by NRB | 5 Oct 2023 | Crime Scene, Fiction |
A dementia diagnosis reveals clues to a decades-old mystery in this new novel from the author of The Secrets of Strangers – Charity Norman’s third to be shortlisted for NZ’s Ngaio Marsh Awards. In June 1994, 21-year old Emily Kirkland had been working at a petrol...
by NRB | 24 Aug 2023 | Non-fiction |
Cynthia Dearborn’s memoir recounts a confrontation with painful memories and a chance at redemption. This beautifully written memoir tells the story of one tumultuous year. It is 2007 and Cynthia Dearborn finds herself in the role of caregiver and advocate for...
by NRB | 16 Mar 2017 | Non-fiction |
Baum’s memoir is replete with examples of emotional deftness of the highest order. I have very much enjoyed Caroline Baum’s published essays, and it is a delight to see two of them appearing as familiar landmarks in this big map of a memoir. One, entitled...
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