The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
$30.00 NZD
Category: World fiction | Reading Level: good-very good
The New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller 'A novel of breathtaking scope' Guardian 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration c ...Show more
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
$40.00 NZD
Category: World fiction | Reading Level: very good
He was Australia's most wanted man. Now he's written Australia's most wanted novel. Shantaram is a novel based on the life of the author, Gregory David Roberts. In 1978 Roberts was sentenced to nineteen years' imprisonment as punishment for a series of robberies of building-society branches, credit unio ...Show more
The Eye of Jade by Diane Wei Liang
$24.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
Mei Wang is a modern, independent Chinese woman. She runs her own business in Beijing, working as a private investigator; she owns a car; she even has that most modern of commodities, a male secretary. One day, "Uncle" Chen asks her to find the Eye of Jade, a priceless Han dynasty artefact taken from ...Show more
The Household Guide to Dying by Debra Adelaide
$35.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
When Delia Bennet author and domestic columnist is diagnosed with cancer, she knows it's time to get her house in order. Fresh, witty, deeply moving and a celebration of love, family and that place we call home, this unforgettable story will surprise and delight the reader to the very last page.
The Household Guide to Dying by Debra Adelaide
$28.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
When Delia Bennet
Beautiful Place to Die by Malla Nunn
$28.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
In the tiny South African town of Jacob's Rest, Detective Emmanuel Cooper is sent to investigate the murder of an Afrikaner police officer, Captain Willem Pretorius. Cooper, an "English" South African, is viewed with suspicion by both the Boer Afrikaners and the dead man's prominent family, and his inve ...Show more
Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
$40.00 NZD
Category: World fiction | Reading Level: good
Eilis Lacey dreams of life beyond the confines of her tiny Irish village. Eilis has a head for numbers, and is a loving and dutiful daughter. Her ambition is noted by the parish priest, Father Flood. He arranges for Eilis to travel to America, where a job opportunity has arisen in New York. Brooklyn is ...Show more
The Hotel Albatross by Debra Adelaide
$28.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
From the bestselling author of The Household Guide to Dying comes a funny and moving account of life in the country.The Captain and his wife accidentally find themselves managing the Hotel Albatross. The Captain floats between the hotel's various bars: chatting to and chatting up customers, breaking up ...Show more
Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
$30.00 NZD
Category: World fiction | Reading Level: good
It is Enniscorthy in the southeast of Ireland in the early 1950s. Eilis Lacey is one among many of her generation who cannot find work at home. Thus when a job is offered in America, it is clear to everyone that she must go. Leaving her family and country, Eilis heads for unfamiliar Brooklyn, and to a c ...Show more
The Lemon Table by Julian Barnes
$27.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
A brilliant collection of new stories from Julian Barnes, each dealing with the nuances of life and its inevitable end. The characters in Julian Barnes' new collection of stories are growing old and facing the end of their lives - some with bitter regret, some with resignation and others still with r ...Show more