Kathy Lette

Gabrielle Carey

Bestselling author Kathy Lettes debut novel is available in Britain for the first time.Written twenty years ago, Puberty Blues is the bestselling account of growing up in the 1970s that took Australia by storm and spawned an eponymous cult movie. It also marked the starting point of Kathy Lettes writing career, which sees her now as an author at the forefront of her field.Puberty Blues is about top chicks and surfie spunks and the kids who dont quite make the cut: it recreates with fascinating honesty a world where only the gang and the surf count. Its a hilarious and horrifying account of the way many teenagers live and some of them die. Kathy Lette and Gabrielle Careys insightful novel is as painfully true today as it ever was.

Puberty Blues

All women want to kill their husbands some of the time "Where there's a will, I intend to be in it," wives half-joke to each other. Marriage, it would appear, is a fun-packed frivolous hobby, only occasionally resulting in death. But when Jazz Jardine is arrested for her husband's murder, the joke falls flat. Life should begin at 40 - not with life imprisonment for killing your spouse. Jazz, stay-at-home mum and domestic goddess; Hannah, childless career woman; and Cassie, demented working mother of two are three ordinary women. Their record collections are classical, not criminal. Cassie and Hannah set out immediately to prove their best friend's innocence, uncovering betrayal, adultery, plot twists, thinner thighs and toy boys aplenty en route but will their friendship survive these ever darker revelations? Sexy, funny and wise, Kathy Lette's irresistible new novel is about women not Having It All But Doing It All. It's about how today's mother is often a married lone parent. It's about the fact that no woman has ever shot her husband while he was vacuuming. This is Kathy Lette at her brilliant best, casting her trade mark caustic eye on what goes on in the bedrooms and kitchens of ordinary married couples. A novel which will strike a cord with married women everywhere and ensure that, from now on, they all read the small print on their marriage licenses.

(and Other Handy Household Hints)

How to Kill Your Husband

"Now a major television series on Channel 10 starring Ashleigh Cummings, Brenna Harding and Claudia Karvan - this is the definitive Australian story of teenagers navigating the chaos of life.The Text Publishing Company and Random House Australia are delighted to announce that they have combined forces to publish the iconic Puberty Bluesby Gabrielle Carey and Kathy Lette. 'By day, we were at school learning logarithms, but by night - in the back of cars, under the bowling alley, on Cronulla Beach, or, if you were lucky, in a bed while someone's parents were out - you paid off your friendship ring.'For Deb and Sue, life is about surfies, panel vans, straight-leg Levis, nicking off from school, getting wasted and fitting in. But why should guys have all the fun? Puberty Bluesis raw, humorous and honest. An Australian classic. 'A profoundly moral story' -- Germaine Greer 'I don't recall reading Puberty Bluesso much as devouring it. I was about thirteen, alone in my bedroom with the door firmly shut. I was fascinated' -- Kylie Minogue"

Meet Merlin. He's Lucy's bright, beautiful son, who just happens to be autistic. Since Merlin's father left them in the lurch, Lucy has made Merlin the centre of her world. Struggling with the joys and tribulations of raising her adorable yet challenging child, Lucy doesn't have room for any other man in her life.

The Boy who Fell to Earth

Why do men like intelligent women? Because opposites attract. That's what shy London music teacher Shelly Green thinks when she meets hunky, boisterous American, Kit Kincaide...on their wedding day. Thrown together on the reality show Desperate and Dateless, they were predicted to be the perfect match--physically, emotionally, and intellectually. Proving their compatibility on at least one score (in the backseat of a limo), there appears to be some hope for this manufactured marriage...until their honeymoon on the tropical island of Reunion, where Shelly realizes that men and women have slightly different takes on the meaning of commitment. For Shelly it means love, kids, and happily ever afters. But for Kit it's a meaningful one-night stand. Or is it? What exactly is her husband trying to hide? Will Shelly discover the truth about Kit? Will she find romance in spite of a civil war, a natural disaster, and a crew of dubious television lowlifes? Do she and Kit have a chance for a real marriage in the hyped-up, surreal world of reality TV? Love may be blind. But marriage is a real eye-opener.

A Novel

Dead Sexy

Maddy`s first day out with her newborn takes a Kafkaesque turn when she`s arrested for shoplifting. The only person she can turn to is her ex-lover Alex, who proves himself as useful as a solar-powered vibrator on a rainy day. How do you brief a lawyer with a heat-seaking penis? And why is Maddy`s friend Gillian searching for a sperm happy to get egg all over its face?

Mad Cows

Joanne Harris

Tim Butcher

Irvine Welsh

Xiaolu Guo

Deborah Moggach

Marie Phillips

Because I am a girl I am less likely to go to school Because I am a girl I am more likely to suffer from malnutrition Because I am a girl I am more likely to suffer violence in the home Because I am a girl I am more likely to marry and start a family before I reach my twenties. Eight authors have visited eight different countries and spoken to young women and girls about their lives, struggles and hopes. The result is an extraordinary collection of writings about prejudice, abuse, and neglect, but also about courage, resilience and changing attitudes. Proceeds from sales of this book will go to PLAN, one of the world's largest child-centered community development organisations.

Because I am a Girl

The Book of Witty Women

'Query. Would it be a serious breach of etiquette to run out on my own wedding?' This is the question Becky Steele asks herslef as she clings to the window ledge of her parents' bathroom, grimly regarding the ten-foot drop into the dustbins below. She stares in disbelief at the meringue dress for which she has drunk only skimmed water for four weeks to fit into. Why can't Becky commit to Julian, human rights lawyer, and her Knight in Shining Armani? Yes, Julian's the right man. But has she had enough wrong ones?

Altar Ego

Aussie Madeline Wolfe has left her home, her surfboard and her hemisphere for the new man in her life. Alexander Drake, indisputed King of the TV jungle, gives the best cunnilingus this side of a detachable shower nozzle. He's also the kind of bloke who goes through the Tunnel of Love holding his own hand. By the time Maddy discovers that it's not just Alex's feet but his entire body that's made of clay, she's taken a pregnancy test . . . and failed. Will Alex chicken out of his obligation to his egg? 'Screamingly funny' Jilly Cooper 'Buy this book' Sue Townsend

Foetal Attraction

"Ruby has always been the generous mediator among her friends, family and colleagues, which is why they have all turned up to celebrate her 50th birthday. But after a few too many glasses of champers, Ruby's speech doesn't exactly go to plan. Instead of delivering the witty and warm words her guests are expecting, Ruby takes her moment in the spotlight to reveal what she really thinks of every one of them. She also accuses her husband, Harry, of having an affair, and reads to the audience the evidence she found on his phone that very morning. Saving the best till last, Ruby lambasts her calculating octogenarian mother for a lifetime of playing her three daughters against each other. It's blisteringly brutal. As the stunned gathering gawks at Ruby, the birthday girl concludes her bravura monologue with the throwaway comment that she has terminal cancer. She has cashed in her life savings and plans on taking her two sisters cruising until she dies. Courageous? Or ruthlessly selfish? But, do they even want to go with her? And, was it her medical results she read?"--Publisher.

HRT: Husband Replacement Therapy

Kat's in Hollywood to meet a man who's romantic. You know, the type who talks to you after sex. Nothing special, as long as he has pectorals, a Ph.D., a nice bum, a non-sexist attitude, can cook souffles and wants a loving relationship with bone-marrow melting sex. Now, is that too much to ask of a billionaire? For Kat, love is in the air. Her mate, Tash assures her it's only car exhaust....

The Llama Parlour

Lizzie, 39, has a successful career as a TV news anchorperson, a handsome husband and two small children. Life seems pretty perfect, until her husband falls for a beautiful Texan model and decides to join a clinic that specializes in plastic surgery. How will Lizzie get her husband back?

Nip 'n' Tuck

A reissued edition of a classic chick-lit novel, from the bestselling author of How to Kill Your Husband (and other handy household hints)

Girls' Night Out

Jessica Adams

Imogen Edwards-Jones

Maggie Alderson

"An unashamedly sexy collection" (Glamour) featuring today's top female writers hiding behind naughty pseudonyms. A unique and sexy collection of bedtime stories by bestselling, award- winning, and well-known novelists delivering the goods under their X- rated pseudonyms. So who's who? We're not telling. After all, a woman should have at least one good secret. Feturing Adele Parks, Ali Smith, Bella Pollen, Chris Manby, Daisy Waugh, Emma Darwin, Esther Freud, Fay Weldon, Jane Moore, Joan Smith, Joanne Harris, Justine Picardi, Louise Doughty, Rachel Johnson, Santa Montefiore, Stella Duffy, Imogen Edwards-Jones, Jessica Adams, Kathy Lette, and Maggie Alderson.

In Bed With Anthology

In Bed With is an often wicked and totally sizzling collection of unashamedly sexy stories by bestselling, award-winning and well-known novelists - writing under their x-rated pseudonyms. Entertaining and erotic, In Bed With is a delicious collection of fiction provocateur. So what are you waiting for? Slip under the covers with a good book. Satisfaction guaranteed. Featuring Jessica Adams, Maggie Alderson, Emma Darwin, Louise Doughty, Stella Duffy, Imogen Edwards-Jones, Esther Freud, Joanne Harris, Rachel Johnson, Kathy Lette, Chris Manby, Jane Moore, Adele Parks, Justine Picardie, Bella Pollen, Santa Sebag-Montefiore, Ali Smith, Joan Smith, Daisy Waugh and Fay Weldon.

Erotic Stories

In Bed With...

Women are each otherâ??s human wonder bras â?? uplifting, supportive and making each other look bigger and better. The wit and wisdom of Girl Talk will not only offer some pun-in-cheek female solidarity but will also help readers achieve a black belt in tongue fu. Girl Talk Journal is the perfect place to write down your private thoughts and to keep a record of the events in your life, with cartoon quips and tips from Kathy Lette to amuse, entertain and inspire you.

Girl Talk Journal

The enlistment of labour on a subsistence basis is now forbidden – except in one state – the holy state of matrimony. This is a novel for all women who think that 'home cooking' is just that place where a bloke thinks his wife is. The novel was the number one selling fiction title on the year in Australia. This book was successfully staged by the Victorian Opera in 2011 and was optioned by the producers of "The Queen", but is up for grabs again now. Movie moguls, take note...

And Other Handy Household Tips

You could... ... shove him off a cliff? ... hit him with a mallet? ... put arsenic in his tea? Who would judge you? Lord knows every woman has thought about it... right? For Cassie, Jasmine and Hannah their private jokes about dispatching their significant others have suddenly taken on a sinister reality. Particularly for Jasmine, because somewhere between her husband's philandering and their marriage saving grace trip to Australia he's gone and got himself killed... What's a girl to do? Life should begin at 40 but now she's facing 40 to life! Of course she didn't do it... but are they sure? She did make an awful lot of jokes... she often said 'where there's a will there's a way in' and, you know, maybe he deserved it? Despite all this, Cassie and Hannah are sure of their friend's innocence and set out to clear her name. But they're not prepared for what they find... betrayal, adultery, toy boys and suspicions that just won't go away. Can their friendship survive these increasingly dark revelations? With a wit and wisdom all her own, Kathy Lette has crafted another hilarious and poignant novel about marriage.

Reissue of a humor novel first published 2001. Lizzie's life seems perfect - great husband, great job - until she realises she is about to turn 40 and it all begins to unravel. She loses her job to a young journalist, her surgeon husband, Hugo, falls for sex-goddess Britney, an ego-driven actress who persuades Hugo to operate in her new cosmetic surgery clinic. Lizzie contemplates going under the knife to win back her husband. Author has previously written 'Mad Cows' and 'Foetal Attraction'.

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