Nick Earls - Free Library Land Online

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Alaska, 2018, and Mike is a long way from home, nursing a wrecked knee and an unspoken grief, striking out into real estate and parenting his partner's son. London, 1978, and Simon is an Australian fish out of water navigating adolescence during the Winter of Discontent, and drawn to an eccentric impresario next door. Washington, DC, 1928, and a retired US senator is interviewed about his time in Russia in 1916, and his mission to save a young heir to an empire. Vienna, 1809, and an Irish teenager on the run from the law takes refuge among composers as Napoleon besieges and shells the city. Hong Kong, 2019, and estranged brothers Mike and Simon reunite in midlife to face the secrets of the past, and reconnect in more ways than one.
Empires rise and fall, human lives play out, encounters, collisions and connections occur more than we can ever know – and yet, the unexpected can still happen.
Endlessly compelling and inventive, Empires is a masterful novel in five...]]> Thu, 09 Dec 2021 15:16:54 +0200 Green https://thriller.library.land/nick-earls/391487-green.html https://thriller.library.land/nick-earls/391487-green.html Green

Green charts the friendship of unlikely duo Phil Harris and Frank Green from their early med school days in 1981 to the present day, incorporating all the short stories and the novel World of Chickens.From the disgraceful Creme de Menthe incident in their early med school days in 1981, to their time as Brisbane's maestros of fried chicken, all the way to a disastrous attempt at the 2012 New York marathon, Phil Harris and Frank Green have been an unlikely but enduring duo.For the first time, Green puts all the short stories together with the novel World of Chickens, plus a brand new piece to bring this uneasy friendship all the way to the present.]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:32:16 +0200 Joel & Cat Set the Story Straight https://thriller.library.land/nick-earls/389767-joel_and_cat_set_the_story_straight.html https://thriller.library.land/nick-earls/389767-joel_and_cat_set_the_story_straight.html

Joel and Cat Set the Story Straight is two weeks in the life of Joel Hedges and Cat Davis.Joel would prefer to get through his final year of high school without Cat Davis or his mother's faux Spanish boyfriend and just hang-out with his best-friend Luke.Cat Davis has an annoying best-friend, an even more annoying little brother, and a deep abiding hatred of Joel Hedges.Due to an unfortunate incident involving a leaking pen and suspected outbreak of Bird Flu, Joel and Cat are forced to sit next to each other in Extension English.To make matters worse, and to their mutual horror, they are paired together for a tandem story writing assignment.What ensues reveals a lot about how smug teenage boys are and what teenage girls really think. No, wait — it's about a sane female and an insane male. It's about revenge and mistaken identity.]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2007 10:55:32 +0200 Zigzag Street https://thriller.library.land/nick-earls/391491-zigzag_street.html https://thriller.library.land/nick-earls/391491-zigzag_street.html

A comic masterpiece -- Who Weekly. The book that began it all for Nick Earls.Here I am, on a work day of some importance, riding out of town in a cab with a babe I've just concussed with footwear. Richard Derrington is twenty-eight and single. More single than he'd like to be. More single than he'd expected to be, and not coping well. Since Anna trashed him six months ago he's been trying to find his way again. He's doing his job badly, he's playing tennis badly, his renovating attempts haven't got past the verandah, and he's wondering when things are going to change. Zigzag Street covers six weeks of Richard's life in Brisbane's Red Hill. Six weeks of rumination, chaos, poor judgement, interpersonal clumsiness...and, eventually, hope.]]> Mon, 25 Nov 1996 11:32:18 +0200 Venice: A novella (Wisdom Tree Book 2) https://thriller.library.land/nick-earls/391493-venice_a_novella_wisdom_tree_book_2.html https://thriller.library.land/nick-earls/391493-venice_a_novella_wisdom_tree_book_2.html

]]> Fri, 25 Nov 2016 11:32:20 +0200 Word Hunters https://thriller.library.land/nick-earls/255385-word_hunters.html https://thriller.library.land/nick-earls/255385-word_hunters.html

Lexi and Al thought they had seen it all – time travel, epic battles, ancient cities on the point of collapse, the invention of the telephone, and vomiting rats. But nothing could prepare them for the realization that their missing grandfather is a word hunter too and has been lost in the past. Only Lexi and Al can save him, but how do they find one person in 3,000 years of history? With more battles, more action, and more words, these hunters are discovering history like never before, as they search for their grandfather – the lost hunter. Word Hunters: The Lost Hunters is the action-packed sequel to Word Hunters: The Curious Dictionary.]]> Mon, 18 Nov 2013 11:14:11 +0200 After January https://thriller.library.land/nick-earls/391495-after_january.html https://thriller.library.land/nick-earls/391495-after_january.html

This January is different. It's as though the future is held here. Held at bay, held at more than arm's length. And the waiting is everywhere. School is over for Alex Delaney and he's waiting for his university offers—only seventeen days away. The waiting is killing him. He's not expecting much from January. Bodysurfing, TV, but mainly waiting. So he's not ready for the girl who cuts past him on a wave. Not at all prepared for her perfect balance, compelling green eyes, and gold skin. January is about to change.]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:32:21 +0200 Gotham https://thriller.library.land/nick-earls/391497-gotham.html https://thriller.library.land/nick-earls/391497-gotham.html Gotham

Wisdom Tree - Five Novellas by best selling author Nick Earls.Inkerman & Blunt will release one novella at a time, on the first of every month from May to September 2016. The novella is back disturbing the literary waters and Australia is leading the surge and Inkerman & Blunt is stirring the waves with these five pocket-sized finely crafted, richly intelligent novellas. Wisdom Tree is the accessible book for twenty-first century time poor, screen devoted readers.Published as Cargoes in Griffith Review 50 Tall Tales Short—The Novella Project III, Gotham tells of the encounter between music journalist, Jeff Foster and 'boy pharaoh', Na$ti Boi. It reveals how hollow celebrities cast their spell. Think, Bonfire of the Vanities, Tom Wolfe.Nick Earls is the award winning author of twelve novels and numerous shorter works. With the publication of the Word Hunters trilogy (Penguin 2012‐2013), he is now officially also a children's writer. Find out more about him at...]]> Tue, 25 Nov 1997 11:32:22 +0200 New Boy https://thriller.library.land/nick-earls/391498-new_boy.html https://thriller.library.land/nick-earls/391498-new_boy.html New Boy

Adjusting to a new country and a new school was never going to be easy for Herschelle. The food is strange, it's so different to South Africa and, worst of all, no one understands the Aussie slang he's learnt on the web.
But it's the similarities that make things really hard. Herschelle will have to confront racism, bullying and his own past before Australia can feel like home . . .

A moving, funny new novel by one of Australia's best-loved authors.]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2015 11:32:23 +0200 Griffith Review 50 - Cargoes https://thriller.library.land/nick-earls/391496-griffith_review_50_-_cargoes.html https://thriller.library.land/nick-earls/391496-griffith_review_50_-_cargoes.html

A brilliant, and very touching, story of a middle-aged rock journo interviewing a young arrogant, self-absorbed rapper, over-compensating for his troubled upbringing.Nick Earls is the author of twenty books, including novels that have appeared on bestseller lists in Australia, the UK and the Amazon Kindle store. Zigzag Street (Pan Books, 1996) won a Betty Trask Award in the UK in 1998. Bachelor Kisses (Penguin, 1998) was one of Who Weekly’s books of the year in 1998. Perfect Skin (Viking, 2000) was the only novel to be a finalist in the Australian Comedy Awards in 2003. Its Italian edition was adapted into the feature film Solo un Padre, which was a top-ten box office hit in Italy through Cattleya/Warner Bros in 2008. He has written five novels with teenage central characters. 48 Shades of Brown (Penguin, 1999) was awarded book of the year (older readers) by the Children’s Book Council in 2000, and in the US it was a...]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2015 11:32:22 +0200 Perfect Skin https://thriller.library.land/nick-earls/391489-perfect_skin.html https://thriller.library.land/nick-earls/391489-perfect_skin.html

Perfect Skin is a witty, moving and highly original snapshot of what it is to be thirysomething in a post-Duran Duran world.Ten years have passed since Jon Marshall's footloose bachelor days, and he's come a long way. He's a partner in his own laser surgery practice, owns a nice house in an even nicer suburb and cruises town in a Beemer. And he is a single dad to his six-month-old daughter, Lily, affectionately known as the Bean.But life hasn't taken the path Jon thought it would in his twenties. Buddies George, Oscar and Wendy coax each other through the challenges - back hair, dating etiquette, and a certain clumsiness with domestic pets - and Jon's friendship with Ash breaks all the rules. But it's the Bean who shows him life's possibilities.Perfect Skin is a witty, moving and highly original snapshot of what it is to be thirtysomething in a post-Duran Duran world.]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:32:17 +0200 Vancouver: A novella (Wisdom Tree Book 3) https://thriller.library.land/nick-earls/391486-vancouver_a_novella_wisdom_tree_book_3.html https://thriller.library.land/nick-earls/391486-vancouver_a_novella_wisdom_tree_book_3.html

Vancouver: A novella (Wisdom Tree Book 3)

]]> Fri, 25 Nov 2016 11:32:15 +0200 The Thompson Gunner https://thriller.library.land/nick-earls/391492-the_thompson_gunner.html https://thriller.library.land/nick-earls/391492-the_thompson_gunner.html

A gripping tale of a woman caught between two worlds, The Thompson Gunner is a compelling novel of self-discovery that will intrigue, surprise and linger well after the last page.Australian comedian Meg Riddoch has made it to the Big Time. She's an icon to her fans, a darling of the media, schmoozed by television networks and an A-list guest at festivals abroad.She's a month and three countries into her current tour, a week away from home in Brisbane - though what exactly 'home' means is problematic these days.On a flight between gigs, a recurring dream raises disturbing questions. It's Northern Ireland Meg can't escape - a secret life in another time, a life of lies, pacts and forbidden alliances.Haunting flashbacks provide clues to a past long ago buried. Then there's her relationship with Murray and where it went wrong.Out of the spotlight and beneath the punchlines, Meg discovers that memory will find a way to break the surface...]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:32:19 +0200 Making Laws for Clouds https://thriller.library.land/nick-earls/391494-making_laws_for_clouds.html https://thriller.library.land/nick-earls/391494-making_laws_for_clouds.html

A brilliant, sometimes hilarious, sometimes painful, insight into how complicated being 18 really is.Life.This could be the best summer of Kane's life . . .This summer is different because there's a new girl in town. It's different because she's Tanika Bell - occasional bus driver, regular optimist and, it turns out, woman of the world.But expecting life to play by the rules is like making laws for clouds. Kane's whole family has never worked by the rules. His dad ran off years ago, his mother's still chafing and drinking, and she's really bad on her bad days. Summer sets in, hot and humid, and Kane works the road verges. But he's got lofty ambitions, he's got Tanika on his mind and he's going to make this summer count, whatever it takes.Once again Nick Earls is poignant, sharp, very funny and sometimes achingly sad. Making Laws for Clouds gives us the good times, shows us the bad, and - just like Kane - looks to making something hopeful for the future.]]> Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:32:20 +0200