17 Best fiction books like Auē by Becky Manawatu

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Auē

By: Becky Manawatu

4.50

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

Taukiri was born into sorrow. Auē can be heard in the sound of the sea he loves and hates, and in t…

"I thought how many terrible words there were, and how when they were let loose in the world, they sucked up all the air around them."

-Becky Manawatu, Auē

If you liked the fiction plot in Auē by Becky Manawatu , here is a list of 17 books like this:

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1. Tangi

By: Witi Ihimaera

4.12

Format: None pages, Paperback

Tangi is a poetic drama in prose, about a young man and his father. It is an account of death, but … read more

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  • fiction
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2. The Parihaka Woman

By: Witi Ihimaera

3.79

Format: 298 pages,

Richly imaginative and original, weaving together fact and fiction, The Parihaka Womansets the rema… read more

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  • fiction

3. Pounamu Pounamu

By: Witi Ihimaera

3.53

Format: None pages, Paperback

Pounamu Pounamu is classic Ihimaera. First published om 1972, it was immediately endorsed by Maori … read more

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4. Lola in the Mirror

By: Trent Dalton

4.41

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, Lola in the Mirror is the irresistible new novel from inter… read more

Similar categories in Trent Dalton's Lola in the Mirror book and Becky Manawatu's Auē

  • literary fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • crime
  • book club
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5. Pet

By: Catherine Chidgey

4.06

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Like every other girl in her class, twelve-year-old Justine is drawn to her glamorous, charismatic … read more

Similar categories in Catherine Chidgey's Pet book and Becky Manawatu's Auē

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
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6. There’s a Cure for This: A Memoir

By: Emma Espiner

4.31

Format: 202 pages, Kindle Edition

“I don’t know why medicine felt like coming home but, for some reason, it fits. I keep thinking abo… read more

Similar categories in Emma Espiner's There’s a Cure for This: A Memoir book and Becky Manawatu's Auē

  • adult
  • indigenous
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7. How to Loiter in a Turf War

By: Coco Solid

4.23

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A genre-bending work of autobiographical fiction from one of Aotearoa’s fiercest and most versatile… read more

Similar categories in Coco Solid's How to Loiter in a Turf War book and Becky Manawatu's Auē

  • literary fiction
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
"She gives him a hurled brick wrapped up in a smile"

-Coco Solid, How to Loiter in a Turf War

"Māoridom in Aotearoa dictates that we generate prestige from manaakitanga. It is the connection and hospitality we express for those in our care but also to show all that they are our equal, they too…"

-Coco Solid, How to Loiter in a Turf War

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8. Lioness

By: Emily Perkins

3.43

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

You know how we say we devoured a story, and also that we were consumed by it? Eating and being eat… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • adult
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9. Straight Up

By: Ruby Tui

4.38

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

This is Ruby Tui. An open, raw and honest account of her journey from a troubled and unstable child… read more

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  • adult
"True leadership is the opposite of individualism, the opposite of one person standing above the rest. It's an encompassing, inclusive thing. I never liked the top-down way of leading. Even if I've be…"

-Ruby Tui, Straight Up

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10. Everything Is Beautiful and Everything Hurts

By: Josie Shapiro

4.21

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

The stunning debut novel by the winner of the Allen & Unwin Commercial Fiction Prize. If you loved … read more

Similar categories in Josie Shapiro's Everything Is Beautiful and Everything Hurts book and Becky Manawatu's Auē

  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • book club
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11. Greta & Valdin

By: Rebecca K. Reilly

4.05

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An irresistible and bighearted international bestseller that follows a brother and sister as they n… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca K. Reilly's Greta & Valdin book and Becky Manawatu's Auē

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I wonder what plant I would be, if I were a plant. Maybe something with big leaves that droop sulkily if not provided with the exact right amount of water and light."

-Rebecca K. Reilly, Greta & Valdin

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12. Poor People With Money

By: Dominic Hoey

4.03

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Monday Woolridge is a fighter with a face covered in scars and life full of debt. Her Avondale f… read more

Similar categories in Dominic Hoey's Poor People With Money book and Becky Manawatu's Auē

  • fiction
  • family
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13. One of Those Mothers

By: Megan Nicol Reed

3.66

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

The residents of Point Heed keep nice houses and sign up as parent help at the local school. Occasi… read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Axeman's Carnival by Catherine Chidgey

14. The Axeman's Carnival

By: Catherine Chidgey

4.37

Format: 350 pages, Paperback

Everywhere, the birds: sparrows and skylarks and thrushes, starlings and bellbirds, fantails and pi… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Chidgey's The Axeman's Carnival book and Becky Manawatu's Auē

  • literary fiction
  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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15. Loop Tracks

By: Sue Orr

4.16

Format: 332 pages, Paperback

It’s 1978: the Auckland abortion clinic has been forced to close and sixteen-year-old Charlie has t… read more

Similar categories in Sue Orr's Loop Tracks book and Becky Manawatu's Auē

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • novels
  • book club
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16. Amma

By: Saraid de Silva

4.45

Format: 282 pages, Paperback

Three generations. Three continents. Three sexualities. 1951. Singapore. Ten-year-old Josep… read more

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  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Auē by Becky Manawatu

17. Auē

By: Becky Manawatu

4.50

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

Taukiri was born into sorrow. Auē can be heard in the sound of the sea he loves and hates, and in t… read more

Similar categories in Becky Manawatu's Auē book and Becky Manawatu's Auē

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • family
  • novels
  • crime
  • book club
"I thought how many terrible words there were, and how when they were let loose in the world, they sucked up all the air around them."

-Becky Manawatu, Auē

Cover of Kāwai For Such A Time As This by Monty Soutar

18. Kāwai For Such A Time As This

By: Monty Soutar

4.16

Format: 371 pages, Paperback

This epic historical adventure tells the story of pre-colonial Aotearoa New Zealand like it’s never… read more

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  • fiction
  • indigenous
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19. The Bone Tree

By: Airana Ngarewa

3.71

Format: 251 pages, Paperback

After the death of both parents, Kauri and Black must find a way to survive in a world that doesn't… read more

Similar categories in Airana Ngarewa's The Bone Tree book and Becky Manawatu's Auē

  • fiction
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20. Eddy, Eddy

By: Kate De Goldi

3.96

Format: None pages, Paperback

Eddy, Eddy is a coming of age story, a love story, an earthquake story and a story of finding your … read more

Similar categories in Kate De Goldi's Eddy, Eddy book and Becky Manawatu's Auē

  • literary fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • book club
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21. The Space Between

By: Lauren Keenan

3.91

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A gripping historical novel set amidst the New Zealand Wars in 1860. How do you choose between t… read more

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12 Best contemporary books like Auē by Becky Manawatu

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Lola in the Mirror

Trent Dalton

4.41

Transform Your Habits

Pet

Catherine Chidgey

4.06

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How to Loiter in a Turf War

Coco Solid

4.23

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Emily Perkins

3.43

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Trent Dalton

4.41

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How to Loiter in a Turf War

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4.23

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Return to Blood (Hana Westerman Thriller, #2)

Michael Bennett

3.94

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Emily Perkins

3.43

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