts at the same time. In his highly anticipated book, Fight , he shares never-before-heard stories from his life and explains the strategies that have made him the champion he is today. From overcoming difficulties in his adolescence, to transforming himself into the premier heavyweight of his generation, Fight is a unique and revealing insight into the man and his methods.

9780008300463 e 9780008300456 AU $32.99 NZ $36.99 Trade Paperback | 320pp Released: 04/10/18

Publicity Contact: nicola.woods@harpercollins.com.au

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Learn with Ruby Red Shoes: Alphabet Book K AT E K NA P P

A is for angels

flying above and around.

Their softest of wings

9781460756904 e 9781460710685 AU $14.99 NZ $19.99 Hardback | 24pp Released: 24/09/18

make barely a sound.

Have fun learning the alphabet with Ruby Red Shoes — everyone’s favourite hare!

Learn with Ruby Red Shoes: Counting Book K AT E KNA P P

One is for me. I’m one of a kind.

I’m separate from you and

I know my own mind.

9781460756911 e 9781460710692 AU $14.99 NZ $19.99 Hardback | 24pp Released: 24/09/18

Have fun learning how to count with Ruby Red Shoes — everyone’s favourite hare!

Ages 3+

Ruby Red Shoes is back with a wonderful new pre-school concept book series that will inspire children to learn with everyone’s favourite hare

ACCLAIM FOR THE RUBY RED SHOES SERIES:

Ruby Red Shoes was shortlisted for the 2013 Children’s Book Council of Australia Crichton Award for Children’s Book Illustration. Ruby Red Shoes Goes to Paris was shortlisted for the 2014 Australian Book Industry Award for Book of the Year for Younger Children and the 2014 Inaugural Readings Children’s Book Prize.

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The Magic Bookshop NATA L I E J AN E PR I OR & C H E RY L OR S I N I

A wonderful collection of new stories from the bestselling creators of The Fairy Dancers and The Tales of Mrs Mancini On rainy afternoons, when it’s too wet to play outside after school, Ben goes to his grandfather’s bookshop. But with secret doors and passages, and tigers under the floorboards, there’s much more going on than Ben could ever have imagined. PRAISE FOR THE FAIRY DANCERS VOLUMES 1 AND 2 : ‘ The Fairy Dancers is simply stunning — production quality is awesomeness, making it the perfect keepsake gift book, the illustrations by Cheryl Orsini are exquisite and Natalie’s writing, as always, shines and sparkles’ — Children’s Books Daily ‘This book is perfect for children who want more of a reading challenge than a picture book provides, but may not yet be ready for a complete chapter book. It’s beautiful to both read and look at’ — The Daily Telegraph

9780733338328 e 9781460708347 AU $19.99 NZ $25.00 Hardback | 48pp Released: 24/09/18

Ages 4+

Natalie Jane Prior

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Cheryl Orsini

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Hubert Horatio: How to Raise your Grown-Ups L AU R E N C H I L D

Hubert Horatio Bartle Bobton-Trent is back in this hilarious and gloriously illustrated book for ages six and up from Lauren Child, the superstar creator of Clarice Bean, Charlie and Lola and Ruby Redfort The Bobton-Trent seniors certainly know how to make the most of their extravagant wealth — socialising, doing things, buying things and generally being more than a little bit . . . irresponsible . . . Luckily for them, their son Hubert Horatio is an exceptionally intelligent, talented and sensible child. Unluckily for Hubert, this tends to mean that a lot of his spare time is spent steering his rather unruly set of grown-ups out of trouble. Legendary children’s writer and UK Children’s Laureate 2017–2019 Lauren Child revisits one of her most popular characters in these brand-new, laugh-out-loud stories about the rather unconventional Bobton-Trents!

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9780008264086 AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 B Hardback | 188pp Released: 24/09/18

Ages 6+

Publicity Contact: georgia.williams@harpercollins.com.au

Truly Tan: Baffled! J E N S TO R E R

Eerie houses, creepy symbols and possible hauntings — the seventh instalment in the much-loved Truly Tan adventure series brings a tricky mystery for Tan to solve! It is winter in Peppercorn Valley and Tan and her very best friend, Gloria, go to a bonfire. At school. At night. They also go on a lantern walk and spy on Journeys End. Journeys End is the creepiest house in Peppercorn Valley. And the old ladies who live there have painted weird symbols all over the outside walls. What could the symbols mean? And is the house haunted, and if so, are the old ladies in danger?

9780733334139 e 9781460704844 AU $16.99 NZ $19.99 Paperback | 288pp Released: 24/09/18

Tan has a hunch they are, but this mystery is complicated and she is baffled!

PRAISE FOR TRULY TAN:

‘A really delightful story with a sassy, good-hearted character. Highly recommended for ages 8–11’ — Abbey’s Bookshop ‘This is a thoroughly modern, funny and Australian version of Enid Blyton’s Secret Seven . Great fun for ages 8 to 12’ — Readings

Ages 8+

Publicity Contact: georgia.williams@harpercollins.com.au

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From one of Australia’s most respected and beloved author-illustrators, Graeme Base, a veritable superstar in the picture book world, comes a fresh and fun adventure series for pre-school children about friendship, collaboration and problem-solving. Once upon a time, there were three little white rabbits who were ... Superheroes of the Garden. When disaster strikes, the BumbleBunnies are there, ready to solve the problem and to save the day! Children everywhere will delight in the adventures of the fabulous BumbleBunnies who never give up in the face of a problem. A beautifully illustrated and delightfully told tale of friendship and learning that kids will find irresistible! A BRAND-NEW FOUR-BOOK SERIES FROM THE CREATOR OF THE INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED PICTURE BOOK, ANIMALIA

BumbleBunnies: The Pond G R A EME BA S E

Ages 3+

ISBN: 9781460753941 eISBN: 9781460708477 AUS PRICE: $16.99 NZ PRICE: $19.99 FORMAT: Hardback PAGE EXTENT: 24pp

PUBLICITY CONTACT: Georgia Williams EMAIL: georgia.williams@harpercollins.com.au RELEASED: 24/09/18

A Curse of Ash & Embers J O S PU R R I E R

There are some problems only magic can solve . . .

Some people knit socks by the fire at night. Gyssha Blackbone made monsters. But the old witch is dead now, and somehow it’s Elodie’s job to clean up the mess. When she was hired at Black Oak Cottage, Elodie had no idea she’d find herself working for a witch; and her acid-tongued new mistress, Aleida, was not expecting a housemaid to turn up on her doorstep. But the fight with Gyssha left Aleida practically dead on her feet, and now, with huge monsters roaming the woods, a demonic tree lurking in the orchard and an angry warlock demanding repayment of a debt, Aleida needs Elodie’s help, whether she likes it or not. And no matter what the old witch throws at her, to Elodie it’s still better than going back home.

Praise for Winter Be My Shield :

9781460756331 e 9781460710319

‘Unlikely heroes, villains you will cheer for, and cold that eats your bones. Winter Be My Shield will take you to an unforgiving place, but you won’t want to leave it.’ — Robin Hobb

AU $19.99 NZ $24.99 B+ Paperback | 272pp Released: 24/09/18

Publicity Contact: sarah.barrett@harpercollins.com.au

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A WITTY, RAZOR-SHARP NOVEL SET IN THE WORLD OF PUBLISHING, WRITTEN BY THE ULTIMATE INDUSTRY INSIDER

Amy Winston is a hard-drinking, bed-hopping, hot-shot young editor on a downward spiral. Having made her name and fortune by turning an average thriller writer into a brand superstar, Amy is given the unenviable task of steering literary great Helen Owen back to publication. When Amy knocks on the door of Helen’s beautiful townhouse in north-west London, Helen and her novelist husband, Malcolm, are conducting a silent war of attrition. The townhouse has been paid for with the enormous seven-figure advance Helen received for the novel she wrote to end fifty years of making ends meet on the stale crusts of critical acclaim alone. The novel Malcolm thinks unworthy of her. The novel Helen has yet to deliver. The novel Amy has come to collect. Amy has an ultimatum for Helen: sell out or face ruin. In The Girl on the Page , John Purcell draws on his experience in the industry to deliver a literary page-turner which asks searching questions about the intersection of art and commerce and the often-discordant relationship between integrity and ambition — especially when greed and betrayal are in the mix. Ultimately, The Girl on the Page is about the redemptive power of great literature — and the potentially disastrous consequences if we seek to compromise that greatness.

The Girl on the Page J OHN PU R C E L L

ISBN: 9781460756973 eISBN: 9781460710746

AUS PRICE: $32.99 NZ PRICE: $35.00 FORMAT: Trade Paperback PAGE EXTENT: 352pp PUBLICITY CONTACT: Alice Wood EMAIL: alice.wood@harpercollins.com.au RELEASED: 24/09/18

John Purcell has worked in the book industry for the last twenty years. After living in Europe and while still in his twenties, John opened a secondhand bookshop in Sydney, in which he sat for ten years reading, ranting and writing. In 2009, John joined Booktopia, Australia’s largest online bookseller, where he is currently Director of Books and spends his days interviewing and promoting Australian and international writers. In 2012, under the pseudonym Natasha Walker, John published a bestselling trilogy, The Secret Lives of Emma , which went on to sell over 50,000 copies in the Australian market alone. John has appeared regularly at live events at the Sydney Writers Festival and the Wheeler Centre, and has appeared on Sunrise, Seven News, Nine News, ABC TV and across ABC radio.

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War of the Wolf B E RNA RD CO RNWE L L

9780008309329 e 9780008309367 AU $32.99 NZ $35.00 Trade Paperback | 400pp Released: 09/10/18 November Road LOU B E RN E Y

9780008183844 e 9780008183851 AU $32.99 NZ $35.00 Trade Paperback | 400pp Released: 24/09/18

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At the fortress of the eagles, three kings will fight …

‘ November Road is a remarkable and unforgettable reading experience … You will recommend it to friends. You will read it again. Berney is a writer to be read and admired. This is a staggeringly brilliant book and a flat-out terrific read.’ — Don Winslow Set against the assassination of JFK, this is a poignant and evocative crime novel that centres on a desperate cat-and-mouse chase across 1960s America — a story of unexpected connections, daring possibilities, and the hope of second chances from the Edgar Award-winning author of The Long and Faraway Gone . Lou Berney is also the author of Gutshot Straight and Whiplash River . His short fiction has appeared in publications such as The New Yorker , Ploughshares , and the Pushcart Prize anthology. He teaches at the University of Oklahoma and in the Red Earth MFA program at Oklahoma City University.

Uhtred of Bebbanburg has won back his ancestral home but, threatened from all sides by enemies both old and new, he doesn’t have long to enjoy the victory. In Mercia, rebellion is in the air as King Edward tries to seize control. In Wessex, rival parties scramble to settle on the identity of the next king. And across the country invading Norsemen continue their relentless incursion, ever hungry for land. Uhtred — a legendary warrior, admired and sought as an ally, feared as an enemy — is once again torn between his two heritages. But when he finds himself fighting on what he considers the wrong side, facing one of his most fearsome enemies and cursed by misfortune and tragedy, only the most astute cunning, the greatest loyalty and the most spectacular courage can save him …

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Imagine if you returned home one day to find your key didn’t fit your door, and a stranger living in your home Gemma has had a stressful day. A stressful week. Her big work presentation was a flop, and now her flight home has been delayed. All she wants to do is have a cup of tea and crawl into bed. But when she gets to her front door, her key won’t fit the lock . . . Jake is kindness personified. Single, living self-sufficiently, working for a local charity for sufferers of PTSD. So when there’s a knock at his door, and a confused young woman starts babbling about how she lives in his house not him, he decides to try to help her. One of them is lying. But who?

9781786698056 e 9781786698032 AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 Trade Paperback | 416pp Released: 24/09/18 Forget My Name J . S . MON RO E

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THE EXPLOSIVE NEW THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SILENT CORNER

‘I will come for you. Nothing can stop me!’

Rogue FBI agent Jane Hawk is on the trail of the members of a murderous organisation who drove her husband — and scores of other fine individuals — to commit suicide for no explicable reason. After discovering their plan to subjugate the world by means of an insidious new technology, she has been hunting them down one by one. Now she is America’s most wanted, and the organisation is closing in on her beloved five-year-old son, whom she sent into protective hiding with her dearest friends. Faced with insurmountable odds, but armed with a mother’s love for her son, Jane will stop at nothing to save him. But even if she can get to him in time, there’s still the risk that the forbidden door will be opened and an unimaginable terror unleashed. Jane’s courage, wits, discipline and skill will be tested as never before, as she searches for a way through an ever-contracting labyrinth of terror. ‘Readers will clamour for more tales involving Hawk and her quest for justice. Koontz rocks it again’ — Washington Times ‘Perhaps Koontz’s leanest, meanest thriller, this initial entry in a new series introduces a smart, appealing heroine who can outthink as well as outshoot the baddest of bad dudes’ — Kirkus , starred review JANE HAWK — AMERICA’S #1 FUGITIVE — CONFRONTS HER WORST NIGHTMARE WHEN HER ENEMIES STRIKE SHOCKINGLY CLOSE TO HOME Praise for The Silent Corner :

The Forbidden Door D E AN KOON T Z

ISBN: 9781460756553 eISBN: 9781460710487

AUS PRICE: $32.99 NZ PRICE: $35.00 FORMAT: Trade Paperback PAGE EXTENT: 416pp PUBLICITY CONTACT: Sarah Barrett EMAIL: sarah.barrett@harpercollins.com.au RELEASED: 09/10/18

Dean Koontz is the author of more than a dozen New York Times No. 1 bestsellers. His books have sold over 500 million copies worldwide, and his work is published in 38 languages. He was born and raised in Pennsylvania and lives with his wife Gerda, and their dog Elsa, in southern California.

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I Invited Her In

A D E L E PA R K S

‘I invited her in . . . and she took everything.’

When Mel hears from a long-lost friend in need of help, she doesn’t hesitate to invite her to stay. Mel and Abi were best friends back in the day, sharing the highs and lows of student life, until Mel’s unplanned pregnancy made her drop out of her studies. Now, seventeen years later, Mel and Abi’s lives couldn’t be more different. Mel is happily married and has a chaotic but happy family home, with three children. Abi, meanwhile, followed her lover to LA for a glamorous life of parties, celebrity and indulgence. Everything was perfect, until she discovered her partner had been cheating on her. Seventeen years wasted, and nothing to show for it. So what Abi needs now is a true friend to lean on, to share her grief over a glass of wine, and to have some time to heal. And what better place than Mel’s house, with her lovely kids, and supportive husband . . . This dark, unsettling tale of the reunion of long-lost friends is a thoroughly gripping exploration of wanting what you can’t have, jealousy and revenge from Sunday Times bestseller Adele Parks.

9780008302733 e 9780008284626 AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 Trade Paperback | 384pp Released: 24/09/18

Publicity Contact: Natika Palka, npalka@eharlequin.com.au

Under My Skin

L I S A UNG E R

What if the nightmares are actually memories?

It’s been a year since Poppy’s husband, Jack, was brutally murdered during his morning run through Manhattan’s Riverside Park. In the immediate aftermath, Poppy spiralled into an oblivion of grief, disappearing for several days only to turn up ragged and confused wearing a tight red dress she didn’t recognise. What happened to Poppy during those lost days? And more importantly, what happened to Jack? The case was never solved, and Poppy has finally begun to move on. But those lost days have never stopped haunting her. Poppy starts having nightmares and blackouts — there are periods of time she can’t remember, and she’s unable to tell the difference between what is real and what she’s imagining. When she begins to sense that someone is following her, Poppy is plunged into a game of cat-and-mouse, determined to unravel the mystery around her husband’s death. But can she handle the truth about what really happened?

9781489267351 e 9781489267443 AU $29.99 NZ $29.99 Trade Paperback | 304pp Released: 24/09/18

Publicity Contact: Natika Palka, npalka@eharlequin.com.au

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‘A delightful, wise and heart-warming novel about second chances that celebrates friendships old and new. I devoured every page’ — bestselling Australian author of The Greatest Gift , Rachael Johns In Table for Eight , Tricia Stringer tackles troubled relationships, second chances and love old and new in an uplifting story of unlikely dining companions thrown together on a glamorous cruise. Readers of Liz Byrski, Monica McInerney and Rachael Johns will love this book. BESTSELLING AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR TRICIA STRINGER INFUSES TABLE FOR EIGHT WITH HER TRADEMARK WARMTH, WIT AND GENTLE HUMOUR IN HER STUNNING BREAKOUT NOVEL Clever, charming dressmaker Ketty Clift is embarking on her final cruise from Sydney before she must make serious changes in her life. Supported by the ship’s all-powerful maître d’, Carlos, she has a mission: transform the lives of those who join her at her dining table every evening. Not only can Ketty turn Cinderellas into princesses with her legendary style-eye, but she has a gift for bringing people together. But this trip is different. As the glamour and indulgence of the cruise takes hold, and the ship sails further away from Sydney towards the Pacific Islands, it becomes clear that her fellow travellers — a troubled family, a grieving widower and an angry divorcee determined to wreak revenge on her ex — are going to be harder work than usual. As Ketty tries to deal with her own problems, including the unexpected arrival on board of her long-lost love, Leo — the man who broke her heart — and troubling news from home, she begins to realise this might be the one cruise that defeats her . . . An unforgettable story that shows us sometimes you have to travel to find your way home . . . A CRUISE — NO MATTER HOW MAGICAL — CAN’T CHANGE YOUR LIFE. CAN IT . . . ? Tricia Stringer is a bestselling and multiple award- winning author of nine books. Tricia grew up on a farm in country South Australia and has spent most of her life in rural communities, as owner of a post office and bookshop, as a teacher and librarian, and now as a full- time writer. She lives in the beautiful Copper Coast region with her husband Daryl. From there she travels and explores Australia’s diverse communities and landscapes, and shares this passion for the country and its people through her stories.

Table For Eight

T R I C I A S T R I NG E R

ISBN: 9781489246806 eISBN: 9781489246905 AUS PRICE: $32.99 NZ PRICE: $32.99 FORMAT : Trade Paperback PAGE EXTENT: 496pp

PUBLICITY CONTACT: Natika Palka EMAIL: npalka @eharlequin.com.au RELEASED: 24/09/18

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