It’s-almost-winter 2023 Giveaway #1
The nights are drawing in and the mercury is heading down. It’s time to stock up on some great books for the cold days ahead. To go in the draw to win all four of the titles below, simply email editors@newtownreviewofbooks.com.au with ‘Winter 1′ in the subject line and your name and address in the body of the email by midnight tonight, Monday 22 May 2023. As we cannot afford to post giveaway bundles overseas, entries from Australian residents only please.
Paul Dalgarno A Country of Eternal Light
Margaret Bryce, deceased mother of twins, has been having a hard time since dying in 2014. She spends time with her daughters – Eva in Madrid and Rachel in Melbourne – and her estranged husband, Henry, in Aberdeen. Mostly she enjoys revisiting the past, but she’s tiring of the seemingly random events to which she repeatedly bears witness.
Courtesy of Fourth Estate
Alison Booth Bellevue
The new novel from the author of The Philosopher’s Daughters. It’s 1972 and Clare Barclay unexpectedly inherits Bellevue, a historical property in the Blue Mountains township of Numbulla. When Clare discovers a disturbing plot to redevelop Numbulla and the land bordering a protected wilderness area, it soon becomes clear someone doesn’t want her interfering …
Courtesy of Red Door
Inga Simpson Willowman
The new novel from the author of Understory. Allan Reader runs Reader Cricket Bats, one of the last traditional batmakers. When gifted young batter Todd Harrow catches his eye, Allan determines to make a Reader bat for him, selecting the best piece of willow he’s harvested in years to do so.
Courtesy of Hachette Australia
Kevin Brophy The Lion in Love
‘Brophy’s stories are like precise, meticulous fables, full of characters holding on to small, hard-won truths.’ – Cate Kennedy
‘This is what literature should be: rich, subtle, intelligent, full of the magic and mystery of the world and of the human heart.’ – Emily Bitto
Courtesy of Finlay Lloyd
Remember, to go in the draw to win all four books, email editors@newtownreviewofbooks.com.au with ‘Winter 1’ in the subject line and your name and address in the body of the email by midnight tonight, Monday 22 May 2023.
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