This draw is now closed. Congratulations to our winner – Colleen Phillips from WA. SnowQueenMichael Cunningham The Snow Queen  The new novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hours. Barrett Meeks, having lost love yet again, is walking through Central Park when he is inspired to look up at the sky; a pale, translucent light looks back at him. Barrett doesn’t believe in visions – or in God – but he can’t deny what he’s seen … Courtesy of HarperCollins   GodAstronautAlyson Foster God is an Astronaut  The day of the accident, Jess in in the back yard with a chainsaw, clearing space to build the greenhouse that Arthur, her colleague in the botany department, never believed she’d actually start. When disaster strikes, connected to Jess’s husband’s space-tourism business, Jess writes to the only person she can be candid with: Arthur. ‘Witty and original’ – Barbara Trapido Courtesy of Bloomsbury   BiggestLieLuke Brown My Biggest Lie  Liam Wilson has it all. But on a feverish night out he loses his job, his home and his girlfriend. ‘It’s rare to find writing so lucid and honest at once, and in a book where pages turn themselves. I grabbed this for its mad adventure, but came away with a gift for the heart.’ – DBC Pierre Courtesy of Cannongate   UnderMagnoliaFrances Mayes Under Magnolia: A Southern memoir A lyrical memoir from the author of Under the Tuscan Sun about coming of age in the Deep South and its powerful influence on her life. ‘Right up there with Under the Tuscan Sun.’ – Susan Duncan  ‘One of those books you want to devour …’ – Kirkus Courtesy of HarperCollins Remember, to enter, email your name and address to nrbooks@ymail.com with ‘Spring Giveaway 3’ in the subject line by no later than 6pm Thursday 25 September 2014 Australian Eastern Standard Time. Please note we cannot afford to post giveaway bundles overseas, so entries are restricted to Australian residents only.  

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