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Addressed to Greta by Fiona Sussman
$34.99 NZD
Category: Fiction and NZ Fiction
Greta Jellings lives a small life. No expectation, no disappointment had been her mother’s mantra. It serves Greta well now too. At 30-something years of age she has spent her life pleasing others; working for the past 22 years in a pool-chemicals shop just one of the many compromises she’s had to make. ...Show more
Dubrovnik My Love by Suzanne Pincevic
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
Embittered by Tito's communist dictatorship that enslaved his country after World War II, Gaspar is compelled to risk his life by escaping across the Adriatic to the "West". In his search for a better future in a stable country his attempts to escape Yugoslavia are thwarted at every turn. When his last ...Show more
Personae: Portraits from a Colonial Past by William Gruar
$1.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
The recovered memories of Wiruminia Grace, a female elder of a northern tribe, who was known to be accurate in her visions into both past and future, and the clarity of their expression, some time in the latter half of the 19th century. These poems were sent anonymously to Valid Press for publication. ...Show more
Ko Aotearoa Tātou / We Are New Zealand - An Anthology by Michelle Elvy (Edited by), Paula Morris (Edited by), James Norcliffe (Edited by)
$39.95 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
In the aftermath of the Christchurch terrorist attacks of 15 March 2019, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern declared: 'We are all New Zealanders.' These words resonated, an instant meme that asserted our national diversity and inclusiveness and, at the same time, issued a rebuke to hatred and divisiveness. K ...Show more
Purakau: Maori Myths Retold by Maori Writers by Edited by Whiti Hereaka and Witi Ihimaera
$38.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
A lively, stimulating and engaging retelling of pūrākau - Māori myths and legengs - by contemporary Māori writers. Ka mua, ka muri . . . Ancient Māori creation myths, portrayals of larger-than-life heroes and tales of engrossing magical beings have endured through the ages. Some hail back to Hawaiki, so ...Show more
A Mistake by Carl Shuker
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Elizabeth Taylor is a surgeon at a city hospital, a gifted, driven and rare woman excelling in a male-dominated culture. One day, while operating on a young woman in a critical condition, something goes gravely wrong. A Mistake is a compelling story of human fallibility, and the dangerous hunger for bla ...Show more
All Who Live On Islands by Rose Lu
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
All Who Live on Islands introduces a bold new voice in New Zealand literature. In these intimate and entertaining essays, Rose Lu takes us through personal history a shopping trip with her Shanghai-born grandparents, her career in the Wellington tech industry, an epic hike through the Himalayas to explo ...Show more
All the Way to Summer: Stories of Love and Longing by Fiona Kidman
$40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
A powerful collection of stories exploring love and longing from the award-winning author of This Mortal Boy. Fiona Kidman's early stories about New Zealand women's experiences scandalised readers with their vivid depictions of the heartbreaks and joys of desire, illicit liaisons and unconventional love ...Show more
Because a Woman's Heart is Like a Needle at the Bottom of the Ocean by Sugar Magnolia Wilson
$24.99 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
Through fun and gore, love and monsters, Sugar Magnolia Wilson's riveting first collection takes readers inside a world where past and present, fiction and fact, author and subject collide. Playful and yet not so sunny, these poems invite you in with extravagant and surprising imagery, only to reveal th ...Show more
Breaking Connections by Albert Wendt
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: Near Fine
A dynamic group has emerged in Auckland whose members refer to themselves as the Tribe. Mainly Polynesian, they grow up together, rise from poverty and become successful professionals, bound by love and fierce loyalty. At the centre, is Aaron, who lives at the edge of danger, shady dealings and self-de ...Show more
DIRT by Gemma Walsh (Recipes) and Katie Kerr (Editor)
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
Dirt is an beautifully crafted cookbook that digs into the relationship between food and words. Twelve earthy recipes from chef Gemma Walsh are accompanied by a collection of stories, poems and conversations from some of New Zealand’s contemporary writers. The collection is the result of a series of br ...Show more
Five Strings by Apirana Taylor
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Mack is a larger-than-life street philosopher and Puti's a former gang member looking for something more. Together, they're at the bottom of the heap. They live out their lives in a haze of smoke and alcohol, accompanied by a host of other characters scraping by on the fringes of society. Will any of th ...Show more