Spring 2014 giveaway bundle #5

This draw is now closed. Congratulations to the winner, Kim Peterson from Glenorie.   David Leavitt The Two Hotel Francforts Two couples meet while awaiting safe passage back to America from Lisbon in 1940, and their lives begin both to intertwine and to unravel against a background of impending war. Our reviewer said ‘This could almost be EM Forster’s lost war novel.’ Courtesy of Bloomsbury     Natalie Haynes The Amber Fury Alex Morris loses her fiance in terrible circumstances and moves to Edinburgh to teach at a school for troubled children. Unfortunately, they may be taking her lessons too much to heart. ‘Compelling, wise, compassionate and devastating …’ – Liz Jensen Courtesy of Allen & Unwin   Peter Goldsworthy His Stupid Boyhood: A memoir For all his working life Goldsworthy has been a doctor and one of Australia’s most respected writers. In this memoir he reveals a mind charmed equally by science and literature, by the rational and the imagined. In A Stupid Boyhood he pays homage to the lost country of youth and to childhood in general. ‘Delightful. His memoirs are less unreliable than mine but even more frank.’ – Clive James Courtesy of Penguin Australia   Kirsty Murray The Year It All Ended On Tiney Flynn’s 17th birthday every church bell tolled – it was Armistice Day, signalling the end of World War I. Now for Tiney and her sisters everything is about to change and they must deal with both the unforeseen complications of peace and with growing up. ‘I loved this book for its emotional intensity, for the strong believable characters and for the accurate portrayal of a period in history so often forgotten.’ – Maureen McCarthy Courtesy of Allen & Unwin Remember, to enter, email your name and address to nrbooks@ymail.com with ‘Spring Giveaway 5’ in the subject line by no later than 6pm Thursday October 9 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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