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Article  •  17 October 2024

 

Top Reads for October

We're star struck with our top reads for October.

Juice Tim Winton

An epic novel of determination, survival, and the limits of the human spirit. This is Tim Winton as you’ve never read him before.

Two fugitives, a man and a child, drive all night across a stony desert. As dawn breaks, they roll into an abandoned mine site. The problem is, they're not alone.

‘A masterful story for the ages . . . a book to hold close in the whip of hot wind, to commiserate with, to sing with. To read and weep.’ TARA JUNE WINCH, THE GUARDIAN

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What I Ate in One Year Stanley Tucci

From the beloved, bestselling, Oscar-nominated author of TasteWhat I Ate in One Year is a funny, poignant, heartfelt and deeply satisfying serving of memories and meals and an irresistible celebration of the profound role that food plays in all our lives.

‘Sharing food is one of the purest human acts'

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Taylor Swift Style Sarah Chapelle

Dazzling. Incomparable. Unforgettable. The definitive book of Taylor Swift's fashion evolution.

With over two hundred photos dating from Swift’s earliest days as a country singer in Nashville, up through the present, paired with insightful commentary, Taylor Swift Style is a one-of-a-kind keepsake and a must-have for Swifties.

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Sonny Boy Al Pacino

Sonny Boy is the memoir of a man who has nothing left to fear and nothing left to hide. All the great roles, the essential collaborations, and the important relationships are given their full due, as is the vexed marriage between creativity and commerce at the highest levels. The book’s golden thread, however, is the spirit of love and purpose. Love can fail you, and you can be defeated in your ambitions—the same lights that shine bright can also dim.

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Marigold Mind Laundry Jungeun Yun, Translated by Shanna Tan

The inspirational Korean bestseller for fans of The Alchemist and The Midnight Library, a soul-stirring tale set in a magical laundry: while your clothes are being washed, have your bad memories cleansed.

Heartwarming and inspirational, Marigold Mind Laundry will remind you there is always a reason to feel positive

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What Does it Feel Like? Sophie Kinsella

From Number One bestselling author Sophie Kinsella, an unforgettable story - by turns heartbreaking and life-affirming - of a renowned novelist facing a devastating diagnosis and learning to live and love anew. 'What Does It Feel Like? is fiction, but it is my most autobiographical work to date. Eve's story is my story.' -- Sophie Kinsella

'I laughed. And I cried. And then I thought about the meaning of life. A jewel of a book.' JOJO MOYES'

The bravest book you'll read all year.' JODI PICOULT

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