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Dubrovnik My Love by Suzanne Pincevic
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
Embittered by Tito's communist dictatorship that enslaved his country after World War II, Gaspar is compelled to risk his life by escaping across the Adriatic to the "West". In his search for a better future in a stable country his attempts to escape Yugoslavia are thwarted at every turn. When his last ...Show more
Personae: Portraits from a Colonial Past by William Gruar
$1.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
The recovered memories of Wiruminia Grace, a female elder of a northern tribe, who was known to be accurate in her visions into both past and future, and the clarity of their expression, some time in the latter half of the 19th century. These poems were sent anonymously to Valid Press for publication. ...Show more
Purakau: Maori Myths Retold by Maori Writers by Edited by Whiti Hereaka and Witi Ihimaera
$38.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
A lively, stimulating and engaging retelling of pūrākau - Māori myths and legengs - by contemporary Māori writers. Ka mua, ka muri . . . Ancient Māori creation myths, portrayals of larger-than-life heroes and tales of engrossing magical beings have endured through the ages. Some hail back to Hawaiki, so ...Show more
All the Way to Summer: Stories of Love and Longing by Fiona Kidman
$40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
A powerful collection of stories exploring love and longing from the award-winning author of This Mortal Boy. Fiona Kidman's early stories about New Zealand women's experiences scandalised readers with their vivid depictions of the heartbreaks and joys of desire, illicit liaisons and unconventional love ...Show more
Aue by Becky Manawatu
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
Winner! of the Ockham NZ Book Awards - Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction 2020. Taukiri was born into sorrow. Auē can be heard in the sound of the sea he loves and hates, and in the music he draws out of the guitar that was his father's. It spills out of the gang violence that killed his father and ...Show more
Because a Woman's Heart is Like a Needle at the Bottom of the Ocean by Sugar Magnolia Wilson
$24.99 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
Through fun and gore, love and monsters, Sugar Magnolia Wilson's riveting first collection takes readers inside a world where past and present, fiction and fact, author and subject collide. Playful and yet not so sunny, these poems invite you in with extravagant and surprising imagery, only to reveal th ...Show more
Breaking Connections by Albert Wendt
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: Near Fine
A dynamic group has emerged in Auckland whose members refer to themselves as the Tribe. Mainly Polynesian, they grow up together, rise from poverty and become successful professionals, bound by love and fierce loyalty. At the centre, is Aaron, who lives at the edge of danger, shady dealings and self-de ...Show more
DIRT by Gemma Walsh (Recipes) and Katie Kerr (Editor)
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
Dirt is an beautifully crafted cookbook that digs into the relationship between food and words. Twelve earthy recipes from chef Gemma Walsh are accompanied by a collection of stories, poems and conversations from some of New Zealand’s contemporary writers. The collection is the result of a series of br ...Show more
Five Strings by Apirana Taylor
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Mack is a larger-than-life street philosopher and Puti's a former gang member looking for something more. Together, they're at the bottom of the heap. They live out their lives in a haze of smoke and alcohol, accompanied by a host of other characters scraping by on the fringes of society. Will any of th ...Show more
Melt by Jeff Murray
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: very good
This novel is an urgent, crushing observation of adaptation and exclusion amidst preparation to settle Antarctica as climate destruction starts to bite. New Zealand in 2048, gateway to the melting continent, is thrust into the centre of the climate crises. Vai Shuster, the Advocate of a tiny, broken isl ...Show more
Pearly Gates by Owen Marshall
$38.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
Funny, intriguing, lyrical and ultimately moving, this entertaining and insightful novel from one of this country's best writers both skewers and celebrates small town New Zealand. Pat `Pearly' Gates has achieved a lot in his life and evinces considerable satisfaction in his achievements. He has a reput ...Show more
Salt Picnic by Patrick Evans
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
`All the time on the island there had been something she was looking for. She knew she had to keep this in mind, and that she'd know what it was when she found it. Whatever it proved to be.' It's 1956 and Iola arrives on the island of Ibiza, on the fringes of Franco's Spain, with little more than a Span ...Show more