Archive for August, 2008

Author’s skill saves flat ending from losing me

August 16, 2008
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Author’s skill saves flat ending from losing me

The Girl of his Dreams, by  Donna Leon (Random House NZ, RRP $36.99): Set in Venice, the descriptive writing in this book is so good it could probably appeal to travel fans every bit as much as murder-mystery fans. It seems this one is part of a series written by Donna Leon that features...

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Beautiful book tells NZ’s story

August 1, 2008
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Beautiful book tells NZ’s story

New Zealand: Portrait of a Nation, by Graham Stewart (Grantham House Publishing, RRP $59.99): We are fortunate to live in an incredibly picturesque country and that unrivalled beauty is to the fore in this stunning book that shows New Zealand’s development since European settlement. Developed with the help of Fairfax Media newspapers from one...

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