Runaway

Alice Munro

The matchless Munro makes art out of everyday lives in this dazzling new collection.  At its centre are three stories connected into one marvellously rich narrative about Juliet - who escapes from teaching at a girls' school and throws herself into a wild and passionate love match.    Here are men and w...

The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea: Popular Penguins

Randolph Stow

In 1941, Rob Coram is six. The war feels far removed from Geraldton in Western Australia. But when his favourite older cousin Rick leaves to join the army, the war takes a step closer. When Rick returns several years later, he has changed and the old merry-go-round that represents Rob's dream of utopia ...