Honouring our soldiers in verse: A touching collection of poems, Our Soldiers looks at the awful impact of World War I on the lives of ordinary Kiwis. Author Kate McColl spent a month in Belguim, funded by that country’s government,…
Month: September 2011
■ REVIEW
Chilling narrative of tragic family dysfunction
Breaking Silence: Macsyna King and the Kahui Twins, by Ian Wishart (Howling at the Moon, RRP $40): It is an astonishing fact of modern media that a Facebook site set up by a guy opposing Double Down burgers one month…
Something for everyone
Worst Case, by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge (Century, RRP $38.99): I’m always a little stunned by just how prolific author James Patterson is. Sure, he collaborates on a lot of his books but he still churns out an impressive…
A fun guide to the Kiwi bloke
Marc Ellis’ Good Fullas, by Marc Ellis (Headline, RRP $44.99): Love him or hate him, Marc Ellis is the perfect choice to pen a guide to Kiwi blokes, being such a good Kiwi bloke himself. This book is 248 pages…
A ripper of a series
Bound, by Vanda Symon (Penguin, RRP $30): This is the fourth book in the Detective Sam Shepherd murder mystery series and I’m pleased to report that they just get better and better. I have read two of the other three…
Build your own cooking journal
Allyson Gofton’s Recipe Journal, by Allyson Gofton (Penguin, RRP $35): We all have our favourite recipes and have collected favourite recipes from family and friends over the years so this book is something I’m sure every home cook would find…
Good first effort
Soul Murder, by Daniel Blake (HarperCollins, RRP $37): Homicide cops Franco Patrese and Mark Beradino are called to a double murder in a rough neighbourhood and while it initially seems they’ve got the killer things aren’t always as simple as…
Bush’s story, warts and all
Decision Points, by George W Bush (Virgin, RRP $75): I tried to go into reading the autobiography of America’s 43rd president with an open mind. Sure, George W Bush is no rocket scientist but he did serve two terms as…