Tricks to survive a heatwave ...

The holidays are most definitely over. And we're into Day Two of the great 2014 heatwave (fingers crossed this is the only one!). We all need a good book to get us through.
Thank goodness for Iola Mathews, then! Chequered Lives is the hottest off-est the press at the minute, and it's already flying out the door. Telling the story of John Barton Hack and Stephen Hack, and the early days of South Australia, it's fascinating, incredibly well researched and incredibly well written, too!
Or, if you need a book with a cool name, there's always Sea Change, our incredibly popular (and beautiful) history of the City of Holdfast Bay. Recently reprinted to keep up with demand, this book is perfect for a slow read on a hot afternoon.
You can almost feel the sea breeze on your face ...
And if that doesn't appeal, we've only got one more suggestion.
Can't go wrong!