7 must-read nonfiction books like Two Shakes of a Lamb's Tail by Danielle Hawkins

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Two Shakes of a Lamb's Tail

By: Danielle Hawkins

4.06

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Two Shakes of a Lamb's Tail is the funny, illuminating diary of a year in the life of a New Zealand…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Two Shakes of a Lamb's Tail by Danielle Hawkins , here is a list of 7 books like this:

1. The Goldfish Boy

By: Lisa Thompson

4.03

Format: 606 pages, Kindle Edition

Matthew Corbin suffers from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. He hasn't been to school in weeks… read more

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2. Remember Me

By: Charity Norman

4.33

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

They never found Leah Parata. Not a boot, not a backpack, not a turquoise beanie. After she left me… read more

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  • adult
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3. The Bookseller at the End of the World

By: Ruth Shaw

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A rich, immersive, funny and heartbreaking memoir of the charming bookseller who runs two tiny book… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Shaw's The Bookseller at the End of the World book and Danielle Hawkins's Two Shakes of a Lamb's Tail

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"My mother, more than anyone, knew why I lived such a high-risk life. She gave me the freedom to run."

-Ruth Shaw, The Bookseller at the End of the World

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4. Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race

By: Lara Prior-Palmer

3.67

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Helen Macdonald’s H Is for Hawk, this is the extraordinary debut memoir of a young woma… read more

Similar categories in Lara Prior-Palmer's Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race book and Danielle Hawkins's Two Shakes of a Lamb's Tail

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"Sport is war in disguise."

-Lara Prior-Palmer, Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race

"Horse lovers have excessive feeling."

-Lara Prior-Palmer, Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race

"Horse smell is the same the world over"

-Lara Prior-Palmer, Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race

"Maybe home is just all that we leave behind."

-Lara Prior-Palmer, Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race

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5. Milking Time

By: Rachael Treasure

3.65

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Connie Mulligan, daughter of a fourth-generation Tasmanian dairy farmer, feels like she doesn't bel… read more

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6. 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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  • adult
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7. Did I Ever Tell You This?

By: Sam Neill

4.06

Format: 398 pages, Hardcover

In this unexpected memoir, written in a creative burst of just a few months in 2022, Sam Neill tell… read more

Similar categories in Sam Neill's Did I Ever Tell You This? book and Danielle Hawkins's Two Shakes of a Lamb's Tail

  • autobiography
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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8. 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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  • autobiography
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"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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9. 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

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  • adult
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10. 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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11. The Quick and the Dead: True Stories of Life and Death from a New Zealand Pathologist

By: Cynric Temple-Camp

4.19

Format: 336 pages, ebook

A dead body without a trace of trauma; alien parasites; worms of the brain; crocodile attacks and b… read more

Similar categories in Cynric Temple-Camp's The Quick and the Dead: True Stories of Life and Death from a New Zealand Pathologist book and Danielle Hawkins's Two Shakes of a Lamb's Tail

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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12. The Black Kids

By: Christina Hammonds Reed

4.03

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

Ashley Bennett and her friends are living the charmed life. It’s the end of senior year and they’re… read more

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"Nobody calls boys sluts."

-Christina Hammonds Reed, The Black Kids

"It's not just about Rodney. It's about all of us."

-Christina Hammonds Reed, The Black Kids

"They don't fucking see us even when they're looking right at us."

-Christina Hammonds Reed, The Black Kids

"Sometimes when you want to disappear, it's easiest to hide in music."

-Christina Hammonds Reed, The Black Kids

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13. Buried in a Good Book (By the Book Mysteries, #1)

By: Tamara Berry

3.83

Format: 333 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Don't miss the first book in a brand-new gripping and hilarious bookish cozy mystery series by auth… read more

Similar categories in Tamara Berry's Buried in a Good Book (By the Book Mysteries, #1) book and Danielle Hawkins's Two Shakes of a Lamb's Tail

  • adult
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14. Mother's Day (Aussie Outback Medical Romance #8)

By: Fiona McArthur

4.31

Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition

Burra District Hospital's maternity unit is under threat and will close for births unless a new obs… read more

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15. The Vet from Snowy River

By: Stella Quinn

4.18

Format: 379 pages, Kindle Edition

A hot vet. A rebellious teenager. And meddling but well-meaning townsfolk. Vera gets more than she … read more

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  • adult
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16. Shock Waves

By: Fleur McDonald

4.17

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Detective Dave Burrows returns in a page-turning new novel of rural suspense from Voice of the Outb… read more

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17. Better the Blood

By: Michael Bennett

4.01

Format: 329 pages, Hardcover

A DETECTIVE IN SEARCH OF THE TRUTH Hana Westerman is a tenacious Māori detective juggling single… read more

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18. The Blue Gum Camp

By: Leonie Kelsall

4.17

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

When the very sensible Charity meets the 'sworn-off-women-forever' Lachlan on a wild weekend at a b… read more

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19. Bird Life

By: Anna Smaill

3.52

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

The second novel by Booker Prize-longlisted author Anna Smaill. A lyrical and ambitious exploration… read more

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20. This Has Been Absolutely Lovely

By: Jessica Dettmann

3.83

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Family is forever, and there's nothing you can do about it. The charming, hilarious and all-too-… read more

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  • adult
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21. Two Shakes of a Lamb's Tail

By: Danielle Hawkins

4.06

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Two Shakes of a Lamb's Tail is the funny, illuminating diary of a year in the life of a New Zealand… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Hawkins's Two Shakes of a Lamb's Tail book and Danielle Hawkins's Two Shakes of a Lamb's Tail

  • autobiography
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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22. Down the Track

By: Stella Quinn

4.07

Format: 377 pages, Kindle Edition

Digging up the past isn't easy ... Sweet, funny and feel-good, the unmissable rural romance from th… read more

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23. The Haters

By: Robyn Harding

3.67

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

The bestselling author of The Party and The Drowning Woman returns with a twisted tale of fame, obs… read more

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  • adult
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24. The Lost Victim (Kate Marshall, #5)

By: Robert Bryndza

4.48

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

When school girl Janey Macklin disappeared from the seedy side of London in 1988, her case went col… read more

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25. Together We Fall Apart

By: Sophie Matthiesson

3.97

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A beautifully crafted debut novel from a compelling new voice in Australian fiction. For the pas… read more

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26. Home Truths

By: Charity Norman

4.36

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

Livia Denby is on trial for attempted murder. The jury have reached a verdict. Two years earlier, L… read more

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27. Tales Of A Vet Nurse

By: Jade Pengelly

4.00

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

The highs and heartbreak of caring for the animals we love You never know who or what is going to … read more

Similar categories in Jade Pengelly's Tales Of A Vet Nurse book and Danielle Hawkins's Two Shakes of a Lamb's Tail

  • nonfiction
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28. Marry Me in Italy

By: Nicky Pellegrino

4.23

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

It's the chance of a lifetime...Skye has just discovered that her long-time love is cheating on her… read more

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29. Spellbound (Gabriel's Bay, #3)

By: Catherine Robertson

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Dive back into the captivating world of Gabriel’s Bay. The delightful third novel in the bestsel… read more

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30. Gabriel's Bay (Gabriel's Bay, #1)

By: Catherine Robertson

3.75

Format: 428 pages, Paperback

A heart-warming, thoroughly entertaining novel about a whole community. Kerry Macfarlane has run… read more

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31. What You Wish For (Gabriel's Bay, #2)

By: Catherine Robertson

3.92

Format: 342 pages, Kindle Edition

A funny and poignant Gabriel's Bay story from the bestselling Catherine Robertson.Dr Ashwin Ghadavi… read more

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4.07

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