The Amateur

Name: The Amateur
Price: 34.99 AUD
Availability: PreOrder
ISBN: 9781529996562

Chris Bohjalian

$34.99

Paperback

Forthcoming
Pre-Order now

QTY:

English

Hutchinson Heinemann
18 August 2026

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

A mesmerizing and darkly funny new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT and MIDWIVES

'THE AMATEUR is a joyous novel with an unforgettable narrator who will break your heart. It is sharply funny, beautifully told and so moving on the way life can upend itself in a single moment. I adored it' CLARE LESLIE HALL, author of BROKEN COUNTRY

1978. In the sleepy New York suburb of Tallmadge, eighteen-year-old Mira Winston is beguiling, talented, and full of youthful recklessness. She spends her summer perfecting her swing at her parents' country club - and continuing her long-running affair with her father's golf buddy, a married man twice her age.

Then, one August afternoon, a freak accident occurs, and Mira's classmate Kenny is killed. In the days and years that follow, the events of that day become inextricably tied to the choices she has made - with devastating, unpredictable consequences for her family, her neighbours and friends, and Mira herself.

She is forced to ask- what happens when one small moment - the swing of a golf club, a stolen kiss, a hastily written note - changes the course of an entire life?

Mesmerizing and darkly funny, The Amateur unravels against a backdrop of white-picket-fenced streets, university dorm rooms, smoke-filled restaurants, and elegant country clubs. Turning a sharp eye to the American middle class, it is a hypnotic tale of power, morality, and the weight of blame.

By: Chris Bohjalian
Imprint: Hutchinson Heinemann
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 600g
ISBN: 9781529996562
ISBN 10: 1529996562
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 18 August 2026
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Chris Bohjalian is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 25 books. His work has been translated into 35 languages and been adapted into three movies (MIDWIVES, SECRETS OF EDEN, and PAST THE BLEACHERS) and an Emmy-winning TV series (THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT). His novel MIDWIVES was a selection of Oprah's Book Club, and his novel, HOUR OF THE WITCH, was a Barnes & Noble Book Club pick. He lives in Vermont with his wife.

Reviews for The Amateur

THE AMATEUR is a joyous novel with an unforgettable narrator who will break your heart. It is sharply funny, beautifully told and so moving on the way life can upend itself in a single moment. I adored it -- CLARE LESLIE HALL, author of BROKEN COUNTRY