8/28/2023 0 Comments Grow island endingsSet in New Zealand in 19, and probing themes of racism and misogyny, Pet is an elegant and chilling psychological thriller by the bestselling author of The Wish Child, Remote Sympathy and The Axeman’s Carnival.”Ĥ The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese (Grove Press, $38)Ī contemporary classic judging by all reviews and Oprah’s Book Club. Young as she is, Justine must decide where her loyalties lie. With each twist of the plot, this gripping story of deception and the corrosive power of guilt takes a yet darker turn. However, when a thief begins to target the school, Justine’s sense that something isn’t quite right grows ever stronger. In the meantime, this from the publisher’s blurb: “Like every other girl in her class, twelve-year-old Justine is drawn to her glamorous, charismatic new teacher, and longs to be her pet. The latest novel from a prodigious talent: our review of Pet is coming soon. What would life be like, he wondered, if they were given time to think and reflect over things? Might their lives be different or much the same – or would they just lose the run of themselves?”ģ Pet by Catherine Chidgey (Te Herenga Waka University Press, $38) ![]() ![]() “Always it was the same, Furlong thought always they carried mechanically on without pause, to the next job at hand. ![]() What a year for one of our best writers! Two novels in both bestseller lists: could this be a first? We think so!Ģ Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan (Faber & Faber, $25) AUCKLANDġ The Axeman’s Carnival by Catherine Chidgey (Te Herenga Waka University Press, $35) The only published and available best-selling indie book chart in New Zealand is the top 10 sales list recorded every week at Unity Books’ stores in High St, Auckland, and Willis St, Wellington.
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