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All That We Know – Shilo Kino

Posted on February 12, 2025 by thefreerangebookclub

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READ FOR NZ BOOK AWARDS Māreikura is analysing her identity and begins a programme of “decolonisation”. Via her outspoken and inquisitive nature she leads us through a witty, poignant and accidental exploration of the effects of colonisation, which, the book explains, was not a… Continue Reading “All That We Know – Shilo Kino”

Category: Colonisation, Historical Fiction, Kiwi lit, Literary fiction, NZ Book AwardsTags: all-that-we-know, Book Recommendations, Book Recs, book-review, book-reviews, Bookclub Blog, Bookclub Recommendations, Books, fiction, Must Read Books, reading, shilo-kino, what-to-read

The Granddaughter – Bernhard Schlink

Posted on January 29, 2025 by thefreerangebookclub

READ FOR BOOKCLUBChosen by Rachel A study of Germany’s reunification via a collection of people who all represent a different faction or ideology. Kaspar is a West German bookseller whose wife dies. He discovers and tracks down newly discovered family members and attempts to… Continue Reading “The Granddaughter – Bernhard Schlink”

Category: Historical Fiction, Literary fiction, TranslatedTags: book-recommendations, book-recs, book-review, book-reviews, bookclub-blog, bookclub-recommendations, Books, fiction, must-read-books, reading, what-to-read

Hamnet – Maggie O’Farrell

Posted on October 11, 2024 by thefreerangebookclub

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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”

Category: Allegory, Literary fiction, UK authorTags: book-recommendations, book-recs, book-review, book-reviews, bookclub-blog, bookclub-recommendations, Books, fiction, Hamnet, must-read-books, reading, what-to-read

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