Our favourite novels for this month, with strong women centre stage.
GIRL OF THE MOUNTAINS
Trish McCormack
In 1946, Stella is hired as a mountain guide in the Southern Alps, an unconventional career for a woman but one that she loves. But a tragedy will shatter her dreams. In 2019, journalist Kate disappears from her life, searching for the truth after her grandmother’s deathbed confession. Inspired by real-life history, this is a multi-layered novel as the central women strive for truth and freedom.
Glacier Press, RRP $35.00
THE ANTIQUE HUNTER’S GUIDE TO MURDER
CL Miller
A unique new take on the classic whodunnit, this is an irresistible read for anyone interested in antiques. It features two new female protagonists to fall in love with: reluctant detective Freya and her charming and dazzling elderly aunt Carole. This is an absolute joy to read, set in the picture-perfect setting of Dedham Vale. What antique would you kill for?
Pan Macmillan, RRP $37.99
NEVER SUCCUMB TO BEIGE
Frances Manwaring
Part memoir, part essay, part self-help book, this book takes you through a varied landscape of opinion, advice and reflection inspired by the author’s colourful life. Reading it is like immersing yourself in a warm but invigorating bath and emerging afterwards revitalised and ready to tackle the world with a spring in your step and more colour in your outlook. Relatable, witty, and inspiring.
Shrew Enterprises, RRP $37.99
THE WOMEN
Kristin Hannah
Exploring the Vietnam War from a female perspective, ‘Frankie’ McGrath impulsively signs up to join the Army Nurse Corps to follow her beloved brother to Vietnam. Nothing prepares her for the cruel war she is thrust into or her return home afterwards. Brutal but beautiful, breathtaking and insightful, it sensitively examines this infamous war, shining a light on the women who served in it.
Pan Macmillan, RRP $37.99
words — KAREN MCMILLAN, bestselling author
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