Cirrus@Austlit

'Since Ava lost Kelly, things haven’t been going so well. Even before she gets thrown out of school for shouting at the principal, there’s the simmering rage and all the weird destructive choices. The only thing going right for Ava is her job at Magic Kebab.

'Which is where she meets Gideon. Skinny, shy, anxious Gideon. A mad poet and collector of vinyl records with an aversion to social media. He lives in his head. She lives in her grief. The only people who can help them move on with their lives are each other.' (Synopsis)

'Day's mother died with her eyes wide open in 1947, near Maude, New South Wales. No doctor was called. Day watched his father drop her body into the red earth wrapped in a hessian feed sack. He was only twelve. When he rode up Muddy Gates Lane, away from there, he didn't know that he was leaving, but he was sure he wasn't coming back. Day's journey took him to America, travelling as groom for a horse called Unusual. On the Eastern Shore of Maryland he meets Callie, who wants to be the world's first woman jockey. There is no doubt in her eyes, she knows about things that Day has never seen. He is stranded by a love for Callie that takes him back to the harshness of his childhood in Australia, to the dark secrets of his family.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Dr. Sarah Gilmour’s new locum post is in Windrush Sidings, a place that holds a lot of memories for her. To her delight, her daughter Lucy is able to join her, bringing friends, for the small town has it 150th anniversary.

'To Sarah’s shock, and delight, Tony Kemp is back for the festivities. Eleven years ago he was the love of her life, and he still has the same effect on her! But an unexpected death leads to complications, and Tony, as a senior police officer, may be the only one who can help.' (Publication summary)

'Iain and Abby McPhee were clearly having marital problems. It seemed Iain was having an affair, but things took a nasty turn when the woman involved, was killed. As the doctor doing the autopsy, it was Dr Sarah Gilmour's job to find out if it was an accident - but would the truth make or break the McPhee's marriage?' (Publication summary)