FOREWORD Jasper Jones Craig Silvey Funny, realistic and swimming in mystery, this Australian fiction has kept eyes glued to pages, and hearts in mouths, all around the country. Late in the summer of 1965, precocious young bookworm Charlie Bucktin receives an unlikely visit from the town’s troublesome, mixed-race bad boy Jasper Jones in the black of night. After Jasper shows Charlie a horrible discovery, the two form a bold and unbreakable bond of secrecy as they try to uncover the truth. Alive with humorous dialogue and imagery in a quintessentially rural Australian setting, Craig Silvey’s novel Jasper Jones is a must-read for those who love a twist, cultural commentary and a search for the truth. And The Mountains Echoed Kha led Hossei ni Number One international best-selling author Khaled Hosseini rocks our world with another stunningly descriptive and highly emotive novel from the harsh, dusty setting of Afghanistan. Ten-year-old Abdullah and his baby sister Pari are the closest of siblings; nothing can stop Abdullah from protecting Pari. But when their father, in an act of desperation and hope for survival, sets off for Kabul with Pari for trade, the three set into a life-changing journey of shocking discovery. Multi-layered stories that span over multiple decades, exploring real-life scenes of poverty, love and heartbreak, And The Mountains Echoed is touching and unforgettable. Life After Life Kate Atki nso n Perceptive, quietly humorous and a clever insight into the concept of second chance. Atkinson’s latest Costa prize-winning novel Life After Life examines how each life is sewn from a string of independent and unpredictable moments and coincidences, which she does by giving her characters a second chance after death. The novel follows Ursela Todd, a young woman who dies at birth, nearly dies and dies again as a toddler, and after reappearing years later in the storyline, goes on to assassinate Hitler in a Munich café. But does Atkinson grant Ursela a second chance to go through with it? Through centuries of the characters’ turbulent lives and multiple deaths, Atkinson evokes the past with wit and compassion, and celebrates the fluctuation of human existence. Does everything happen for a reason? Top Reads Autumn 2015 98 Pindara Magazine Autumn 2015
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