FICTION
HORSE
Geraldine Brooks, Hachette, $39.99
Australia’s finest gives us a historical masterpiece with a present-day twist.
THE SWIMMERS
Julie Otsuka, Fig Tree, $29.99
Otsuka writes one book per decade, but it’s so worth waiting for – a gentle view of ageing that turns chilling.
DEBUT
THE MAID
Nita Prose, HarperCollins, $29.99
In Prose’s tale, the narrator is a maid with unusual convictions which make her both vulnerable and, ultimately, beyond the
