White Feathers (Children Of War Trilogy #2) by Challinor, Deborah
24.99 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Series: Children of War Trilogy
In 1914, Tamar Murdoch’s brothelkeeping days are behind her. Her life is one of ease and contentment at Kenmore, a prosperous estate in the Hawkes Bay, as storm clouds over Europe begin casting long shadows. In this gripping second instalment of Deborah Challinor’s sweeping family saga, Tamar’s love for ...Show more
Tamar (Children Of War Trilogy #1) by Deborah Challinor
24.99 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Series: Children of War Trilogy
When Tamar Deane is orphaned at seventeen in a small Cornish village, she seizes the chance for a new life and emigrates to New Zealand. In March 1879, alone and frightened on the Plymouth quay, she is befriended by an extraordinary woman. Myrna McTaggert is travelling to Auckland with plans to establis ...Show more
The Infinite Air by Fiona Kidman
29.99 NZD
37.99 (21% off)
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: Very Good
A superbly written novel offering an intriguing interpretation of one of the world's greatest aviators, the glamorous and mysterious Jean Batten. Jean Batten became an international icon in the 1930s. A brave, beautiful woman, she made a number of heroic solo flights across the world. The newspapers co ...Show more
The Parihaka Woman by Witi Ihimaera
39.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: very good
"A wonderfully surprising, inventive and deeply moving riff on fact and fiction, history and imagination from one of New Zealand's finest and most memorable storytellers. /b>here has never been a New Zealand novel quite like The Parihaka Woman. Richly imaginative and original, weaving together fact a ...Show more
Heart Of Coal by Jenny Pattrick
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: Very Good
Eighteen years have passed since the child Rose arrived on Denniston, riding up the terrifying Incline on a stormy night. She has now grown into a young woman, intelligent and talented, with an outrageous zest for life. The trauma of her early years seems forgotten, though some recognise its shadow in h ...Show more
I am Not Esther by Fleur Beale
19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Series: The Pilgrim Family | Reading Level: good
A classic bestseller that's been in print for over 20 years, this gripping YA thriller follows a teenage girl caught in a religious cult. Imagine that your mother tells you she's going away. She is going to leave you with relatives you've never heard of - and they are members of a strict religious cult. ...Show more
The Name on the Door is Not Mine by C. K. Stead
36.99 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: Very Good
Gathered from throughout Stead's career, these stories are a reminder of his deft storytelling and literary power. They are clever, sensual, wry and beautifully written, with Stead's subtle sense of humor evident at every turn. The collection can be read as a meditation on the writerly life, and include ...Show more
Return to Lucifer Creek by G. Joll
14.99 NZD
34.99 (57% off)
Category: NZ Fiction
Barry Morton is hunting illegally on Lilybank, a large property in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. He seeks a unique trophy, a pure white bull Tahr. Upon returning to his well-concealed secret camp he discovers a young woman bathing in the hot pool, a pool he believed was known only to members of his ...Show more
Paint Your Wife by Lloyd Jones
37.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
Long ago, when the men were away at the war, Alma began painting the women of the town. They sat for him in lieu of payment for his work catching rats. Alice, his favourite, returned his attentions, and when her husband, George, came home from the war, he set out to prove his love and reclaim his wife b ...Show more
The Antipodeans by Greg McGee
37.99 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: very good
A novel of epic proportions, the Antipodeans spans three generations of New Zealand and Italian families, from Venice to the South Island of New Zealand, from the assassination of a Gestapo commander in the last days of Italian resistance during World War II, to contemporary real estate shenanigans in A ...Show more
Billy Bird by Emma Neale
38.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: Very Good
"Moving, insightful, lyrical and also at times very funny, this novel is a supple, disarmingly frank exploration of parenthood. Liam and Iris have one son- Billy, a bright 'toddler puddling about like a penguin, leaving surrealist art installations all over the house- a tiny cow in a teapot in a hat on ...Show more
The Quiet Spectacular by Laurence Fearnley
38.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: Very Good
Funny and moving, this novel subverts notions of 'man vs. wild' while showcasing women's strength and purpose, and the power of friendship and laughter. Loretta is a school librarian, who embarks on compiling The Dangerous Book for Menopausal Women while waiting to collect her son from after-school act ...Show more