 | 1pm Tina Makereti –
Where the Rekohu Bone SingsThis beautifully-written, compelling novel bridges two centuries & captures a crucial piece of New Zealand history. Through credible characters it explores the complexity of being Maori, Moriori & Pakeha.
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 | 1.20pm Elspeth Sandys –
What Lies BeneathThis haunting memoir, beautifully told by a novelist, reveals a searing, often amusing, story of adoption during WW2, & the later disturbing but rewarding search for birth parents.
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 | 1.40pm Anna Jackson –
I, Clodia, & Other PortraitsThe sixth collection from this admired poet upends & reinvigorates the story of Clodia Metelli - poet & lover. It also depicts a range of female portraits & asks, with dry wit & style, who is examining & who is being examined?
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 | 1.55pm Vasanti Unka –
The Boring BookThis brilliant illustrator & designer has created an ingenious & utterly delightful book for ages 3 to 93;colourful, fun, imaginative winner of the NZ Post Children’s Book of the Yea
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 | 2.10pm Laurence Fearnley –
ReachThe ninth novel from this award-winning Dunedin writer is set on the New Zealand coast, a place of beauty & danger. It explores the intriguing theme of risk: creative,emotional & physical. |
 | 2.30pm Sachie Nomura –
Sachie’s KitchenIn this lovely book, based on her successful cooking school & TV series, the delightful Sachie combines the traditional with the modern, for a perfect guide to authentic Japanese cuisine.
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 | 2.45pm – 3.30pm Afternoon TeaWith lamingtons, melting moments, asparagus rolls, savouries, cup cakes & more!
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 | 3.30pm Charlotte Randall –
The Bright Side of My ConditionBased on a true story, this fascinating & thoughtprovoking novel examines the experiences of four convicts surviving for a decade in the harsh, freezing isolation of a remote island.
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 | 3.50pm Anne Else –
The Colour of FoodThis enchanting memoir of life, love & dinner, complete with recipes, is the first personal account from this Wellington editor, blogger & author of books on women & social history
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 | 4.10pm Paddy Richardson –
Swimming in the DarkWith the fast pace of a crime novel & the layered complexity of literary fiction, this gripping book, full of feisty females, examines vital social issues such as male authority & violence.
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 | 4.30pm Hinemoana Baker –
Waha / MouthThis renowned performer says she would like the opening of her latest book to be like “standing at the mouth of a cave, or a river, or a grave, with a candle in your hand”.
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 | 4.50pm Eleanor Catton –
The LuminariesYoungest ever winner of the Man Booker Prize with the longest ever book! She’s made us proud with her thoughtful, perceptive media comments & we are delighted she’s here.
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 | 5.10pm Julie Le Clerc & Peta Mathias –
The Hot Pink Spice SagaColour, comradeship & cumin! This exuberant book of food, fun & travel will be revealed through a visual & verbal feast by these two amazing women who are both in love with India.
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 | Books will be available & authors will be happy to sign them at the table in the foyer, at afternoon tea & at 5.30pm. Sincere thanks to Penguin Random House, Harper Collins, Victoria University Press, Otago University Press, Auckland University Press, Awa Press & Upstart Press. |
Tickets $55 (includes afternoon tea) No door sales The Women’s Bookshop
105 Ponsonby Rd. phone (09) 376 4399
email: books@womensbookshop.co.nz
To purchase tickets online click here
(Visa & Mastercard bookings accepted by phone or email or online)
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