Julia Leigh's awaited second novel Disquiet has been greedily snatched up by our nation's reviewers and, as a result, gained the most mentions this week..
Julia Leigh's awaited second novel Disquiet has been greedily snatched up by our nation's reviewers and, as a result, gained the most mentions this week. A mother, Olivia, and her children leave Australia and come back to live with Olivia's family in France. While the chateau is an enchanting surprise for the children, Olivia finds that nothing has remained the same. Salman Rushdie's new novel The Enchantress of Florence came in behind Disquiet on the Most Mentioned chart.
Most Mentioned in the Media this week:
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2 Bin Ladens: The Story of a Family and Its Fortune, The – Steve Coll
3 Enchantress of Florence, The – Salman Rushdie
4 Spare Room, The – Helen Garner
5 Terror Dream: What 9/11 Revealed about America, The - Susan Faludi