Man Alone by John Mulgan

$10.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand Fiction | Reading Level: very good

Pictures by Goya and other Stories by Vincent O'Sullivan

$12.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand Fiction | Reading Level: very good

In this collection of short stories from Vincent O'Sullivan, the characters find themselves at points of crisis - domestic, emotional, somethimes comic. These sharply observed, artful narratives test the borders of experience and imagination, confronting the assessment of memory. The characters are left to deal with recollections - variously ironic, untrustworthy, sentimental and affirming. The stories attend, in a characteristically O'Sullivan manner, to a surprisingly wide interpretation of what New Zealand lives may mean. The 'ordinary' is presented with a hard-edged compassion. First published January 2006. ...Show more

My Real Life and other stories by Julian Novitz

$12.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand Fiction | Reading Level: very good

Winner of the New Zealand Society of Authors Hubert Church Best First Book Award for Fiction, in the 2005 Montana New Zealand Book Awards Philip is a New Zealander, born and raised in Christchurch. The trouble is that no one else in the country will believe him. Although he has travelled widely, h e is always compelled to return to the place where he feels least at home. His brother Dan, on the other hand, has no intention of going anywhere. Why leave when everything you hate is here? Meanwhile, Dan's ex-girlfriend Kumiko is drifting like a human yo-yo between Wellington and Christchurch, enrolling in every course she can find (from Physics to Art History to Astral Projection) in an effort to hold onto her student visa. Her father has come to the country, hoping to find her, but like every other character in this collection, he has a problem and a story of his own . . . The characters in this funny and astute first book of short stories span genders, generations and identities, yet are all united by a sense of rootlessness. Whether at home or abroad, they are often lost, wandering in and out of each other's lives, never quite coming together. Moving convincingly between differing perspectives, these stories are deftly handled, offering flashes of sharp insight and unexpected humour. This is a unique and fresh voice from an extremely talented new writer, who playfully questions what 'real life' is, and, more importantly, where it can be found. ...Show more

Lovelock by James McNeish

$14.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand Fiction | Series: The Godwit Collection | Reading Level: very good

Now regarded as a classic in the author's native New Zealand, this new edition of 'Lovelock' is republished with 'Berlin Diary', a journal written while researching the novel, and an afterword, which contains sobering commentary on Jack Lovelock's death.

The Changeover by Margaret Mahy

$8.00 NZD

Category: Fiction | Reading Level: very good

A brand-new edition of the Carnegie Medal-winning THE CHANGEOVER - written by internationally bestselling author, Margaret Mahy. 'A gorgeous, strange, unforgettable story . . . I more than loved it' Laini Taylor - author of Daughter of Smoke and Bone 'A clammy hand pressed Laura down onto her knees besi de Jacko's bed. It was the hand of terror, nothing less.' It was a warning. Laura felt it when she looked in the mirror that morning. There had been others: the day her father left home, the day she met Sorensen - the boy with the strange silver eyes. But nothing had prepared Laura for the horror of today. And now her little brother, Jacko, was fighting for his life after being sucked dry of his youth by the sinister Carmody Braque. Laura knows there is only one way to save Jacko; she must join Sorensen and use his supernatural powers to change over if there is to be any hope for her little brother. An unforgettable, supernatural romance. ...Show more

Mackenzie by James McNeish

$8.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand Fiction | Reading Level: good

Supper Waltz Wilson, and other New Zealand stories by Owen Marshall

$35.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand Fiction | Reading Level: very good

The Garden Party - Katherine Mansfield's New Zealand Stories Illustrated edition by Katherine Mansfield

$30.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand Fiction | Reading Level: very good

This recording contains four of Katherine Mansfield's best stories. In "The Daughter of the Late Colonel," two sisters are recently bereaved; while in "Her First Ball" a young girl attends her first dance. "The Singing Lesson" features Miss Meadows, a music teacher in turmoil; and in "The Strangers," a middle-aged couple are reunited. This work is part of Brilliance Audio's extensive Classic Collection, bringing you timeless masterpieces that you and your family are sure to love.   ...Show more

The Sam & Lucy Fables by Alan Bagnall

$10.00 NZD

Category: Fiction | Reading Level: near fine

The Sam & Lucy Fables shares the adventures of two clever pigs, Sam and Lucy, who are always keen to help their human friends in peculiar predicaments. From fixing magic carpets to teaching fish to read, Sam and Lucy solve each conundrum with some common sense and a lot of patience. Each fable remin ds us to be kind, curious and a little bit adventurous. Where would we be without Sam and Lucy? We'd be very lost! The Sam & Lucy Fables is a collection of quirky tales and engaging illustrations that will be treasured for years to come. ...Show more

The Mesmerist by Barbara Ewing

$10.00 NZD

Category: Popular Fiction | Reading Level: good

Unable to find stage work, actresses Cordelia Preston and Rillie Spoons need to find a way of making a living. Cordelia remembers the skills of her aunt and sets out to be a phreno-mesmerist, advising couples on their compatibility and enlightening women on The Gentle Intricacies of the Wedding Night'. Cordelia finds that she does indeed possess the gift for mesmerism, and as her popularity grows, she and Rillie are finally living their dream. But events from Cordelia's past return to haunt her, and the women become embroiled in a scandal that threatens to ruin not only them but those they love ... First published 2007. ...Show more

Shiner Slattery by John A Lee

$35.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand Fiction | Reading Level: very good

Holocaust Tours by Julian Novitz

$14.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand Fiction | Reading Level: very good

Taking time out in the UK, Daniel meets Anita. Getting involved with her means getting involved with her study of Holocaust memorials - and brings Daniel face to face with his own Jewish heritage. Unfortunately it also brings him face to face with Josh, who shares Anita's interests more than Daniel l ikes. Returning to New Zealand and starting a new job, however, Daniel soon realises he can't escape the subject so easily - especially when his old friend Martin, the author of a controversial new book, makes an appearance.Holocaust Tours is funny, fierce and unafraid: a first novel that questions what history means to us now. ...Show more