# June 2022 new titles and recommendations Source: https://ballaratmi.org.au/june-2022-new-titles-and-recommnedations/ ## JUNE ## New Releases ## Rosemary recommends more > ##### Mystery ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews/#97) *Dream Town | David Baldacci* [Reserve](https://ballaratmi.org.au/reserve-a-library-book/) **[Review this title](https://ballaratmi.org.au/my-book-rewiew/)** ##### Mystery ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews/#98) *The Match | Harlan Coben* ##### Mystery ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews/#99) *Grimm Up North | David J Gatward* ##### Mystery ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews/#100) *Evil Intent | Jane Isaac* ##### Mystery ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews/#101) *City of the Dead | James Patterson* ##### Mystery ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews/#102) *Vanished | Lynda La Plante* ##### Mystery ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews/#103) *Beach Murder | Michael Ledwidge* ##### Mystery ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews/#104) *Dead Man's Stone | TG Reid* ##### Mystery ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews/#105) *Everyone in my Family has Killed Someone | Benjamin Stevenson* ##### Historical ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews/#106) *Beautiful Little Fools | Jillian Cantor* ##### Historical ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews/#107) *Sister Stardust | Jane Green* ##### Historical ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews/#108) *The Nurses' War | Victoria Purman* ##### Mystery ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews/#109) *The Diamond Eye | Kate Quinn* ##### Romance ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews/#110) *What Eden Did Next | Sheila O'Flanagan* ##### Scandanavian ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews/#111) *The Sorrow Stone | Kari Gislason* ##### Novel ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews/#112) *Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens | Shankari Chandran* ##### Novel ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews/#113) *Mothers and Daughters | Erica James* ##### Novel ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews/#114) *Lessons in Chemistry | Bonnie Garmus* ##### Novel ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews/#115) *Three Sisters | Heather Morris* ##### Novel ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews/#116) *Rosie's Travelling Tea Shop | Rebecca Raisin* ##### Literature ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews/#117) *French Braid | Anne Tyler* ##### Australian ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews/#118) *The Winter Dress | Lauren Chater* ##### Australian ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews/#119) *Brunswick Street Blues | Sally Bothroyd* ##### Australian ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews/#120) *The Scarlet Cross | Lyn McFarlane* ##### Australian ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews/#121) *The Murder Rule | Dervla McTiernan* ##### Non-Fiction ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews/#122) *Apollo & Thelma | Jon Faine* ##### Non-Fiction ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews/#123) *Ghost in the Rock | Ron Southern* ##### Non-Fiction ##### [Book summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews/#124) *Not Just The Wife Of The General Manager | Sally Warriner* ##### Non-Fiction ##### [Book Summary](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-previews/#125) *The Jane Austin Remedy | Ruth Wilson* #### Rosemary's June newsletter **Author of the Month | Lauren Chater** Lauren writes historical fiction with a particular focus on women’s stories. After working in the media sector, she turned her passion for reading and research into a professional pursuit. She lives in Sydney with her husband and children. *The Lace* *Weaver* was her first novel. *Lauren Chater* **Book of the Month** ***The Winter Dress* | Lauren Chater** Jo Baaker, a textiles historian, and Dutch expat is drawn back to the island where she was born to investigate the provenance of a 17th – century silk dress. Retrieved by local divers from a sunken shipwreck, the dress offers tantalising clues about the way people lived and died during Holland’s famous Golden Age. Jo’s research leads her to Anna Tesseltje, a poor Amsterdam laundress turned ladies’ companion who served the enigmatic artist Catharina van Shurman. The two women were said to share a powerful bond, so why did Anna abandon Catharina at the height of her misfortune? Jo is convinced the truth lies hidden between the folds of this extraordinary dress. But as she delves deeper into Anna’s history, troubling details about her own past begin to emerge. *The Winter Dress | Lauren Chater* **Recommended reads** ***The Jane Austin Remedy*** **| Ruth Wilson** As she approached the age of seventy, Ruth Wilson began to have recurring dreams about losing her voice. Unable to dismiss her feelings of unexplainable sadness, she made the radical decision to retreat from her conventional life with her husband to a sunshine-yellow cottage in the Southern Highlands where she lived alone for the next decade. As Ruth settled into her cottage, she resolved to re-read Austen’s six novels and rediscover the heroines who has inspired her. This is a beautiful life-affirming memoir of love, self-acceptance and the curative power of reading. *The Jane Austin Remedy | Ruth Wilson* ***Dancing With The Enemy*** | **Diane Armstrong** Dancing with the Enemy is based in Jersey, Channel Islands between England and France 1940 German occupation with the story told from three characters perspectives. 1940 to 1945 events recorded in a journal by an admired doctor, Dr Jackson who wished to capture his thoughts on paper to calm his mind during the occupation, not knowing how valuable his written recordings would become. *Dancing with the Enemy | Diane Armstrong* ***The Devil’s Bargain*** | **Stella Rimington** In 1988 Harry made one mistake; he took a bribe, letting a man he knew as Igor into Britain – and he’s regretted it ever since. So when he recognises Igor many years later as his newly elected MP, he knows he has to come clean. But the MP recognises him too- and Harry fears what he might do next. Peter Robinson entered Britain in 1988 as an illegal, deep undercover, but the break-up of the Soviet Union cut Robinson of from Moscow. He’s been working alone to inch closer to Britain’s levers of power – until the one man who knows his secret reappears. Now he must act fast to preserve his position, at any cost. *The Devil's Bargain | Ruth Rimington* **Rosemary’s New Releases & Recommendations from last month** [May 2022](https://ballaratmi.org.au/may-2022-new-titles-and-recommendations/) **Stay informed of our new releases** Subscribe to our Newsletter [subscribe newsletter >](https://ballaratmi.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=dd70ef083716c1e78fa7f77de&id=e81f7ed3c4#) ## Library Back to our Library homepage [Library](http://Library) ## Tours The BMI can provide public tours of the building. Get in touch with us to book in a tour for your group. [Tour Information >](https://ballaratmi.org.au/research/tours/)