The Free-Range Bookclub
Bookclubbers without boundaries in Nelson, New Zealand
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Bunny – Mona Awad
READ FOR BOOKCLUBChosen by Suzy Samantha Heather Mackey is a loner in her fiction writing class at Warren University. When she is befriended by a group of girls known as the bunnies she can’t help but be attracted to their Smut Salon clique, despite… Continue Reading “Bunny – Mona Awad”
2024: Women’s Prize
Families are at the heart of the Women’s Prize shortlist this year, in particular the role of mothers and daughters who are adapting to personal or societal change. The six female leads in the shortlisted novels have treasured but complex relationships with their families… Continue Reading “2024: Women’s Prize”
Enter Ghost – Isabella Hammad
READ FOR WOMEN’S PRIZE Actress Sonia Nasir returns to Haifa to visit her sister after a relationship breakdown. She is persuaded to perform in an Arabic version of Hamlet amid the violence, highlighting the connection between performance and political protest. At the same time Sonia… Continue Reading “Enter Ghost – Isabella Hammad”
Brotherless Night – V V Ganeshananthan
READ FOR WOMEN’S PRIZE Sashi is a 16-year-old Sri Lankan Tamil with aspirations to be a doctor. Even when civil unrest ensues and her four brothers are caught up in the violence, Sashi still finds a way to help people, at great risk to… Continue Reading “Brotherless Night – V V Ganeshananthan”
River East, River West – Aube Rey Lescure
READ FOR WOMEN’S PRIZE Alva is a 14-year-old half Chinese, half American girl with a secretive mother. They live in Shanghai but Alva dreams of a better life in the US. A coming of age, social drama about the impact of western emigration to… Continue Reading “River East, River West – Aube Rey Lescure”
The Wren, The Wren – Anne Enright
READ FOR WOMEN’S PRIZE Three generations of women carry trauma brought upon them by the famous poet in their family. Phil McDaragh was a man of beautiful words and brutal actions. Years after his death, his daughter and granddaughter try to find their place… Continue Reading “The Wren, The Wren – Anne Enright”
Soldier Sailor – Claire Kilroy
READ FOR WOMEN’S PRIZE A stream of consciousness narrative from a mother to her infant son detailing her struggles with love, identity and control, and the strains parenthood places on her marriage. Dawn arrived on Good Friday and with it despair – no sleep… Continue Reading “Soldier Sailor – Claire Kilroy”
I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home – Lorrie Moore
READ FOR BOOKCLUBChosen by Jo A tragic-comic ghost story set in the 19th and 21st centuries. I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home is a story of death and passion via characters who are haunted by the past and history and their… Continue Reading “I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home – Lorrie Moore”
2024 – NZ Book Awards
The notable feature of this year’s longlist was the number of big name authors who have won literary awards in the past and featured on all sorts of national and international prize lists. Previous winners of this award Stephen Daisley, Pip Adam, Eleanor Catton,… Continue Reading “2024 – NZ Book Awards”
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