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Orbital – Samantha Harvey

Posted on November 2, 2024 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON One day in the life of six astronauts in a space station, hurtling around earth 16 times. They admire and ponder life from afar, considering humanity from the Big Bang, current environmental crises through to thoughts on where humanity might end… Continue Reading “Orbital – Samantha Harvey”

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Hamnet – Maggie O’Farrell

Posted on October 11, 2024 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUBChosen by Suzy Set in the 1580s, this book is about Shakespeare and the events that led to him writing the play Hamlet. It is told not from his point of view, but from that of his wife, who is left in… Continue Reading “Hamnet – Maggie O’Farrell”

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Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead – Olga Tokarczuk

Posted on September 11, 2024 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUBChosen by Jo Janina lives alone in a desolate, snowy part of Poland near the Czech border. She studies astrology, over analyses everything and has a fiercely protective nature for the animals of the region. She becomes concerned when the police don’t… Continue Reading “Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead – Olga Tokarczuk”

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Victory Park – Rachel Kerr

Posted on April 20, 2021 by

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READ FOR NZ BOOK AWARDS Kara is a young widow, living in the Victory Park council flats with her young son Jayden. She makes a living by minding other people’s tamariki in her home but struggles to get by financially and emotionally. Her new… Continue Reading “Victory Park – Rachel Kerr”

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The Sound of Breaking Glass – Kirsten Warner

Posted on May 1, 2019 by

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READ FOR NZ BOOK AWARDS Christel has two small children, a stressful job in reality television, an activist lifestyle, a Holocaust survivor father, and now her protest milk bottle sculpture has come to life, appearing in various spots around Auckland like a giant golem.… Continue Reading “The Sound of Breaking Glass – Kirsten Warner”

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