The Secrets She Keeps. Poster of the 2020 TV series and cover of the 2017 book
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The Secrets She Keeps
Michael Robotham, 2017
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Jennifer Leacey, 2020-

In an affluent Sydney suburb, two women have a chance encounter in a supermarket. They are the same age, both heavily pregnant and due at the same time. Meghan is a glamorous influencer on the rise, with an ambitious television sports reporter husband Jack, while Agatha works in the supermarket as a shelf stacker.


A United Kingdom. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2007 book, Colour Bar
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Colour Bar
Susan Williams, 2007
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Amma Asante, 2016

Based on the true story of the heir to the throne of Bechuanaland, Seretse Khama of the Bamangwato people, who studies law in London immediately after World War II. There he meets an Englishwoman, Ruth Williams, whom he eventually marries, despite the protests of both their families and opposition from the British government, which is concerned about relations with South Africa and the stability of the entire region of southern Africa.


Burn Burn Burn. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 1957 book, On the Road
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On the Road
Jack Kerouac, 1957
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Chanya Button, 2015

After their friend’s passing, two women in their late twenties set out on a road trip to scatter his ashes. Seph and Alex alternate driving duties, while Dan, enclosed in Tupperware, accompanies them in the glove compartment, gradually diminishing in volume as the journey unfolds.


Madame Bovary. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1857 book
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Madame Bovary
Gustave Flaubert, 1857
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Sophie Barthes, 2014

Emma, a young woman who is not yet 18 years old, packs up her belongings and prepares to leave the convent to marry the man her farmer father has arranged as her husband: country doctor Charles Bovary. However, she becomes bored and miserable in the small, provincial town of Yonville. She spends most of her time alone, reading or wandering in the garden while Charles tends to patients.