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Greta \u0026amp; Valdin won the Hubert Church Prize for Best First Book, and was published by Simon \u0026amp; Schuster (US) and Penguin (UK) in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eCover design: Sarah Wilkins\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModern Contemporary Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRebecca K Reilly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e352 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Victoria University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41521013194902,"sku":"9781776564194","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/products\/jacket--74.jpg?v=1646464858"},{"product_id":"kurangaituku","title":"Kurangaituku","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/national\/programmes\/standing-room-only\/audio\/2018818537\/whiti-hereaka-gives-bird-woman-kurangaituku-a-voice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"RNZ Oct 21 Whiti Hereaka\"\u003eClick here to visit Whiti's interview on RNZ Standing Room Only Oct 21\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2022 Ockham NZ Book Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nzbookawards.nz\/new-zealand-book-awards\/2022-awards\/shortlist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"2022 Ockham Shortlist\"\u003eClick here to visit 2022 Ockham NZ Book Awards Shortlist\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nzbookawards.nz\/Images\/Assets\/41929\/1\/The%20Ockhams%20Fiction%20Sampler.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"2022 Ockham Fiction Sampler\"\u003eClick here to visit the 2022 Ockhams Fiction Sampler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKurangaituku is the story of Hatupatu told from the perspective of the traditional 'monster', Kurangaituku, the bird woman. 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Once you're told not to drop it, all you can think of is the glass shattering across the floor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWhen the baby is born-in a shabby caravan at a beach campground-it's clear he is not like other babies. But the family will try hard to protect and love and accept him. Perhaps all the more to make up for letting his troubled mother down. The young uncle grapples with his connection to the Fish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eAnd as he tries to understand his family and its confusing secrets and shame, his sense of his own place in the world begins to crumble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eLloyd Jones's unique lyrical style is mesmerising in this tender story of family bonds, both strained and strengthened by tragedy, and the redemptive power of writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFiction: general and literary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLloyd Jones\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e240 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH: 232mm W: 155mm Spine: 18mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 318 grams\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books (NZ)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41625357779094,"sku":"9780143776895","price":36.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/products\/jacket---2022-04-05T161807-497.jpg?v=1649132707"},{"product_id":"harbouring","title":"Harbouring","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/national\/programmes\/saturday\/audio\/2018837599\/jenny-pattrick-bringing-new-zealand-history-to-life-through-storytelling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"RNZ Interview Jenny Pattrick April 22\"\u003eClick here to visit Jenny's RNZ Nine to Noon Interview\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview by Karen (Retired Bookseller); One of the many delights for me, while reading Harbouring was it's setting -  Wellington \u0026amp; the wider region.  The three main characters, a couple escaping poverty in Wales for the promise of a better life and a \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003eMāori\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e wahine who has been enslaved after her \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003eKāpiti\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e tribe \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003eMuaūpoko\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e was invaded by the migrating \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003eNgāti Toa - t\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eheir lives shaken \u0026amp; shaped by major historical events.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith many more characters, some fictional, others known and well researched, combined with descriptions of the time and place, gives a vivid \u0026amp; fascinating insight of life in 1840s Wellington. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA distant land, a new life, an escape from the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eIt is 1839 and Huw Pengellin is desperate to find a better life for his family than the one he ekes out in Wales. His wife, Martha, is fully aware just how foolhardy Huw's schemes can be, but she is keen to escape the foundry slums, as well as Huw's brother Gareth, with his hot eyes and roving hands. Might Colonel Wakefield's plans to take settlers to the distant shores of New Zealand offer a solution?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eOn the other side of the world, watching the new arrivals, is Hineroa, who is also desperate to find a better life. Will she be a slave for ever, will she ever be reunited with her people, and will the ships that keep sailing into the bay bring further trouble? Change is underway, not just for these characters but also for the crescent of beach, thick bush and steep hills that are about to become the bustling settlement of Wellington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eHistorical fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTrade paperback (UK)  304pp  h234mm  x  w155mm  x s23mm  378g \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RANDOM HOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41629667786902,"sku":"9780143776673","price":37.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/products\/jacket---2022-04-06T120044-925.jpg?v=1649203648"},{"product_id":"winter-time","title":"Winter Time","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.penguin.co.nz\/books\/winter-time-9780143778561\/extracts\/2703-winter-time\" title=\"Extract Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eClick here to read an extract of Winter Time\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.anzliterature.com\/anzl-review\/winter-time-by-laurence-fearnley\/\" title=\"ANZ Literature Review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eClick here to visit anzliterature.com review by Sally Blundell\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet in the Mackenzie Basin, this vivid novel is about familial love, friendship and how our lives touch, connect and impact upon one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 'The SUV advanced, without slowing as it passed; the driver probably didn't even register him. Roland watched until it reached the canal crossing, where the curve of the hill and the trees swallowed it up. And then he was alone with his frosted breathing, the mist, another breath, a sob.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eHaving returned to the Mackenzie Country to deal with the unexpected death of his brother, Roland has more than enough on his plate. He could do without the demands of a cantankerous neighbour, the complaints of his partner back in Australia and discovering that someone is impersonating him online, stirring up the locals against him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eEven the weather is hostile, rendering roads unpassable and his old home an icebox, the fire offering little comfort. 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It's always exciting to see NZ Author's gain international recognition for novels based in Aotearoa NZ. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/kate-de-goldi\/eddy-eddy\/\" title=\"Starred Kirkus Review 2024 \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eClick here to visit the 2024 Starred Review by kirkusreviews.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA soulfully layered story told with wit and care. - Kirkus Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2023 Finalist Young Adult Fiction Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nzbookawards.nz\/new-zealand-book-awards-for-children-and-young-adults\/2023-awards\/shortlist\/\" title=\"2023 NZ Book Awards Children \u0026amp; Young Adults Shortlist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eClick here to visit nzbookawards.nz for 2023 Shortlist NZ Book Awards Children \u0026amp; Young Adult\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/national\/programmes\/saturday\/audio\/2018848832\/kate-de-goldi-love-and-loss-in-post-earthquake-christchurch\" title=\"RNZ July 22 Kate De Goldi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eClick here to visit RNZ Saturday Morning interview with Kate De Goldi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviewed by Karen (retired Bookseller) Loved this book, set in Christchurch, two years after the devastating major earthquakes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTeenage Eddy is finding his way to adulthood, dealing with grief, loss, friendship, love \u0026amp; religion.  Encircled by a cast of extrodinary characters human \u0026amp; animal.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA coming of age novel for older teens \u0026amp; adults, Eddy, Eddy is a dazzling, hilarious , spirited, sensitive \u0026amp; insightful read.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eEddy Smallbone (orphan) is grappling with identity, love, loss, and religion. It's two years since he blew up his school life and the earthquakes felled his city. Home life is maddening. His pet-minding job is expanding in peculiar directions. 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She lives on the Kāpiti Coast of Aotearoa New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover art: Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback \/ softback  168pp  h210mm  x  w138mm \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Te Herenga Waka University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42320333504662,"sku":"9781776920259","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/products\/jacket---2022-11-15T143832-765.jpg?v=1668477707"},{"product_id":"birnam-wood","title":"Birnam Wood","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2024 Ockham New Zealand Book Award, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlist Jan Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"chrome-extension:\/\/efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\/https:\/\/www.nzbookawards.nz\/Images\/Assets\/47088\/1\/Ockhams%20Fiction%20Sampler%202024.pdf\" title=\"2024 Ockham Sampler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eClick here to visit 2024 Ockhams Sampler with an extract \u0026amp; Judge's comment.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nzbookawards.nz\" title=\"Link to Awards website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ewww.nzbookawards.nz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNZ Listener Best Books of 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/national\/programmes\/saturday\/audio\/2018877315\/going-online-is-not-an-innocent-act-eleanor-catton-on-how-technology-is-changing-us\" title=\"RNZ Author Interview Eleanor Catton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eClick here to visit rnz.co.nz, author interview with Eleanor Catton\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/eleanor-catton\/birnam-wood-catton\/\" title=\"Starred Kirkus Review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eClick here to visit www.kirkusreviews.com starred review of Birnam Wood\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead by Karen (retired Bookseller); Birnam Wood is set in NZ's South Island in 2017.  Mira Bunting, a young idealistic woman, in charge of Birnam Wood.   An assorted group of anti-captalist gardeners, who aim to turn unused land into food gardens by whatever means necessary, sometimes unlawfully.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first part of the novel begins with detailed, in depth descriptions of the many characters, their relationships and tensions.  Further on the pace of this thriller picks up with billonaires, espionage, politics and corruption.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA very contemporary read with climate change, the power and abuse of technology. Building to an extraordinary gripping and suspenseful read.  I was left breathless at the end.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn excellent literary thriller.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBirnam Wood is on the move ...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA landslide has closed the Korowai Pass in the South Island of New Zealand, cutting off the town of Thorndike, leaving a sizable farm abandoned. This land offers an opportunity to Birnam Wood, a guerrilla gardening collective that plants crops wherever no one will notice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Birnam Wood is electric: a spectacular book. It has the pace and bite of a thriller. It has an iron-willed morality. It feels like the product of astonishing skill, and formidable love. It’s literally, physically breathtaking.’ – Katherine Rundell, author of Super-Infinite\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContemporary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEleanor Catton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrade Paperback pg 423\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Victoria University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42459737686166,"sku":"9781776920648","price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/products\/jacket---2023-02-09T092705-781.jpg?v=1675888479"},{"product_id":"the-leonard-girls-paperback","title":"The Leonard Girls (paperback)","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead \u0026amp; reviewed by Karen (retired Bookseller); The Leonard Girls is a captivating New Zealand novel set in 1969.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJo is a Uni student, parttime singer \u0026amp; member of a anti Vietnam group.  Her sister, Rowie, is a nurse and supports the governement stance on the war as do their parents.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen circumstances find both woomen in Vietnam, work, friendships, romance, loss \u0026amp; tragedy force them both to reconsider their views.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA large cast of characters, friends \u0026amp; whanau, add to the rollercoaster ride of emotions \u0026amp; provide a fasinating look at life in the sixties.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nzbooklovers.co.nz\/post\/interview-deborah-challinor-talks-about-the-leonard-girls\" title=\"Author Interview NZ Booklovers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eClick here to read an author interview on nzbooklovers.co.nz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRowie's pro-war, her sister Jo's a protester. 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However, when a thief begins to target the school, Justine's sense that something isn't quite right grows ever stronger. With each twist of the plot, this gripping story of deception and the corrosive power of guilt takes a yet darker turn. Young as she is, Justine must decide where her loyalties lie. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet in New Zealand in 1984 and 2014, and probing themes of racism and misogyny, Pet is an elegant and chilling psychological thriller by the bestselling author of The Wish Child, Remote Sympathy and The Axeman's Carnival.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatherine Chidgey’s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e novels have been published to international acclaim. Her first, In a Fishbone Church, won Best First Book at the New Zealand Book Awards and at the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize (South East Asia and South Pacific). 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