Explore the latest books of this year!
Bookbot

Marlish Glorie

    Marlish Glorie is a writer of short stories and novels who resides in Western Australia. She also teaches creative writing at the Fremantle Arts Centre. Her works are celebrated for their distinctive style and profound explorations of the human psyche. Readers appreciate her skill in crafting complex characters and compelling narratives.

    The Bookshop on Jacaranda Street
    • The Bookshop on Jacaranda Street

      • 290 pages
      • 11 hours of reading
      3.5(116)Add rating

      It’s never too late to run away from home!Helen burns her bed and her bridges when she leaves home to run a second hand bookshop. But can you ever really discard the past? For starters there are thousands of musty books to sort through. Then her sons return home with more baggage than a Qantas 747 and on top of all that the drunk who sold her the bookshop is determined to muscle his way back into the business.Helen desperately wants life to be a literary novel but it’s looking more and more like a pile of pulp fiction. As quirky characters browse the shelves of her bookshop, Helen fights for the right to choose a future that is not yet written.

      The Bookshop on Jacaranda Street