The Jacaranda House Deborah Challinor HarperCollins RRP: $36.99 Set in both Australia and New Zealand, this book drew me in instantly. Perhaps that’s because I like a sense of where something is happening, a time and space in which to place my thoughts. Because this novel is set in places …
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To Kill A Man Sam Bourne Hachette $34.99 I have to admit that despite its flaws (and they’re not massive or insurmountable) I inhaled this book. So while I will outline some of the bits I didn’t love, remember that I tend to speed read when I enjoy a book! …
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Catherine House Elisabeth Thomas Hachette RRP: $37.99 The cover boasts “Deliciously sinister. It’s almost impossible not to be seduced” and for the first quarter of the book I’d agree; but sadly, three quarters of the book remains and my love affair with Catherine House soon went from seduction to boredom. …
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The Rearranged Life of Oona Lockhart Margarita Montimore Hachette RRP: $34.99 This is a topsy-turvy life story told with humour and skill; I enjoyed nearly every moment reading it. There’s no denying that this book borrows heavily from Audrey Niffenegger’s “A Time Traveller’s Wife” which was a big hit a …
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Louis & Louise Julie Cohen Hachette RRP: $34.99 Let me start with a bold claim. This was one of my highlight reads of the year. I really loved this book. The very idea of this novel – that you could explore a life lived as a woman, or a life …
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Blood & Sugar Laura Shepard-Robinson Macmillan RRP: $34.99 This book was obviously well researched! 18th century England dock life and the sugar trade has never been as fascinating! This novel straddles, very successfully, two classes of the time – the very rich and the very poor. Our ‘hero’ is tasked …
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Imaginary Friend Stephen Chbosky Hachette RRP: $37.99 This book kept me on the knife edge for sooooooo long and I’m not sure if that’s good or bad. Honestly, about halfway through it started ‘wrapping up’ and I was left holding the book (which is HUGE) and wondering ‘How is this …
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The Wife and the Widow Christian White Hachette RRP: $34.99 My word, this is a clever book! Set on a creepy island, which is bustling in summer with tourists, but chilling (both in temperature and atmosphere) during the off season we follow Kate and Abby who (no spoiler – it’s …
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A Madness of Sunshine Nalini Singh Hachette RRP: $34.99 I’ve often seen Singh’s name on best-sellers lists and heard her discussed and interviewed on the radio. In internationally successful author living in New Zealand is quite a rarity. I was thrilled when the Eldernet Gazette review books arrived to discover …
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In the Clearing J P Pomare Hachette RRP: $34.99 I really do enjoy a novel set in Aussie. There’s something so ‘familiar’ that make it easier to read, easier to identify with. This novel was no different. In this latest offering from Pomare we are drawn into the lives of …
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