One Life, by Rebecca Frayn (HarperCollins, $24.99): Rose and Johnny are a pretty average, every day couple enjoying life and all it has to offer. However, all that changes when Johnny suddenly decides it’s time for more commitment, something more real…
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The secret revealed?
The Secret, by Rhonda Byrne (HarperCollins, $39.99): Falling into the self-help category, this book claims to reveal the secret that has been passed down through the ages, a secret that has been understood by the likes of Plato, Galileo, Beethoven, Einstein…
The constant man in Diana’s life tells his story
Remembering Diana: The Way We Were, by Paul Burrell (HarperCollins, $34.99): The life and tragic death of Diana, Princess of Wales, was played out under the harsh glare of camera flashes and glossy magazines. It seemed that she couldn’t make a…
Second in series as fun as the first
Motor Mouth, by Janet Evanovich (HarperCollins, $34.99): Alexandra Barnaby (better known to her friends as Barney) and race-car driver Sam Hooker are back in a new novel that follows on from the best-selling Metro Girl. Barney is now Sam’s raceday spotter and during…
Brilliant telling of Beaconsfield story
Bad Ground: Inside the Beaconsfield Mine Rescue, by Tony Wright (HarperCollins, $36.99): When the earth moved in the Tasmanian mining town of Beaconsfield on Anzac Day last year, trapping three miners underground, it had a profound impact on everyone in…
Same again but I suppose it works
No Place Like Home, by Mary Higgins Clark (HarperCollins, $21.99): Author Mary Higgins Clark has added yet another bestseller to her seemingly endless list with this story about, once again, a secret from the past that doesn’t want to stay in…
Take me to your leader
Who Really Runs the World? by Thom Burnett and Alex Games (HarperCollins, $19.99): Here’s a nice juicy read for all the conspiracy theorists out there. Journalist Alex Games has co-authored this little gem with Thom Burnett, which is apparently a…
Latest book lives up to expectations
Shooting the Moon, by V M Jones (HarperCollins, $18.99): Following on from the award-winning Juggling With Mandarins, Christchurch author V M Jones’ latest novel picks up the story of 14-year-old Pip McLeod. The teen faced up to some tough challenges…
Looking back to the beginning
Stuart: A Life Backwards, by Alexander Masters (HarperCollins, $26.99): Proving that the rules are sometimes made to be broken, and that sometimes it isn’t always best to begin at the beginning, this book tells the life story of Stuart Shorter…
Building good habits
The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness, by Stephen R Covey (HarperCollins, $34.99): Self-help books are a dime a dozen but there seems to be a general acceptance that Stephen R Covey’s offerings are among the best. Covey’s latest book…