The Light Between Oceans

M.L. Stedman

This months-long New York Times bestseller is "irresistible...seductive...with a high concept plot that keeps you riveted from the first page," (O, The Oprah Magazine).   AFTER FOUR HARROWING YEARS ON THE WESTERN Front, Tom Sherbourne returns to Australia and takes a job as the lighthouse keeper on Janu...

The Italians

John Hooper

Sublime and maddening, fascinating yet baffling, Italy is a country of endless paradox and seemingly unanswerable riddles. John Hooper's marvellously entertaining and perceptive book is the ideal companion for anyone seeking to understand contemporary Italy and the unique character of the Italians. Look...

Villette

Charlotte Brontë

In time for the 200th anniversary of her birth, a Penguin Hardcover Classics edition of the book many believe to be Charlotte Bront''s crowning achievement   With neither friends nor family, Lucy Snowe sets sail from England to find employment in a girls' boarding school in the small town of Villette....

All about Numbers

Johnny Ball

Popular television presenter Johnny Ball shares his love of maths and the essential part numbers play in our lives, from measuring, counting, and predicting to solving all sorts of problems. But maths isn't just about counting and calculations. In All about Numbers, you'll explore a fantastic world tha...

Our Home on Wheels: A Big Trip Around Australia

Jessica and Stephen Parry-Valentine

"Mum and Dad told me they’ve got a wild plan . . . We’re exploring Australia in a snug little van. Ride along with Hunter as she discovers beaches and billabongs, paddocks and plains, forests and dugouts, and even underwater worlds. With a home on wheels and the open road ahead, a big adventure awaits. ...