Christmas Giveaway #3

This draw has now closed. Congratulations to our winner, David Hatherly, from the ACT! And happy holidays to everyone. Richard Powers Orfeo A 70-year-old avant-garde composer comes to the attention of Homeland Security through his experiments with microbiology and music. Our reviewer found it ‘a sophisticated meditation on the nature of genius’. Courtesy of Allen & Unwin  Jock Serong Quota Burned-out lawyer Charlie Jardim is sent to the remote coastal town of Dauphin to get a witness statement. Abalone poaching, drug running and murder entwine as Jardim faces a hostile town and his own demons. Courtesy of Text Publishing Nicole Alexander The Great Plains From the American Wild West to the wilds of outback Australia, from the Civil War to the Depression of the 1930s, Nicole Alexander’s epic new bestseller encompasses conflicting cultures and a divided family. Courtesy of Random House Gary Kamiya Cool Gray City of Love: 49 Views of San Francisco Ranging from the city’s Spanish mission past to the Beats, the hippies and the dot com boom, this love song to a great city is at once a rambling walking tour, a natural and human history, and a celebration. Courtesy of Bloomsbury  

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