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''Marvellous'' John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas''Adorable... A gem of a book'' Marian KeyesThe Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion is a story about love, life and lobsters...Meet Don Tillman.Don is getting married.He just doesn''t know who to yet.But he has designed a very detailed questionnaire to help him find the perfect woman.One thing he already knows, though, is that it''s not Rosie.Absolutely, completely, definitely not.Telling the story of Rosie and Don, Graeme Simsion''s The Rosie Project is an international phenomenon, sold in over thirty countries - and counting.Don Tillman is a socially challenged genetics professor who''s decided the time has come to find a wife. His questionnaire is intended to weed out anyone who''s unsuitable. The trouble is, Don has rather high standards and doesn''t really do flexible so, despite lots of takers - he looks like Gregory Peck - he''s not having much success in identifying The One.When Rosie Jarman comes to his office, Don assumes it''s to apply for the Wife Project - and duly discounts her on the grounds she smokes, drinks, doesn''t eat meat, and is incapable of punctuality. However, Rosie has no interest in becoming Mrs Tillman and is actually there to enlist Don''s assistance in a professional capacity: to help her find her biological father.Sometimes, though, you don''t find love: love finds you...Like The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion is a truly distinctive debut. With the charm of Mark Haddon''s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and the romance of David Nicholls'' One Day, it''s both funny and endearing - and is set to become the feel-good novel of 2013...Graeme Simsion is a full-time writer. Previously an IT consultant and educator, he wrote his first book in 1994 (the standard reference on data modelling, now entering its fourth edition), and is married to Anne, a professor of psychiatry who writes erotic fiction. They have two children.

''A masterfully told, character-driven novel that will have you laughing and crying in equal measures'' THE AUSTRALIAN ''A deeply empathetic, humanising portrait of a mental health facility, and the souls that pass through it'' THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN''S WEEKLY''Stunning . . . [A] unique novel that''s so timely'' DAILY TELEGRAPHPsychiatry registrar Doctor Hannah Wright, a country girl with a chaotic history, thought she had seen it all in the emergency room. But that was nothing compared to the psychiatric ward at Menzies Hospital. Hannah must learn on the job as she and her fellow trainees deal with the common and the bizarre, the hilarious and the tragic, the treatable and the confronting. Each day brings new patients: Chloe, who has a life-threatening eating disorder; Sian, suffering postpartum psychosis and fighting to keep her baby; and Xavier, the MP whose suicide attempt masks an explosive story. With intelligence, frankness and humour, eminent psychiatrist Anne Buist tells it like it is, while Graeme Simsion brings the light touch that made The Rosie Project an international bestseller.''Anne Buist and Graeme Simsion explore mental illness with wit and wisdom'' SUNDAY AGE ''Contains all the comforting trappings of a fast-paced medical procedural'' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD''Casts a non-judgemental but candid, informed and astute eye on the system . . . It arouses our sympathy and empathy, develops our understanding and increases our knowledge in areas long kept hidden or decreed taboo. And it''s a darn good read'' LIVING ARTS CANBERRA''A racy, pacy ride through heartbreak and the occasional breathtaking miracle'' COUNTRY STYLE''An absorbing read that you''ll want to stay up late to finish'' INSTYLE AUSTRALIA''A remarkable exposé . . . told with an engaging, light touch reminiscent of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine and Simsion''s The Rosie Project'' BOOKS + PUBLISHING''Highly engaging. Brings alive the frontline of mental health care'' PROFESSOR PATRICK MCGORRY AO, AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR 2010''Entertaining, enlightening, it embraces the complexity of what it means to be human'' MEREDITH JAFFÉ''A great read that combines laugh-out-loud moments with those that bring tears to your eyes. Anne Buist skilfully writes from her own experiences and co-author Graeme Simsion adds his inimitable Rosie Project style. An honest, sensitive look into mental health care in Australia'' PROFESSOR JAYASHRI KULKARNI AM, Psychiatrist, Monash University''Gripping, rich and insightful, and brimming with compassion. Shines a light on the grit and dedication of frontline workers, while giving a voice to everyone impacted by mental illness'' ARIANE BEESTON, author of Because I''m Not Myself, You See

By the bestselling authors of The Glass House, Anne Buist & Graeme Simsion, comes the second novel in the groundbreaking Menzies Mental Health seriesTrainee psychiatrist Doctor Hannah Wright has only just got her head above water in the acute psychiatric ward at Menzies Hospital when she''s thrown into the deep end of the outpatient clinic. Keen to develop her skills in talking therapies, she finds herself up against a boss who''s focused on medication and a senior colleague with a score to settle.Hannah''s fellow first-years face problems of their own: on-and-off flame Alex is being bullied, Ndidi''s marriage is in trouble, Jon feels isolated and Carey is concerned their autism will be a career barrier.While Hannah comes under pressure to seek therapy herself to confront a traumatic past, her patients'' health issues range from OCD to ice addiction, childhood abuse to the mental impact of ageing, and from bad parenting to bad genes. They all come to the Oasis.Written with great humanity and humour, Australian psychiatrist Anne Buist and internationally bestselling author Graeme Simsion (The Rosie Project) welcome us into the world of mental health with compassion and insight.Praise for The Oasis''Anne Buist comes to this with real insight and wisdom'' THE AUSTRALIAN''The novel poses big questions about the practice of psychiatry itself, but it''s written with a healthy dose of comedy and melodrama, an inside eye on the experience of young doctors, and a compassionate lightness of touch'' THE AGE''Eye-opening and absorbing, with a huge nod to the authors'' prowess and empathy in the mental health sphere'' HOBART MERCURY''An engrossing read'' GOOD READING MAGAZINE''A grounded indictment of the mental health service in Australia'' THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN''S WEEKLYPraise for The Glass House, book one in the Menzies Mental Health series''A masterfully told, character-driven novel that will have you laughing and crying in equal measures'' THE AUSTRALIAN ''A deeply empathetic, humanising portrait of a mental health facility, and the souls that pass through it'' THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN''S WEEKLY''Stunning . . . So timely'' DAILY TELEGRAPH''Absorbing'' INSTYLE AUSTRALIA''A darn good read'' LIVING ARTS CANBERRA''Brings alive the frontline of mental health care'' PROFESSOR PATRICK MCGORRY AO, AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR 2010 ''Overflows with compassion, insight and humour'' MEREDITH JAFFÉ ''Gripping, rich and insightful'' ARIANE BEESTON, author of Because I''m Not Myself, You See ''Anne Buist skilfully writes from her own experiences and co-author Graeme Simsion adds his inimitable Rosie Project style. An honest, sensitive look into mental health care in Australia'' PROFESSOR JAYASHRI KULKARNI AM, Psychiatrist, Monash University

The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Rosie Effect, by Graeme Simsion. With the Wife Project complete, Don settles happily into a new job and married life in New York. But it''s not long before certain events are taken out of his control and it''s time to embark on a new project . . .As Don tries to get to grips with the requirements of starting a family, his unusual research style soon gets him into trouble. To make matters more difficult, Don has invited his closest friend to stay with them, but Gene is not exactly a prime example of marital happiness, and as his life with Rosie continues to be unpredictable Don needs to remember that emotional support is just as important as his practical expertise . . .

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Best of Adam Sharp by Graeme Simsion, read by David Barker. The heart warming new novel from Graeme Simsion, the international bestselling author of The Rosie Project and The Rosie EffectCan you define your life by a single song? Adam Sharp - former pianist in a hip Melbourne bar, now a respectable IT consultant in Norwich - can. And it''s ''You''re Going to Lose that Girl'' . . . On the cusp of fifty and a happy introvert, Adam is content. He''s the music expert at his local pub-quiz and he and his partner Claire rumble along. Life may not be rock n'' roll, but neither is it easy listening. Yet something has always felt off-key. And that''s his nostalgia for what might have been, his blazing affair - more than twenty years ago, on the other side of the world - with Angelina Brown, a smart and sexy, strong-willed actress who taught him for the first time, as he played piano and she sang, what it meant to find - and then lose - love. How different might his life be if he hadn''t let her walk away?Then, out of nowhere, Angelina gets in touch. Adam has sung about second chances, but does he have the courage to believe in them?The Best of Adam Sharp is about growing old and feeling young, about happy times and sad memories, about staying together and drifting apart, but most of all, it''s about how the music we make together creates the soundtrack that shapes our lives.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion, read by Dan O''Grady.Meet Don Tillman, the genetics professor with a scientific approach to everything. But he''s facing a set of human dilemmas tougher than the trickiest of equations.Right now he is in professional hot water after a lecture goes viral for all the wrong reasons; his wife of 4,380 days, Rosie, is about to lose the research job she loves; and - the most serious problem of all - their eleven-year-old son, Hudson, is struggling at school. He''s a smart kid, but socially awkward and not fitting in.Fortunately, Don''s had a lifetime''s experience of not fitting in. And he''s going to share the solutions with Hudson.He''ll need the help of old friends and new, lock horns with the education system, and face some big questions about himself. As well as opening the world''s best cocktail bar. Big-hearted, hilarious and exuberantly life-affirming, The Rosie Result is a story of overcoming life''s obstacles with a little love and a lot of overthinking. If you liked The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, and The Trouble with Goats and Sheep, then you''ll love The Rosie Project series. __________''Uplifting'' Mail on Sunday''Hilarity is the order of the day in this joyful read'' Prima''A fun and satisfying read'' Sunday Express ''A fast-paced enjoyable journey. Genuinely heartwarming'' Independent''One of the most original and endearing characters in the literary world'' Herald Praise for The Rosie Project series: ''Sublime, pitch-perfect, extremely funny'' Independent ''Compulsively readable. A poignant, universal story about how best to reconcile head and heart'' Observer''Exuberantly life-affirming'' Sunday TimesBrilliant, important, good-hearted'' Guardian

From the bestselling author of The Rosie Project comes a romantic novel about true love, second chances, and decades of great music.Two decades ago, Adam Sharp’s piano playing led him into a passionate relationship with Angelina Brown, an intelligent and strong-willed actress. They had a chance at something more—but Adam didn’t take it.Now, on the cusp of turning fifty, Adam likes his life. He’s happy with his partner Claire, he excels in music trivia at quiz night at the local pub, he looks after his mother, and he does the occasional consulting job in IT. But he can never quite shake off his nostalgia for what might have been. And then, out of nowhere, from the other side of the world, Angelina gets in touch. What does she want? Does Adam dare to live dangerously?Set to the soundtrack of our lives, The Best of Adam Sharp by Graeme Simsion follows along with emotion and humor as one man looks back on his past and decides if having a second chance is worth the risk. One of Glamour Magazine''s “Most Anticipated Books of 2017”•"20 Must-Read Books for Spring 2017" from RedbookPraise for The Best of Adam Sharp:"This dazzling story about a former pianist who has a second chance in midlife with his former actress flame will do some major heart-warming this Spring — and readers will never foresee the incredible ending." —POPSUGAR "It''s a fun sweet ride." —The Washington Post "Readers are already clamoring." —Library Journal “An extraordinary literary treat that reminds readers the best things in life have nothing to do with plans.” —Redbook

A smart, funny novel of love, self-acceptance, second chances and blisters, from the author of The Rosie Project. Two misfits walk 2,000km along the Camino to find themselves and, perhaps, each other. ''Charming and absorbing'' Daily Mail''Sleepless in Seattle meets Wild . . . A beautifully crafted tale of love, self-acceptance, and blisters'' Sunday Express

Zoe, a sometime artist, is from California. Martin, an engineer, is from Yorkshire. Both have ended up in picturesque Cluny, in central France. Both are struggling to come to terms with their recent past - for Zoe, the death of her husband; for Martin, a messy divorce.

Looking to make a new start, each sets out alone to walk two thousand kilometres from Cluny to Santiago de Compostela, in northwestern Spain, in the footsteps of pilgrims who have walked the Camino for centuries. The Camino changes you, it''s said. It''s a chance to find a new version of yourself, and a new beginning. But can these two very different people find themselves? Will they find each other?

In this smart, funny and romantic journey, Martin''s and Zoe''s stories are told in alternating chapters by husband-and-wife team Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist. Two Steps Forward is a novel about renewal - physical, psychological and spiritual. It''s about the challenge of walking a long distance and of working out where you are going. And it''s about what you decide to keep, what you choose to leave behind and what you rediscover along the way.

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