“Stunning, speculative novel, equal parts entertaining and moving, and one of the first books I’ve encountered with truly autonomous female characters.” --Angela Meyer, author and editor Jonathon Bridge has a corner office in a top-tier law firm, tailored suits and an impeccable pedigree. He has a fascinating wife, Adalia, a child on the way, and a string of pretty young interns as lovers on the side. He’s a man who’s going places. His world is our world: the same chaos and sprawl, haves and have-nots, men and women, skyscrapers and billboards. But it also exists alongside a vast, self-sustaining city-state called The Fortress where the indigenous inhabitants–the Vaik, a society run and populated exclusively by women–live in isolation. When Adalia discovers his indiscretions and the ugly sexual violence pervading his firm, she agrees to continue their fractured marriage only on the condition that Jonathan voluntarily offers himself to The Fortress as a supplicant and stay there for a year. Jonathon’s arrival at The Fortress begins with a recitation of the conditions of his stay: He is forbidden to ask questions, to raise his hand in anger, and to refuse sex. Jonathon is utterly unprepared for what will happen to him over the course of the year–not only to his body, but to his mind and his heart. This absorbing, confronting and moving novel asks questions about consent, power, love and fulfilment. It asks what it takes for a man to change, and whether change is possible without a radical reversal of the conditions that seem normal.

The Fortress

Literature & Fiction

Jones, S. A.

Literary

Erewhon

This is the story of an intimate circle of friends and one couple, Will and Emily, who are very much in love with each other. Will is an engineer who succeeds through hard work and determination rather than innate ability. Emily is quiet and withdrawn, working for a publisher and asserting herself only when she explores her passions of literature and cooking. Unknown to Will or her friends, Emily keeps a secret journal of stories she believes are shared with her by marginal characters from her favorite novels. These characters suddenly become increasingly real to her, and as the lines between reality and fiction begin to blur, Will, Emily, and their close circle of friends become caught up in one another’s lives in ways they never thought possible. Not long after a fourth anniversary dinner celebrating their relationship, Will is struggling to find a way to let Emily know that he wants to make a long-term commitment. He eventually stumbles upon a stunning red dress that he believes will show Emily just how much he loves and appreciates her individual style and personality, but despite his good intentions, the gift sets in motion a series of events that create a huge rift in their relationship. A thought-provoking novel of beauty, books, love, and desire, Red Dress Walking is a playful, clever, and sexy novel about men and women, the fierce friendships that women have, and what certain books mean to us.

Red Dress Walking

Contemporary

Allen& Unwin

Bonnier Publishing Australia

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