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2021 NZ Book Awards

Posted on May 25, 2021 by thefreerangebookclub

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Suzy: “All four books seemed completely deserving of their place on the shortlist. While I would have thought the judges may have leaned more towards Nothing to See I am not mad at all about Bug Week winning. There are flashes from the various Bug Week stories that still sit… Continue Reading “2021 NZ Book Awards”

Category: Kiwi lit, Literary fiction, NZ Book Awards, Short StoriesTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Books, Books To Read, Kiwi lit, Literature, Must Read Books, NZ Book Awards, NZ Fiction

Remote Sympathy – Catherine Chidgey

Posted on May 20, 2021 by thefreerangebookclub

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Read for NZ Book Awards An inmate at Buchenwald concentration camp aids the commandant who is trying to save his wife’s life ⫸ “Remote Sympathy tells the stories of several people and families who all have one thing in common: the Buchenwald concentration camp… Continue Reading “Remote Sympathy – Catherine Chidgey”

Category: Kiwi lit, Literary fiction, War storyTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Books, Books To Read, Kiwi lit, Literature, Must Read Books, NZ Book Awards, NZ Fiction, Ockhams

Nothing To See – Pip Adam

Posted on May 5, 2021 by thefreerangebookclub

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Read for NZ Book Awards The lives of friends Peggy and Greta are detailed in three different decades in this book. In 1994 they are aged 24 and breaking free of alcohol and a traumatic past; in 2006 they have jobs and are coping… Continue Reading “Nothing To See – Pip Adam”

Category: Contemporary fiction, NZ Book AwardsTags: Best Books, Bookclub, Bookclub Blog, Books, Books To Read, Kiwi lit, Literature, NZ Book Awards, NZ Fiction, Pip Adam