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Author Archives: alysonebaker
Alignment by Tracy Chollet – 2017
Isabeau Martin is a lonely, insecure woman whose life has been shaped by a deserting father and chronically depressed mother. She is asthmatic and grew up with the standing stones of Carnac as her only friends, avoiding other children, and … Continue reading
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All This by Chance by Vincent O’Sullivan – 2018
All this by chance is a beautiful, beautiful book about memory and identity. One of the characters muses at one point on how much of us is us, and how much is made up from the photos and paintings and … Continue reading
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Doctor Perry by Kirsten McKenzie – 2018
Yeuwww! Do not read this book if you are squeamish! But do if you want a hoot of a creepy read – and one that will make you think more about paying attention to your kids and looking after the … Continue reading
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Money in the Morgue by Ngaio Marsh and Stella Duffy – 2018
Dame Ngaio Marsh wrote the first few chapters, the title and the timeframe for this novel, which is set in New Zealand during the Second World War, and Stella Duffy has solved the crime and completed the novel for publication. … Continue reading
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Baby by Annaleese Jochems – 2017
Cynthia, 21 but looks younger, thinks her dreams have come true when she takes off with her dog, her beautiful yoga instructor and her Dad’s money. She buys a boat called Baby to live on off shore from beautiful Paihia, … Continue reading
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On a Bodgie Bike by David McGill – 2018
Dan Delaney is back, but he’s not the earnest young lad who longed to be a detective who we first met in 1935, nor the more mature Dan we next met in Wellington in the mid-1940s. It is now 1955, … Continue reading
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The Cage by Lloyd Jones – 2018
Two strangers arrive at a hotel in an unnamed and unplaced town. They need help, but before providing help, the townsfolk want to know who they are and what has happened to them. If the strangers can’t provide that information what … Continue reading
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