GREAT AUTUMN READS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

NEW FICTION

There's just one

thing more for Daisy

to do - find her

husband a new wife.

A warm-hearted,

funny, life-affirming

story about the

lengths we'll go to

for the ones we love.

After the pain of her

marriage breakup,

Friday Jones makes

some major blunders

- from a misguided

affair to online dating

disasters.

Former Chief Inspector,

Armand Gamache, has

found peace away from

the police. But when

his friend Clara Morrow

asks for help, he can't

bring himself to refuse

her, despite the old

wounds it threatens to

re-open.

Twin boys grow up in

the same family, in

the same town.

Dramatically

different, they

become bitter

enemies, even as

children: one good,

one bad…...

NEW FICTION London, 1905.

Vanessa, Virginia,

Thoby and Adrian are

leaving behind their

childhood home and

taking a house in the

leafy heart of

avant-garde

Bloomsbury…..

My name is Nicky

Frank. I'm in hospital

after crashing my car. I

am afraid. The only

thing that I can think

about is Vero. I know I

have to save her but

why couldn't I find her?

She's just a little girl.

Love is on the menu.

With a side order of

lies. When Laura

Parker first crosses

forks with Adam

Bayley, she's only

after one thing: his

custard doughnut.

Southwest Britain, AD

43. For the people of

Caer Cad, 'skin' is their

totem, their greeting,

their ancestors, their

land. Ailia does not

have skin. Abandoned

at birth, she serves the

Tribequeen of her

township.

From Katherine

From Jenny Looking forward to another year of wonderful reads. I have just started reading ‘Crossing To Safety’ by Wallace Stegner and I’m so excited, I just know I’m going to love this book with its beautiful gentle writing. I found this treasure after watching some older ABC Tuesday Book Club shows. Some other recommendations from this show I hope to read this year are: ‘We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves’ by Karen Joy Fowler, and ‘Dinner at the Homesick

Restaurant’ by Anne Tyler.

STAFF PICKS

Suzanne

From Katherine

I have read ‘Serena’ by Ron Rash and ‘Still Alice’ by Lisa Genova recently. These two novels are totally different in style and content but both are equally engrossing.

‘Still Alice’ is the story of a Linguistics Professor who is diagnosed with early onset dementia. Beautifully written and terrifying at the same time. Alice and her family come to the realisation that human worth cannot be measured in terms of achievement and academic accolades but instead by the intrinsic nature of the person. Unforgettable and poignant, will appeal to people who loved ‘A Beautiful Mind’.

‘Serena’ is a New York Times bestseller and PEN/Faulkner finalist. Ron Rash has written a compelling story of greed, corruption and violence, revenge and obsessive love. Set in the early 1900’s in the American Wilderness, it charts the history of the timber felling industry and the destruction of the forests of North Carolina. Serena is a compelling central character both fascinating and morally repellent. If you like Cormac McCarthy’s novels and the powerful narrative style of John Steinbeck, you will love this.

STAFF PICKS

Suzanne

NON FICTION PICKS

With a user-friendly A-

Z guide covering all

the tricky issues that

parents encounter

over the years. This is

an invaluable and

timely resource for

parents of all school-

aged kids.

The Nut Butter

Cookbook is filled

with 100 luscious

recipes enhanced

with the nutrition

and texture of

butters made from

cashews, almonds,

peanuts, chestnuts,

macadamias….

Memoir

In the best romantic

tradition of Almost

French, a woman

falls madly in love

with a Frenchman in

Paris, but with a

twist. It takes her

twenty years to find

him again …

Sophia Loren, reveals

her personal journey

from the hardship of

her childhood in

Naples to her life as a

screen legend,

sharing stories of

work, love, and

family.

Memoir

Biography

Biography

NON FICTION

NON FICTION PICKS Have you tried every

diet or weight loss

plan under the sun,

but still can't man-

age to lose weight

and keep it off?

You aren't alone.

"This book will change

the way you think about

'healthy' food".

If you are feeling

anxious, find it hard to

relax or perhaps

struggle to get rid of

that constant mental

ache, let celebrated

life-coach and mentor

Benjamin Bonetti

show you how to chill.

Gardening in Miniature

is a complete guide to

creating lush, living,

small-scale gardens

The Home Girls is a

collection of candid,

witty stories about

rural and suburban

life. Set in the mid-

twentieth century,

these are tales of

ordinary people and

domestic life.

Set in a remote area

of Western

Australia, The Fringe

Dwellers is the story

of two part-

Aboriginal sisters,

Noonah and Trilby,

who live in a family

camp on the fringe

of white society.

Published in London

in 1937 to wide

acclaim, The Young

Desire It is a

stunning debut

novel about coming

of age: an intimate

and lyrical account

of first love…….

Swords and Crowns

and Rings is a

powerful story about

human nature and

the strength of an

unlikely love.

'I do not hesitate to

declare that the

natives of New South

Wales possess a

considerable portion

of that acumen, or

sharpness of intellect,

which bespeaks

genius.'

First published in

1960, The Catherine

Wheel is Elizabeth

Harrower's third novel

and the only one of

her books not set in

Australia.

All titles in the 'Text Classics' series are available in print or ebook and often in both formats so the choice of how to read these amazing stories is up to you, why not revisit an old favourite or perhaps discover another.

NON FICTION PICKS

This is a world divided

by blood - red or

silver.

The Reds are

commoners, ruled by a

Silver elite in

possession of god-like

superpowers…

All Miranda wants is

a normal life. She's

determined to move

past the horrible

truth of her origin as

a clone so she can

enjoy time with her

boyfriend, Peter,

and the rest of her

friends at school.

Cole St. Clair has come

to California for one

reason: to get back

Isabel Culpeper. Isabel

fled from Cole's dam-

aged, drained life...

and damaged and

drained it even more.

Queen Levana is a

ruler who uses her

"glamour" to gain

power. Long before

she crossed paths with

Cinder, Scarlet, and

Cress, Levana lived a

very different story - a

story that has never

been told . . . until

now.

YOUNG ADULT

NON FICTION PICKS Sydney's deadly

Razorhurst

neighborhood, 1932.

Gloriana Nelson and

Mr. Davidson, two

ruthless mob bosses,

have reached a fragile

peace

A searing look at the

effects of post

traumatic stress on

soldiers and their

families, seen through

the eyes of teenage

Hayley.

Meet Garvie Smith:

Charming, brilliant

and completely bone

idle. If anything can

get his attention, it

might just be a

murder.

Clementine Darcy is

floundering. She

wants to be the kind

of fish who swims to

the swish of her own

fins - upstream, not

simply carried along

by the current.

Are you having trouble finding your next read?

Ask a Librarian, we are here to help!

To celebrate Library & Information Week Parramatta City Library is

launching a new customised online recommended reading service -

Parra Reads Match

Parra Reads Match is a personalised service from Librarians who

will endeavour to match the perfect read to the reader.

Tell us a little bit about what you like or hate! to read

and you will receive an email with a list of five

customised titles to suit your individual reading

tastes.

Complete the online form giving us as much

information as possible.

Parra ReADs MATCH

You can expect

a reply within 10

days of submitting

your request.

Great Recipes

Great Conversation

The

Parra

Reads

Recipe

Club

Bookings not required | FREE

2nd Thursday of the month starting

Thursday 12 March 2.30pm-4pm

Do you love cooking & generally like talking about

food?

Come & join other foodies; share your recipes &

find some new favourites!

Each month will focus on a theme beginning with:

Favourites ~ Easter Eats & Creative Cakes

NON FICTION PICKS

The Famous Five are

having great fun

camping out near

the home of a fa-

mous scientist. But

they might have

known there'd be a

mystery to solve.

Mr Gum and the Biscuit

Billionaire Mr Gum is

back in this second

hilarious book and he's

as nasty as ever!

In fact, he's absolutely

grimsters.

KID PICKS

Russ answers only to

Boy21, claims to be

from outer space, and

also has a past he

wants to escape.

Alex & Conner Bailey's

world is about to

change. When the

twins' grandmother

gives them a treasured

fairy-tale book, they

have no idea they're

about to enter a land

beyond all imagining.

NON FICTION PICKS KID PICKS September returns

to fantastical

Fairyland for

another adventure.

Clementine Rose and

her classmates are so

excited. They're going

on a springtime trip to a

local farm!

Clementine's a little

worried, though,

because cross Aunt

Violet is coming along

too.

Create innovative

devices and

elements with

Redstone. Learn how

to create logic gates,

advanced mecha-

nisms, and much

more.

It's really cold

outside and were

hoping its going to

snow. Yeah! Derek

and I could make a

snow Rooster and

have a snowball fight

(look out, Delia!).

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