This Pākehā Life: An Unsettled Memoir
By: Alison Jones
4.34
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
This book is about my making sense here, of my becoming and being Pākehā. Every Pākehā becomes a Pā…
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1. Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage
By: Elizabeth Gilbert
4.04
Format: None pages,
Look out for Elizabeth Gilbert's new book, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, on sale now! At … read more
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2. Madness Made Me: A Memoir
By: None
3.63
Format: 56 pages, Paperback
After her journey through madness Mary O'Hagan realised the mental health system and society did mo… read more
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3. Skippy Dies
By: Paul Murray
4.67
Format: 46 pages, Paperback
A tragic comedy of epic sweep and dimension, Skippy Dies wrings every last drop of humour and hopel… read more
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4. Potiki
By: Patricia Grace
3.00
Format: 107 pages, Paperback
A Maori community on the coast of New Zealand is threatened by a land developer who wants to purcha… read more
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5. Old God's Time
By: Sebastian Barry
3.85
Format: 261 pages, Hardcover
From the two-time Booker Prize finalist author, a dazzlingly written novel exploring love, memory, … read more
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"Per ell aquest era el sentit de la jubilació, de l'existència: estar-de immòbil, feliç i inútil"-Sebastian Barry, Old God's Time
"Per ell aquest era el sentit de la jubilació, de l'existència: estar-se immòbil, feliç i inútil"-Sebastian Barry, Old God's Time
"No one minds life as long as they are not trying to leave it. Nor death, as long as they are not dying."-Sebastian Barry, Old God's Time
6. 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
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7. Paper Cage
By: Tom Baragwanath
3.68
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
This prizewinning debut from New Zealand novelist Tom Baragwanath is both a nail-biting thrill-ride… read more
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8. Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life
By: Anna Funder
4.13
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
This is the story of the marriage behind some of the most famous literary works of the 20th century… read more
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9. 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
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10. 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
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"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
11. 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
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12. 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
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"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
13. Return to Blood (Hana Westerman Thriller, #2)
By: Michael Bennett
3.94
Format: 325 pages, Hardcover
From the author of Better the Blood, the gripping second novel in a crime series starring Māori det… read more
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14. 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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15. 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
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
16. 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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- biography
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"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
17. 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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18. 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
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"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
19. 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
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20. 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
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21. 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
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"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
22. Grand: Becoming My Mother's Daughter
By: Noelle McCarthy
4.13
Format: 269 pages, Paperback
"I’ll be grand, girl, I’ve great faith." – Mammy, just before she died Funny, charismatic and ge… read more
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23. 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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24. 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
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25. Becoming Pakeha
By: John Bluck
3.63
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
A journey between two cultures After more than 200 years of co-existence under the umbrella of a … read more
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26. 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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27. Untouchable Girls: The Topp Twins' Story
By: Jools Topp
4.45
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The iconic Kiwi duo - comedians, country music stars, yodellers, lesbians - in their own words. … read more
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28. This Pākehā Life: An Unsettled Memoir
By: Alison Jones
4.34
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
This book is about my making sense here, of my becoming and being Pākehā. Every Pākehā becomes a Pā… read more
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29. The Grimmelings
By: Rachael King
4.38
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
Spellbinding middle-grade fantasy adventure of loyalty, courage, and being careful what you wish fo… read more
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30. Imagining Decolonisation
By: Biana Elkington
4.59
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
Decolonisation is a term that alarms some, and gives hope to others. It is an uncomfortable and oft… read more
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31. The Forgotten Coast
By: Richard Shaw
4.09
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
‘You approach family stories with caution and care, especially when a thing long forgotten is uncov… read more
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