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Bullies behind the screen, Jane Westaway
Whale Oil Margie Thomson Potton and Burton, $40.00, ISBN 9780947503819 The authors of certain books published in this country deserve medals. Not literary prizes, although they might merit these, too. But I mean authors who devote themselves to uncovering connections…
Tagged with: Issue 128, Jane Westaway, Margie Thomson, Potton and Burton, Summer 2019
Posted in Media, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology
Posted in Media, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology
Love and damage, Margie Thomson
A Short History of Paradise Norman Bilbrough Penguin, $28.00, ISBN 0143020358 Kissing Shadows Renée Huia, $34.99, ISBN 1869692039 How often can one say of local fiction, and mean it, that it’s an absolute delight to read? Known as a writer…
Tagged with: Huia, Issue 72, Margie Thomson, Norman Bilbrough, Penguin, Renée, Summer 2005
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
Light reading, dark lives, Margie Thomson
The Denniston Rose Jenny Pattrick Black Swan, $26.95, ISBN 1869415612 This highly readable historical novel has already had a big thumbs-up from readers, and it’s not hard to understand why. It’s a darkly engaging story that almost constitutes a new…
Tagged with: Black Swan, Issue 59, Jenny Pattrick, Margie Thomson, Spring 2002
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review