Not That I'd Kiss a Girl by Lil O'Brien
$36.99 NZD
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: good-very good
A heartbreaking and hilarious true story of coming out as gay in New Zealand. Lil O'Brien accidentally outed herself to her parents at the age of nineteen when they overheard her talking to a friend about liking girls. Half an hour later she found herself on the side of the road, with instructions to co ...Show more
The Girl in the Mirror by Rose Carlyle
$32.99 NZD
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: very good
An edge-of-your-seat debut thriller with identical twins, a crazy inheritance and a boat full of secrets. Who can you trust? Absolutely nobody! Identical twins only look the same… Beautiful twin sisters Iris and Summer are startlingly alike, but beyond what the eye can see lies a darkness that sets them ...Show more
How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa
$42.99 NZD
Category: Fiction
'Sharp and vital' DAISY JOHNSON'I love these stories' HELEN OYEYEMI'A riveting, subversive collection' MADELEINE THIENIn her stunning debut, Souvankham Thammavongsa captures the day-to-day lives of immigrants and refugees in a nameless city, illuminating hopes, disappointments, love affairs, and above a ...Show more
The Other People: The chilling and spine-tingling Sunday Times bestseller by C.J. Tudor
$24.00 NZD
Category: Fiction
The chilling new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chalk Man and The Taking of Annie Thorne 'C. J. Tudor is terrific. I can't wait to see what she does next' Harlan Coben 'A mesmerizingly chilling and atmospheric page-turner' J.P. Delaney, bestselling author of The Girl Before Drivin ...Show more
Night Sleep Death the Stars by Joyce Carol Oates
$35.00 NZD
Category: Fiction
The bonds of family are tested in the wake of a profound tragedy, providing a look at the darker side of our society Night Sleep Death The Stars is a gripping examination of contemporary America through the prism of a family tragedy: when a powerful parent dies, each of his adult children reacts in st ...Show more
Stalingrad by Vasily Grossman
$26.00 NZD
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Vintage Classics | Reading Level: very good
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND NOW A MAJOR RADIO 4 DRAMA 'One of the great novels of the 20th century, and now published in English for the first time' Observer 'A gripping panorama of the human experience' Kenneth Branagh In April 1942, Hitler and Mussolini plan the huge offensive on the Eastern Front ...Show more
Olga by Bernhard Schlink
$34.99 NZD
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
The life of one woman - Olga - from late 19th century Prussia to modern Germany.A novel of love, passion and history from beloved modern master Bernhard Schlink. 'Bernhard Schlink speaks straight to the heart' New York Times Olga is an orphan raised by her grandmother in a Prussian village around the tu ...Show more
Orlando (Penguin Modern Classics) by Virginia Woolf
$21.00 NZD
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
Virginia Woolf's Orlando 'The longest and most charming love letter in literature', playfully constructs the figure of Orlando as the fictional embodiment of Woolf's close friend and lover, Vita Sackville-West. Spanning three centuries, the novel opens as Orlando, a young nobleman in Elizabeth's England ...Show more
Puppies by Maurizio de Giovanni
$22.99 NZD
Category: Fiction
The new instalment in the bestselling 'Bastards of Pizzofalcone' series, by one of Europe's most renowned and versatile mystery writers.
When the Apricots Bloom by Gina Wilkinson
$37.99 NZD
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
What would you do if the secret police demanded you spy on a friend in order to protect your family? Three women confront the complexities of trust, friendship and motherhood under the rule of a dictator in this debut inspired by the author's own experiences in Iraq. At night, in Huda's fragrant garden, ...Show more
The Gifts of Reading by Robert Macfarlane
$8.99 NZD
Category: Fiction
From the acclaimed author of The Old Ways and Landmarks -- an essay on the beauty and joy of reading, for anyone who has ever loved a book Every book is a kind of gift to its reader, and the act of giving books is charged with a special emotional resonance. It is a meeting of three minds (the giver, the ...Show more
Lilian's Story: Text Classic by Kate Grenville
$18.00 NZD
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Text Classics Ser.
I was still not permitted to decline those tennis parties. 'You must not close off your options,' Father said, and tweaked at one of the unflattering frills on my dress. In her much-loved debut novel, Kate Grenville took inspiration from the legendary Sydney eccentric Bea Miles to fashion the fictional ...Show more