Paint Your Wife by Lloyd Jones
35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Once, long ago when the men were away at the war, Alma began painting portraits of the women of the town in lieu of payment for catching all the rats. His special favourite was Alice, who returned his attentions. Her husband George came home from the war, and set out to prove his love and reclaim his wi ...Show more
Rhythm by Rebekah Palmer
28.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
Three storytellers; three different angles on the story. Adrian, a percussionist and an obsessive, is enamoured with Cara. Michael, a psychotherapist who is married to Cara, is stalked by Vincent, a difficult client. Cara is flattered by AdrianÃÂùs interest and drawn to his world, but as she tells ...Show more
The Uncle's Story by Witi Ihimaera
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
Michael Mahana's personal disclosure to his parents leads to the uncovering of another family secret-about his uncle, Sam, who had fought in the Vietnam War. Now, armed with his uncle's diary, Michael goes searching for the truth about his uncle, about the secret the Mahana family has kept hidden for o ...Show more
Bloom by Kelly Ana Morey
27.95 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: Good
Winner of the Best First Book - Novel - in the 2004 Montana NZ Book Awards Constant Spry, newly liberated of her waitressing job, is summoned home by her grandmother, the irrepressible Mrs Algebra Spry. Accompanied by Nanny Smack, the ghost who crotchets tomorrow's sky, Connie journeys south to Goshen - ...Show more
The Scornful Moon by Maurice Gee
34.95 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Shortlisted for the 2004 NZ Montana Book Awards, Fiction section. Wellington, 1935. James Tinling, a former Cabinet Minister, plans a political comeback, although a brash newcomer stands in his way. James has methods of dealing with upstarts, but is handicapped by secrets in his life. Eric Clifton, worl ...Show more
The Winning Spirit by Sheila Laxon
34.95 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
When New Zealand mare Ethereal rounded the turn and stretched out for the winning post, snatching the $A.125 million 2001 Melbourne Cup, she etched her trainer's name in racing history as the first female trainer to win the big one. And it's the bond between horse and trainer that made Ethereal's succes ...Show more
Sky Dancer by Witi Ihimaera
34.95 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: very good
From the author of Whale Rider comes another novel featuring a feisty girl and Maori mythology. Skylark O'Shea is on holiday with her mother at a coastal settlement when she becomes intrigued by the threats facing the town and the birds of the forest - and by the roles of two local identities, Hoki and ...Show more
Crime Story by Maurice Gee
29.95 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
Worlds separate Brent Rosser from Ulla Peet, but a burglary gone wrong brings them into a confrontation that will change their lives ? and end one of them, or perhaps both. There are many crimes in this chilling novel ? brutal murder, corporate fraud, domestic violence and spiritual bankruptcy. Thr ...Show more
Queen of Beauty by Paula Morris
27.95 NZD
30.00 (6% off)
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Young Kiwi Virginia is working in New Orleans, researching possible storylines for a noted writer. Returning home to West Auckland for her sister's wedding, she discovers fascinating stories from her own family's past. This is a wonderful, award-winning novel from an exciting new author. Paula Morris, o ...Show more
Listening to the Everly Brothers and other stories by Elizabeth Smither
27.95 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: very good
These stories are so good that they make you want to re-read them immediately because you just know there?s lots more that you?ve missed. The subjects are mainly about love, romance and relationships, with an array of fascinating characters. Smither?s talent for providing fascinating glimpses into the l ...Show more
Baby No-eyes by Patricia Grace
28.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: very good
'Do you hear the people calling?' 'No.' s major new novel merges recent headlines with stories of a heartfelt family history. It is an account of the mysteries that operate at many levels between generations, where the present is the pivot, the centre of the spiral, looking outward to the past and futur ...Show more
The Book of Fame by Lloyd Jones
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: very good
A glorious novel from the award-winning author of Mister Pip, now available as a trade paperback original from Vintage Canada. The Book of Fame is a lyrical semi-fictional account of the 1905 All Black rugby tour of Europe - a tour that shaped New Zealand's identity, from which the players returned to f ...Show more