by Sue Reid | Nov 23, 2023 | Book Reviews
Educational fact-books have never been so fun with Dave Gunson’s combination of info-text and a vast variety of illustrations. A complete and comprehensive range of chapters from formation and Maori tribal lands through to settlement and the how Aotearoa New...
by Sue Reid | Nov 20, 2023 | Book Reviews
Drawing from her own medical knowledge as a doctor, Joanna Nell always brings humour, reflective thoughts and positive ageing themes – I have read all of her books and she’s never missed a beat. Dr and Dr Winterbottom have lived their married lives...
by Sue Reid | Nov 14, 2023 | Book Reviews
Blending not only flour, eggs, butter and sugar with their exacting baker’s hands, A Bakery In Paris also combines the key ingredients of drama, romance and courage that make this historical tale a success Paris, 1870 and the Prussians are on the move to...
by Sue Reid | Nov 6, 2023 | Book Reviews
From the pages of New Zealand history, The German raider attack on Rangitane in 1940 is woven into this wartime drama by Olivia Spooner. From the bomb blitz of London, to Sydney, then Auckland and a tiny Pacific Island. Emirau Island, New Zealand author Olivia Spooner...
by Sue Reid | Sep 19, 2023 | Book Reviews
Raw and confronting, as you bear witness to the unraveling of all that Therese has built into both marriage and business. Caused to question her crafted existence – more hand-moulded at the hands of husband Trevor than anything of her own doing. How did she deny...
by Sue Reid | Sep 19, 2023 | Book Reviews
In essence, this is a tale about Marie-Jeanne Claudel’s place in the world – growing up in the knowledge and awareness of those around her as she can see ‘love-glows’ in others. Marie-Jeanne was born into tragic family circumstances in 1958,...
