Summer Giveaway 2015 #2

More summertime goodies … To win this irresistible  bundle of books, simply email us at editors@newtownreviewofbooks.com.au by 6pm Wednesday 9th December with ‘Summer Giveaway #2’ in the subject line and your name and address in the body of the email. As we cannot afford to post giveaway bundles overseas, entries are restricted to Australian residents only. Myfanwy Jones Leap Joe works to atone for the neglect of one tragic summer’s night. For reasons she barely understands, Elise begins sketching tigers at the zoo. This urban fairytale is about human and animal nature, and the transformative power of grief. ‘Engaging and luminous’ — Rosalie Ham Courtesy of Allen & Unwin Robin Barker Close to Home Family hopes and disappointments, loves and deceits are captured in these ten acutely observed stories of anguish and triumph. ‘Fresh bold stories that stay in the reader’s mind long after they’ve ended.’ — Debra Adelaide Courtesy of Xoum Patricia Duncker Sophie and the Sibyl Combines a tale of courtship and seduction with a lively imagining of novelist George Eliot at the  height of her fame. A compelling Victorian novel and playful meditation on the creation of literature. ‘Erotic, funny, intensely evocative’ — Patrick Gale Courtesy of Bloomsbury Eliza Henry Jones In the Quiet Cate has recently died, yet she is able to linger on, watching her three young children and her husband on their rural horse property as they deal with their grief. ‘You will weep, and marvel, and pass this book on, and on, to your friends.’ — Nikki Gemmell Courtesy of Fourth Estate Don’t forget, all you need to do to enter is email us at editors@newtownreviewofbooks.com.au by 6pm 9th December with ‘Summer Giveaway #2’ in the subject line and your name and address in the body of the email. Good luck!

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