Jillian Allison-Aitken - Books By George

■ REVIEW: Letters to my Daughter's Killer
Murder mystery unravels in letters

When Ruth Sutton receives a text from her daughter Lizzie asking her to babysit the following weekend, she takes a moment to reflect on the happiness she finds in being a grandmother, before agreeing to look after her beloved granddaughter Florence. Then, just a few short hours later her son-in-law calls to say something awful […]

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■ REVIEW: Molly and the Cat Cafe
Fresh feline perspective

General fiction

Cutsie animal stories are nothing new, but this little tale of love, loss and new beginnings is told from the point of view of the cutsie animal concerned, giving it a fresh take and and an unusual angle. Molly the cat has a pretty happy life – eating, sleeping, attacking Christmas decorations and generally living

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■ REVIEW: Hanns and Rudolf
True story is gripping reading

General non-fiction

Subtitled “the extraordinary true story of the Jewish investigator who pursued and captured one of Nazi Germany’s most notorious war criminals”, Hanns and Rudolf shows that a true story can be every bit as exciting as any work of fiction a Hollywood scriptwriter could come up with. Hanns Alexander, the son of a wealthy German

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■ REVIEW: Mindful Learning
Modern-day ‘sit up straight and pay attention’

Advice, guides & self-help

In these busy times we have a tendency to do things with a lot of thought, often resulting in a lack of connection and a lack of interest. Clinical psychologist Dr Richard Chambers and Dr Craig Hassed understand that “mindfulness” is an essential part of learning and are keen to encourage all of us to

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■ REVIEW: Stone Bruises
Beckett thriller hits the ground running

Mysteries & thrillers

With the mystery and intrigue kicking off from the very first page, we meet the book’s main character Sean as he is on the run, but with no indication of why or from whom. He is driving in something of a panic, a bit battered and bruised and in a car that is about to

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■ REVIEW: Before We Met
No surprises policy not so good in book

Mysteries & thrillers

With the short but not-so- sweet blurb on the back of this book telling us that Hannah Reilly had a perfectly happy life until the day her husband failed to come home, it comes as absolutely no surprise that her husband fails to come home in the very first chapter. Unfortunately, that isn’t the end

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■ REVIEW: An Appetite for Wonder
Dawkins opens up on fascinating life

People

I’m no science geek, in fact I happily admit to still being quite impressed by the magical ability of my fridge to spit out ice at the touch of a button, so you know a science dude is impressively famous when he’s one of just three living science dudes I would be able to pick

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■ REVIEW: The Wandering Mind
What do rats dream about?

General non-fiction

As often as I stop to think, then forget to start again, I am also plagued by bouts of my mind wandering off unattended and delivering all sorts of random thoughts that I then share with the world. This is generally not a good thing: it is important to have some sort of filter system

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On the bookshelves: April 2016

New releases

New releases coming in April. FICTION This Change in the Light: a collection of poems, by Fiona Kidman: A superb collection of poetry from one of New Zealand’s top writers (Godwit, RRP $37). An Isolated Incident, by Emily Maguire: When Bella Michaels is brutally murdered in a small New South Wales town, the community is stunned and a

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April highlights from New Holland

New releases

Coming up over the next month from New Holland publishers: FOR THE FOODIES Superfoods for Kids by “superfood expert” Rena Patten, who reckons she has found a way not only to get kids to eat superfoods (think quinoa and kale). The book includes recipes for breakfasts, school lunches, dinners, special treats and even baby friendly

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