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9780143204152

Arse-up Creek

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NZ$ 37.00 each

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Author: Al Lester

Published by: Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd.

In Stock: 12

Another collection of outrageous hunting yarns from the master of the genre,'Big Al' Lester. A jetboat trip gone disastrously wrong, kamikaze deer, the Hermit of Fiordland, a pigeon called Tegal, the sacred eel - these are just some of the rollicking stories told by 'Big Al' and his mates. Plenty of laughs for the hunting mad, hard case and hare-brained among us!

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9780143305163

The Limping Man (Salt #3)

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NZ$ 19.99 each

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Author: Maurice Gee

Published by: Puffin Books

In Stock: 10

The third instalment of Maurice Gee's breathtaking Salt series - now rejacketed.

What is the source of the Limping Man's monstrous power? Nobody can withstand it, a soft crawling that seeps into your skin and wriggles into your mind, making you powerless with love for him even as his cruelties multiply.
When Hana's mam chooses to swallow frogweed poison rather than die in the great witch-burning in People's Square, Hana flees the burrows before she too is taken.
Deep in the forest she meets Ben, son of Lo, and the two journey back to the burrows to find a way to destroy the Limping Man before his evil consumes the world.
But first they must discover the secret of his strength.

First published March 2010.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9781869508234

Legend of Beau Baxter

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NZ$ 36.99 each

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Author: Ivan Dunn

Published by: HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)

In Stock: 6

Flashman in rugger shorts. Wonderful writing, funny and fast paced -- for rugby fans with a sense of humour. A rollicking leg-pull that plays fast and loose with rugby lore, in the style of an alternative (and much funnier) history of one of our most famous touring rugby teams - the 1924 Invincibles - practically saints in Kiwi rugby mythology.

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9781921656491

Traitor

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NZ$ 39.00 each

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Author: Stephen Daisley

Published by: The Text Publishing Company

In Stock: 6

What would make a soldier betray his country?

In the battle-smoke and chaos of Gallipoli, a young New Zealand soldier helps a Turkish doctor fighting to save a boy's life. Then a shell bursts nearby; the blast that should have killed them both consigns them instead to the same military hospital.

Mahmoud is a Sufi. A whirling dervish, he says, of the Mevlevi order. He tells David stories. Of arriving in London with a pocketful of dried apricots. Of Majnun, the man mad for love, and of the saint who flew to paradise on a lion skin. You are God, we are all gods, Mahmoud tells David; and a bond grows between them.

A bond so strong that David will betray his country for his friend.

Stephen Daisley's astonishing debut novel is a story of war and of love—how each changes everything, forever. Evoking horror and beauty and a profound sense of the possibility of transformation, Traitor is that rarest of things: a work of fiction ... more

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9780854670307

Moana - Novel of Old New Zealand Days

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NZ$ 9.99 each

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Author: Barry Mitcalfe

Published by: Viking Sevenseas NZ Ltd

In Stock: 5

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9781869413897

The Story of a New Zealand River

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29.99 each

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Author: Jane Mander

Published by: Vintage New Zealand

In Stock: 5

The narrative of Alice Roland's long and steady growth towards shared love, a new awareness of life and a sense of personal liberation flows through the pages of the first New Zealand novel to convincingly confront many of the twentieth century's major political, religious, moral and social issues - including women's rights.
This is the most celebrated of Jane Mander's six novels, and is believed by many to be the source of Jane Campion's film The Piano.
Cover design by Trelise Cooper.

First published 1920; this edition 2007.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9781869506346

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Band of Gold

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NZ$ 36.99 each

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Author: Deborah Challinor

Published by: Harpercollins

In Stock: 4

On the goldfields of Ballarat vows are broken - can a wounded heart ever forgive? When the Yarrowee River bursts its banks, Rian Farrell, a dashing Irish sea captain and part-time gunrunner, disappears in the torrential flood. Believing herself a widow, the headstrong and passionate Kitty Farrell's heart is left in tatters after the sudden death of her beloved husband. In her grief, she finally succumbs to the attractions of his long-time shipmate, Daniel, who has loved her from afar for many years. The consequences are disastrous, and will challenge Kitty Farrell both physically and mentally. The resulting novel is a heady mix of powerful relationships and memorable, passionate characters, whose compelling story plays out against a skilfully depicted and utterly realistic backdrop of Old Ballarat. An accomplished novelist and professional historian, experienced author Deborah Challinor brings her extensive skills as a bestselling ... more

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9780476013186

Mrs McBeaton's Economical Haggis Attack

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NZ$ 19.99 each

Author: ed Jackie Evans

Published by: waimahea publications

In Stock: 3

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ISBN / ISSN:

9780143010913

Pounamu Pounamu

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NZ$ 28.00 each

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Author: Witi Ihimaera

Published by: Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd.

In Stock: 3

Classic Ihimaera. First published by Reed in 1972, it collects stories about Maori within settings that are Maori and with characters who are central to that setting — heroes, heroines and villains — rather than supporting players or sidekicks. These stories introduce the themes of aroha, whanaungatanga and manaakitanga — love, acknowledging kin and tribal relationships, and supporting Maori identity — that run through much of Ihimaera’s later work.
This new edition of Pounamu Pounamu includes two stories that have been rewritten for IHIMAERA His Best Stories (Reed 2003), and an explanation by Ihimaera of the reasons for this rewriting.

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9780864736161

Somebody Loves Us All

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NZ$ 38.00 each

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Author: Damien Wilkins

Published by: Victoria University Press

In Stock: 3

DoP November 2009, Wellington
Title change from "Speech Marks"
Paddy Thompson, speech therapist, newspaper columnist, is fifty and happy. His dark period is behind him: a failed marriage, a career crisis. Now he lives with Helena (‘the best thing that ever happened to him’), helps kids with their speech problems, and has moved his mother into the next-door apartment. His life feels sane and settled.

So what are these new signs of upset? One of his clients refuses to speak. Helena is under stress at work. His newspaper column has run out of puff. Paddy buys a bicycle. He feels, with a typical metaphorical flourish, that ‘one of those great wheels of life had begun a revolution’. Then his mother presents him with the biggest challenge of his life. What follows, in this wonderfully expansive novel, takes Paddy deep into the vortex of family love.

The book, boldly and exuberantly, asks large questions about how we express ... more

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9781921520020

Sydney Bridge Upside Down

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NZ$ 32.00 each

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Author: David Ballantyne

Published by: The Text Publishing Company

In Stock: 3

Harry Baird lives with his mother, father and younger brother Cal in Calliope Bay, at the edge of the world. Summer has come, and those who can have left the bay for the allure of the far away city. Among them is Harry's mother, who has left behind a case of homemade ginger beer and a vague promise of return.

Harry and Cal are too busy enjoying their holidays, playing in the caves and the old abandoned slaughterhouse, to be too concerned with her absence. When their older cousin-the beautiful, sophisticated Caroline-comes from the city to stay with the Bairds, Harry is besotted. With their friend Dibs Kelly, the boys and Caroline spend the long summer days exploring the bay and playing games.

But Harry is very protective of Caroline and jealous of the attention she receives from other men. And what looked to be a pleasurable summer is overshadowed by certain 'accidents' in the old slaughterhouse and a general air of ... more

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ISBN / ISSN:

9781869508265

The Taniwha's Tear (#2)

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NZ$ 22.99 each

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Author: David Hair

Published by: HarperCollins New Zealand

In Stock: 3

In The Bone Tiki, David Hair began a cycle of compelling action-packed fantasy novels, steeped in the mythology and history of New Zealand.
The spine-chilling adventure continues in The Taniwha's Tear. Matiu Douglas has promised to help the storyteller's daughter, but there are a few problems. The daughter is dead - she's been petrified in stone for centuries. And she's no longer human - she's a taniwha. When Matiu Douglas and his friends defeated Puarata, the tohunga makutu, they thought they'd won the war. Instead they started one. Now his warlocks are fighting for supremacy in a violent struggle spreading across the magical land of Aotearoa and into our world. The outcome will be determined by the taniwha Mat has promised to save. But Mat is about to discover no-one can be trusted when your enemies have already mastered powers he has barely begun to learn. Can loyalty and friendship prevail over centuries-old evil? ... more

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9780143204381

The Whale Rider (Popular Penguin)

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NZ$ 12.99 each

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Author: Witi Ihimaera

Published by: Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd.

In Stock: 3

Eight-year-old Kahu craves her great-grandfather's love and attention. But he's focused on his duties as leader of a tribe that claims descent from the legendary 'whale rider'. In every generation since the whale rider, a male has inherited the title of chief. But now there is no male heir - only Kahu. Her great-grandfather is blinded by tradition and sees no use for a girl. But Kahu will not be ignored. In her struggle she has a unique ally: the whale rider himself.

First published 1987.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9781869711702

A Good Keen Man (50th Anniversary Edition 2009)

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NZ$ 44.99 each

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Author: Barry Crump (illustrated Dennis Turner)

Published by: Hachette Livre New Zealand

In Stock: 2

2009 marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of legendary New Zealander Barry Crump's first and most-loved novel, 'A Good Keen Man'. Crump worked for many years as a government deer-culler and the book was the result of his collected experiences.

First publisged 1960; this edition 2009.

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9781869417253

Catching the Current

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NZ$ 28.99 each

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Author: Jenny Pattrick

Published by: Random House New Zealand Ltd

In Stock: 2

On the run from an unfortunate 'indiscretion', young Conrad Rasmussen finds refuge in the North Island of New Zealand under the employ of the famous (or notorious) Dane, Bishop Monrad. However Conrad - a talented and impetuous Faroeman, known in Jenny Pattrick's Denniston novels as Con the Brake - finds he cannot escape his past. This is Conrad's story, and that of the unusual woman Anahuia. It is a tale of new lands and old songs, of seafaring and war and the search for love. It is also the story of the Faroe Islands and of Denmark's early connection with New Zealand. In CATCHING THE CURRENT the free spirit is pitted against the forces of tradition. Full of compelling events, vivid communities and the irresistible character of Conrad Rasmussen, this is a terrific companion novel to the bestselling THE DENNISTON ROSE and THE HEART OF COAL.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9781869508494

Isle of Tears

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NZ$ 29.99 each

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Author: Deborah Challinor

Published by: HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)

In Stock: 2

A vivid and compelling story of enduring love and divided families from one of our bestselling historical novelists.

When armed conflict drives a wedge between Maori and Pakeha, not everyone can choose sides easily. For Isla McKinnon, the choices are bitter. Taken in by local Maori when her parents are brutally murdered, she has grown to womanhood and taken a Maori husband.
In a thrilling tale of love and loss from the land wars - when simmering tensions between Maori and the encroaching Pakeha settlements exploded into bloody warfare - love and trust are put cruelly to the test.
Separated from her husband and her family and restored to Auckland society, Isla must learn to survive in both worlds. Inevitably, she must decide between them, and lose part of her heart forever.

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9781869792886

Magpie Hall

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NZ$ 36.99 each

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Author: Rachael King

Published by: Vintage New Zealand

In Stock: 2

"There were two rumours surrounding my great-great-grandfather Henry Summers: one, that his cabinet of curiosities drove him mad; and, two, that he murdered his first wife." Rosemary Summers is an amateur taxidermist and a passionate collector of tattoos. To her, both activities honour the deceased and keep their memory alive. After the death of her beloved grandfather, and while struggling to finish her thesis on gothic Victorian novels, she returns alone to Magpie Hall to claim her inheritance: Grandpa's own taxidermy collection, started more than 100 years ago by their ancestor Henry Summers. As she sorts through Henry's legacy, the ghosts of her family's past begin to make their presence known.

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9780790010984

Myth of the 21st Century : An anthology of new fiction

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34.99 each

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Author: Tina Shaw & Jack Ross (eds)

Published by: Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd

In Stock: 2

In this colourful anthology, 14 New Zealand writers explore what myth means to them.

Patricia Grace rewrites the Maori legend of the woman who controls the tides.
Martin Edmond creates a dangerous myth for the Jenolan caves in New South Wales, while Mike Johnson spins a lush version of the story of Cupid and Psyche.
London-based writer Anthony McCarten tells his story in reverse; Jack Ross brings to life a selkie legend.
Maxine Alterio writes a contemporary Aztec myth; and poet Karlo Mila offers a stunning Tongan nightmare. Tracey Slaughter gives us a disconcerting take on three very contemporary Fates, while Viv Plumb makes old fables uncomfortably new. Charlotte Grimshaw pairs a warrior with his modern twin; Tina Shaw’s feral children kill and eat an albatross; Aaron Taouma tells the story of Uncle Sione, an urban holy fool; and Judith White spins a mythic yarn about a doomed love affair.
And finally, ... more

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9781869404611

Selected Poems of James K Baxter

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NZ$ 39.99 each

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Author: James K Baxter (edited by Paul Millar)

Published by: Auckland University Press

In Stock: 2

By 1972, when James K Baxter died aged just 46, his colourful life and distinctive poetry had captured the imagination of New Zealanders as no literary figure before him. Selected Poems of James K Baxter, is a new generous and authoritative selection of Baxter's verse for general readers and students by New Zealand's leading Baxter scholar. With a range of poems from the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s and the Jerusalem period, full texts of major sequences 'Pig Island Letters' and the 'Jerusalem Sonnets', and key new poems directly from manuscript, Millar's selection reveals the breadth of Baxter's achievement, not merely its peaks - from the comic and bawdy to the political and devotional. Selected Poems of James K Baxter also includes an insightful introduction by Baxter expert Paul Millar and short prefaces to the four parts, plus four Baxter photos, useful notes, a glossary of Maori words and index.

This edition first published June ... more

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ISBN / ISSN:

9781869693633

The Adventures of Vela

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NZ$ 35.00 each

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Author: Albert Wendt

Published by: Huia Publishers

In Stock: 2

Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize.

Vela, so red and ugly at birth they called him the Cooked; Vela the lonely admirer of pigs and the connoisseur of feet; Vela the lover of song maker Mulialofa the Boneman. Follow him down through the centuries on his travels, encountering the single-minded society of the Tagatanei and the Smellocracy of Olfact. Accompany him, too, as he recounts the stories of Lady Nafanua, the fearsome warrior queen, before whose powers Palagi priests and travelling chroniclers still bow down today.

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