Jon Marshall, a thirtysomething plastic surgeon, has come a long way. He's a partner in his own medical practice, owns a house in the suburbs, and cruises town in a BMW. He also has a six-month-old daughter, Lily, affectionately known as the Bean.But Jon's life hasn't taken the path he thought it would in his twenties. Newly single, he's facing the challenges of dating in a post-Duran-Duran world. His computer has been seized by surly software. He accidentally peed on his date's cat. And while the Bean reminds him of life's possibilities every day, his new running buddy, Ashley, reminds him that relationship rules were made to be broken.

Perfect Skin

Literature & Fiction

Nick Earls

Contemporary

Penguin

48 Shades of Brown

Teen & Young Adult

Penguin??Books

Jon Marshall leads a pretty normal life. He`s a partner in his own practice, owns a nice house in a nice suburb and cruises town in a Beemer. But things are about to change. Big time. It all kicks off when he falls prey to the vicissitudes of email dating and is forced to bear the brunt of the tantrums of a grumpy (and increasingly aggressive) Window Weasel, sent to him in a moment of madness by his friend and colleague, George. Events are complicated further by a new `running buddy`, a mad woman with eighties hair and a very accident-prone cat, all of whom conspire to make Jon`s world spiral ever so slightly out of control... Fortunately, the responsibility of being the lone parent to an adorable baby girl, nicknamed the Bean, brings him back to relative sanity, for it`s the Bean who shows him life`s endless possibilities.Praise for Nick Earls:`Earls does blokey emotional turmoil brilliantly. Very nearly perfect`  Mirror`A funny and moving story` Daily Express `A really funny book that is also very touching` - Shine`Funny and touching` Hello!

Pan/Macmillan

Solid Gold: The Two Bestselling Novels: Bachelor Kisses / Perfect Skin

Viking Australia

After January

Genre Fiction

University of Queensland Press

Do you ever feel like you might have just one more chance to get on top of your life and make things happen? Andrew Van Fleet and Bamberg Davis Kirchner have parted company. Private equity has let him go without a fuss, and he's opting for a job that will let him spend more time at home. But the house is overrun by iPads and teenage hormones and conversations that have moved on without him. Plus his ailing father is now lodged in the granny flat, convalescing from surgery with his scrappy bulldog in tow. And then there's Brian Brightman, the expensive fading star at the radio station Andrew's signed up to manage, still gotcha-calling and dropping single entendres as if it's the '80s. He, too, is starting to wonder if the 21st century might prove to be his second best. He's Andrew's worst nightmare, but they're thrown together on a road trip to face their shared fear of obsolescence, with hilarious consequences. 

Analogue Men

Humor & Satire

Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio

Wisdom Tree, The

Zigzag Street

Random House Australia

School is over for Alex Delaney and he's waiting for his university offer - only seventeen days away. Waiting, waiting, bodysurfing, watching a bit of 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 on the board, the bare, elegant muscles of her shoulders and back. Summer is about to change...

After Summer

Walker Childrens Paperbacks

<p>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.</p>

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