This Mortal Boy by Fiona Kidman
38.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: very good
An utterly compelling recreation of the events that led to one of the last executions in New Zealand. Albert Black, known as the 'jukebox killer', was only twenty when he was convicted of murdering another young man in a fight at a milk bar in Auckland on 26 July 1955. His crime fuelled growing moral pa ...Show more
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
24.99 NZD
Category: General Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Greece in the age of Heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the kingdom of Phthia. Here he is nobody, just another unwanted boy living in the shadow of King Peleus and his golden son, Achilles. Achilles, “best of all the Greeks,” is everything Patroclus is not -- strong, beautifu ...Show more
Testimony by Scott Turow
19.99 NZD
Category: Crime | Series: Kindle County
From the bestselling author of Presumed Innocent comes Testimony, Scott Turow's most twist-filled thriller to date. Bill ten Boom has walked out on everything he thought was important to him: his career, his wife, even his country. Invited to become a prosecutor at The Hague's International Criminal Cou ...Show more
The 7th Function of Language by Laurent Binet; Sam Taylor (Translator)
26.00 NZD
Category: Classics | Series: Trans. Sam Taylor
From the prizewinning author of HHhH, "the most insolent novel of the year" (L'Express) Paris, 1980. The literary critic Roland Barthes dies--struck by a laundry van--after lunch with the presidential candidate François Mitterand. The world of letters mourns a tragic accident. But what if it wasn't an ...Show more
The Overstory by Richard Powers
37.00 NZD
Category: General Fiction | Reading Level: very good
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018'Autumn makes me think of leaves, which makes me think of trees, which makes me think of The Overstory,the best novel ever written about trees, and really, just one of the best novels, period.? - Ann Patchett'It's a masterpiece.' - Tim Winton'It?s not possible fo ...Show more
The Hunger by Alma Katsu
37.00 NZD
Category: General Fiction
A tense and gripping reimagining of one of America's most fascinating historical moments: the Donner Party with a supernatural twist. Evil is invisible, and it is everywhere. That is the only way to explain the series of misfortunes that have plagued the wagon train known as the Donner Party. D ...Show more
Paper Ghosts by Julia Heaberlin
37.00 NZD
Category: Crime
A Texas map marked with three red dots like drops of blood. A serial killer who claims to have dementia. A mysterious young woman who wants answers. What could go wrong?"A rich hybrid work that's at once . . . a murder mystery, a road novel, a pair of psychological case studies and a meditation on photo ...Show more
The Tea Gardens by Fiona McIntosh
26.00 NZD
Category: General Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Spirited doctor Isla Fenwick is determined to work at the coalface of medicine in India before committing to life as a dutiful wife. With hopes of making a difference in the world, she sails to Calcutta to set up a midwifery clinic. There she will be forced to question her beliefs, her professionalism a ...Show more
Hame by Annalena McAfee
26.00 NZD
Category: General Fiction
Hame, n. Scottish form of 'home'- a valued place regarded as a refuge or place of originAfter her relationship breaks down, Mhairi McPhail dismantles her life in New York and moves with her 9-year-old daughter, Agnes, to the remote Scottish island of Fascaray. Mhairi has been commissioned to write the b ...Show more
From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan
34.00 NZD
Category: General Fiction
Pre-read / Used. Excellent condition. Shortlisted for the 2018 Costa Novel Award Longlisted for the 2018 Man Booker Prize Farouk's country has been torn apart by war. Lampy's heart has been laid waste by Chloe. John's past torments him as he nears his end. The refugee. The dreamer. The pen ...Show more
A Secret Garden by Katie Fforde
26.00 NZD
Category: General Fiction
BY THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHORWill opening the door lead to love and happy endings? Romance, humour and happy-ever-after endings, the delicious romantic new novel from the Sunday Times number one bestselling author of A Vintage Wedding and A Summer at Sea.'Modern-day Austen. Great fun ...Show more
New Boy: Othello Retold (Hogarth Shakespeare) by Tracy Chevalier
26.00 NZD
Category: General Fiction | Series: Hogarth Shakespeare
From the bestselling author of Girl with a Pearl Earring and The Last Runaway. Arriving at his fourth school in six years, diplomat's son Osei knows he needs an ally if he is to survive his first day - so he's lucky to hit it off with Dee, the most popular girl in school. But one student can't stand to ...Show more