Giveaways

Little Bit

Author: Heather Taylor-Johnson

Publisher: Wakefield Press

“She was a good person when she wasn’t drunk.”

Debbie’s earliest memory of her mother is that her mother was not there, but any story of neglect always has two sides.

When Debbie’s daughter, Heather, says she wants to write a book about her upbringing, Debbie begins to string together jagged memories of growing up with Stella, and it’s proving more painful than she could’ve ever imagined.

Fiction or nonfiction, this is a book that cannot be categorised and will not be quiet.

Cold War in a Hot Kitchen

Author: Margaret Ann Spence

Publisher: Wakefield Press


A memoir of mid-century Melbourne.

The 1950s. Boring?

Hardly.

An influx of European refugees, stirrings of feminism, and the threat of a third world war were remaking Australia.

As the Cold War chilled, inside a Melbourne house a young girl was caught in the crossfire of domestic conflict amid the clashing political and social values of her autocratic grandmother, her self-denying mother, and her glamorous aunt; three women who presented very different models of womanhood.

Kensey and Max 7: Take Down

Author: Jacqueline Harvey

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

How do you pretend everything is fine when those that you love are in danger? If people you once trusted are now deemed a threat?

After winning the National STEM Championships, Kensy, Max and a team of students from Central London Free School are ready to compete for the international trophy in Singapore. But when Granny Cordelia is poisoned, the twins no longer feel like celebrating.

They still have a duty to their team though, and everyone seems to think they’ll be safe in a country halfway around the world. It turns out that Singapore is rife with mysteries. Soon Kensy and Max have uncovered a much larger case than anyone counted on. And this time, it’s personal.

To go in the draw, email entries to giveaways@ieu.asn.au with the title of the book you would like to receive in the subject line. Write your name, membership number and postal address in the body of your email. All entries must be received by 20 January 2025.