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THE BOOKSHOP OF THE BROKEN HEARTED

Robert Hillman

Tom Hope doesn't think he's much of a farmer, but he's doing his best. He can't have been much of a husband to Trudy, either, judging by her sudden departure. It's only when she returns, pregnant to someone else, that he discovers his surprising talent as a father. So when Trudy finds Jesus and takes little Peter away with her to join the holy rollers, Tom's heart breaks all over again.

Enter Hannah Babel, quixotic smalltown bookseller: the second Jew—and the most vivid person—Tom has ever met. He dares to believe they could make each other happy.

But it is 1968: twenty-four years since Hannah and her own little boy arrived at Auschwitz. Tom Hope is taking on a batttle with heartbreak he can barely even begin to imagine.

Robert Hillman has written a number of books including his 2004 memoir The Boy in the Green Suit, which won the National Biography Award, and Joyful, published by Text in 2014.
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Published 2018-04-01 by Text Publishing

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A tender, emotive novel. While it contains darkness and heartache, they are accompanied by truth and love, and ultimately, hope and the human capacity to overcome. This sensitive, enthralling story is destined to become a favourite.

NL: Bruna;

Israel: Tchelet; Spain: Suma Internacional

The novel beautifully represents Hillman's inherent understanding of Australia and its people. This is a novel of desolation, and it is ultimately a love story.

A celebration of the re-creation of families after heartbreak, and in particular the love between father and son. Highly recommended.

Hillman's ability to conjure up the rhythms and texture of rural life is a source of joy This is a novel about the importance of freedom as well as the redemptive qualities of love – and how facing up to the past can be the key to both freedom and love.

USA: Putnam; Canada: Penguin

Robert Hillman entwines, with risk and skill, different and seemingly incompatible stories He adds heft to the distinguished fiction of rural Australia.

UK: Faber