Month: February 2011

Bliss & The Garden Party – Katherine Mansfield

Posted on February 22, 2011 by thefreerangebookclub

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel Bliss tells the story of a dinner party where secrets abound. The Garden Party captures the story of an upper-middle class NZ family preparing for a garden party. ✔ “Considered Mansfield’s finest piece of short fiction, The Garden Party… Continue Reading “Bliss & The Garden Party – Katherine Mansfield”

Category: Historical Fiction, Kiwi litTags: Best Books, Bliss, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Books, Books To Read, Katherine Mansfield, Kiwi lit, Literature, Must Read Books, NZ Literature, The Garden Party

In A German Pension – Katherine Mansfield

Posted on February 22, 2011 by thefreerangebookclub

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel A young woman observes the absurd and grotesque while staying in a German pension. ✔ “In A German Pension was Mansfield’s first short story collection, written when she was 22. The stories are semi-autobiographical because Mansfield herself was… Continue Reading “In A German Pension – Katherine Mansfield”

Category: Classic literature, Kiwi lit, Short StoriesTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Books, Books To Read, In A German Pension, Katherine Mansfield, Kiwi lit, Literature, Must Read Books, NZ Literature, Short Stories

Where We Once Belonged – Sia Figel

Posted on February 2, 2011 by thefreerangebookclub

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Suzy Where We Once Belonged is written in the traditional Su’ifefiloi style. Literally this means a woven garland of flowers. As a narrative technique, it refers to the stringing together of individual stories or fragments, told in different styles… Continue Reading “Where We Once Belonged – Sia Figel”

Category: Cultural, Kiwi litTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Books, Books To Read, Kiwi lit, Literature, Must Read Books, NZ Literature, Sia Figel, Where We Once Belonged