Author name: Patricia Veltkamp Smith

■ REVIEW: Swaggers, Tinkers, Hawkers: Deep South Tales
Great piece of local history

NZ books

The launch of Jeannie Barnes’ long-awaited book on the swagmen of the south brought together a host of Southlanders – from those who contributed stories to the book to families of some who were the subjects. Ms Barnes has researched widely and well, drawing on many contacts built up over a lifetime here and has […]

■ REVIEW: Swaggers, Tinkers, Hawkers: Deep South Tales
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■ REVIEW: Breaking Silence: Macsyna King and the Kahui Twins
Chilling narrative of tragic family dysfunction

General non-fiction, NZ books

It is an astonishing fact of modern media that a Facebook site set up by a guy opposing Double Down burgers one month could, the next, persuade 50,000 Kiwis to urge the banning, unread, of a soon-to-be-published book. That site has now been removed and the book is out, available at Whitcoulls and doubtless other

■ REVIEW: Breaking Silence: Macsyna King and the Kahui Twins
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