As the year drags on, so too does the list of books you’ve been meaning to read.
With the Summer break quickly approaching, there’s no better time to get stuck into a few good books.
If you’re after fiction our friends at Booktopia recommend you pick up one of these. You might even get through more than one.
Elianne: Judy Nunn
Judy Nunn has sold over one million books worldwide. Elianne, her new bestseller, is a sweeping story of wealth, power, privilege and betrayal, set on a grand sugar cane plantation in Queensland.
The Winter Sea: Di Morrissey
Di Morrissey is one of the most successful authors Australia has ever produced. She trained as a journalist, working in the media around the world. Her fascination with different countries; their landscape, their cultural, political and environmental issues, forms the inspiration for her novels, including The Winter Sea, a saga of family, honour and secrets set on the beautiful NSW south-coast.
Takedown Twenty: A Stephanie Plum novel: Janet Evanovich
Stephanie Plum is back in an all-new adventure from No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich. This time around Stephanie Plum has her sights set on catching a notorious mob boss. If she doesn’t take him down, he may take her out
Bittersweet: Colleen McCullough
This is the story of two sets of twins, Edda and Grace, Tufts and Kitty, who struggle against all the restraints, prohibitions, laws and prejudices of 1920s Australia. Only the submissive yet steely Grace burns for marriage; the sleekly sophisticated Edda burns to be a doctor, the down-to-earth but courageous Tufts burns never to marry, and the too-beautiful, internally scarred Kitty burns for a love free from male ownership.
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy: Helen Fielding
What do you do when a girlfriend’s 60th birthday party is the same day as your boyfriend’s 30th? Is it wrong to lie about your age when online dating?
Pondering these, and other modern dilemmas, Bridget Jones makes her long-awaited return as she stumbles through the challenges of single-motherhood, tweeting, texting and rediscovering her sexuality in what some people rudely and out datedly call ‘middle age’.
The Tailor’s Girl: Fiona McIntosh
‘Written with zest and a talent for description that draws you into the world of the novel and its characters… if you enjoy popular romantic fiction, you’d be mad not to try [it].’ Sydney Morning Herald
The Longest Ride: Nicholas Sparks
With 16 books on the New York Time’s bestseller list, Nicholas Sparks is back in the tradition of his beloved first novel, The Notebook, with the remarkable story of two couples whose lives intersect in profound and surprising ways.
Bellagrand: The Prequel to The Bronze Horseman: Paullina Simons
From internationally bestselling author Paullina Simons comes another compelling saga of heartbreak and redemption, and the devastating love story that led to The Bronze Horseman.
Poppy’s Dilemma: Karly Lane
From the bestselling author of Bridie’s Choice, this is the story of a woman leaving a fast-paced existence in the city for a calmer, more meaningful life in the country, where she finds herself re-evaluating just about everything.
What’s on your reading list for your Summer break?
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