A roundup of short general fiction reviews: The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy, by Rachel Joyce (Black Swan, RRP $35): This novel comes with a healthy critical reputation and is by an award-winning, internationally best-selling author. If you’ve read The Unlikely Pilgrimage…
Month: August 2015
10 out of 10
Morgan Goes to Nowhere, by Richard Fairgray, Tara Black and Terry Jones (Square Planet): It’s about a boy called Morgan who can’t find his toy rabbit, so he thinks it has gone nowhere so he goes nowhere as well. So that’s…
Compelling case for the defence
Who Killed Scott Guy? The case that gripped a nation, by Mike White (Allen & Unwin, RRP $37): It’s an interesting title because while journalist Mike White doesn’t offer any facts or opinions about who did kill Scott Guy, he presents…
Mother never gave up hope
The Road from Midnight, by Wendyl Nissen (Paul Little Books, RRP $29.95): New Zealand-born Jane lives life in the limelight as editor of woman’s fashion magazines in both Australia and then back in Auckland, New Zealand. She marries Lawrence who features…
On the bookshelves: September 2105
New releases coming in September. FICTION Rush Oh!, by Shirley Barrett: From the director of hugely popular TV show Offspring, a novel with drama, misadventure and a wee dose of comedy. Published by Macmillan (out September 1, RRP $35). X…
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Snake Bite
Not-so-gentle coming-of-age story: Jez is 17, bored in a downtrodden Canberra suburb, and coming to realise she’s in love with her best friend, Lukey. It’s summertime and Jez has little to do but hang out, get high and argue with…
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The Beginners Guide To Hunting and Fishing in New Zealand
Southland’s all-aged army of hunters and fishermen will prosper from a wealth of useful information in this commendable textbook on recreational pursuits in the great outdoors. A former Wairarapa school principal, author Paul Adamson has gone to considerable lengths in…