Bulibasha by Witi Ihimaera
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: good-very good
Bulibasha is the title given to the King of the Gypsies, and on the East Coast of New Zealand two patriarchs fight to be proclaimed the king. Tamihana is the leader of the great Mahana family of shearers and sportsmen and women. Rupeni Poata is his arch enemy. The two families clash constantly, in sport ...Show more
Hiwa: Contemporary Māori Short Stories by Edited by Paula Morris and Darryn Joseph
$45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
Hiwa is a vibrant, essential collection of contemporary Maori short stories, featuring twenty-seven writers working in English or te reo Maori. The writers range from famous names and award winners - Patricia Grace, Witi Ihimaera, Whiti Hereaka, Becky Manawatu, Zeb Nicklin - to emerging voices like Shel ...Show more
Better the Blood: The past never truly stays buried. Welcome to the dark side of paradise. by Michael Bennett
$26.99 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
‘A compelling, atmospheric page turner with an authentic insight into Maori culture’ Val McDermid A DETECTIVE IN SEARCH OF THE TRUTH. A KILLER IN SEARCH OF RETRIBUTION. A CLASH BETWEEN CULTURE AND DUTY. THE PAST NEVER TRULY STAYS BURIED. Hana Westerman is a tenacious Ma ori detective juggling single mot ...Show more
War Bride by Patricia Fenton
$39.99 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
Grim, uplifting and funny, this fictionalised family saga weaves memories and historical records stemming from real-life stories of a Welsh girl and a Kiwi boy who would never have met, if it wasn’t for Hitler.
The Bone Tree by Airana Ngarewa
$37.99 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
After the death of both parents, Kauri and Black must find a way to survive in a world that doesn't care much about them. Kauri embarks on a journey into his father's past, to come to terms with the trauma he's experienced in his short life, and to break the cycle of violence he fears perpetuating as he ...Show more
A Kind of Shelter Whakaruru-taha by Witi Ihimaera (Editor); Michelle Elvy (Editor)
$39.99 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Series: 1st
Sixty-eight writers and eight artists gather at a hui in a magnificent cave-like dwelling or meeting house. In the middle is a table, the tepu korero, from which the rangatira speak; they converse with honoured guests, and their rangatira-korero embody the tahuhu, the over-arching horizontal ridge pole ...Show more
The Italian Daughter (Lost Daughters #1) by Soraya Lane
$27.99 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Series: The\Lost Daughters Ser.
"Estee, I bought this ring the day after I saw you on stage at La Scala, all those years ago. You're the only woman I've ever loved." Estee wanted to see it so badly, but instead she reached for Felix's hand and gently closed it over the box. "No," she whispered. "I want you to propose only when you're ...Show more
Tell Me Lies by J.P. Pomare
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
'There's no doubt about it: Pomare is a master of the carefully constructed, impeccably paced psycho-thriller.' - The Australian Psychologist Margot Scott has a picture-perfect life: a nice house in the suburbs, a husband, two children and a successful career. On a warm spring morning Margot approaches ...Show more
The Doctors Wife by Fiona Sussman
$37.99 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
Nothing in Stan Andino's unremarkable life could prepare him for the day he discovers his wife in the living room, naked except for a black apron, bleaching out a stain in the carpet that only she can see. A CT scan one week later explains the seemingly inexplicable; Carmen Andino has a brain tumour. A ...Show more
The Last Letter of Godfrey Cheathem by Luke Elworthy
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
"The [NZ] novel of the year" - STEVE BRAUNIAS, Newsroom.co.nz, Dec 2022. A novel of father figures, bullshit and belonging. As Vladimir Nabokov expert Professor Brian Bode writes in his foreword to Godfrey Cheathem's last letter:"I was able to play a prominent role in bringing his remarkable novel Chasi ...Show more
Kohine ( Kōhine ) by Colleen Maria Lenihan
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
Tokyo is a humming backdrop to an array of outsiders: a young woman arrives to work as a stripper, the manager of a love hotel hatches a sleazy plan, a spirit wanders Harajuku, and a mother embarks on a sad journey. Linked through recurring characters and themes, these haunting stories hurtle us into th ...Show more
The Slow Roll by Simon Lendrum
$40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
It seemed a simple request. "Can you find my daughter who has run away?" But for professional gambler O'Malley, life isn't that simple. There is the murder of one of his poker partners, the attention of drug dealers, money launderers, the police, the gangs, and just to top it all off there is his intri ...Show more