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Square meals, Ruth Nichol
The Colour of Food: A Memoir of Life, Love and Dinner Anne Else Awa Press, $12.00, ISBN 9781877551925 Back in the days when most New Zealanders ate the same stuff – mince, chops, sausages, a roast on Sunday – the…
Tagged with: Anne Else, Awa Press, Issue 103, Ruth Nichol, Spring 2013
Posted in ebooks, Memoir, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in ebooks, Memoir, Non-fiction, Review
Strange rhythms, Ruth Nichol
Hokitika Town Charlotte Randall Penguin Books, $24.95, ISBN 9780143565390 The Hut Builder Laurence Fearnley Penguin Books, $40.00, ISBN 9780143205067 When I started Charlotte Randall’s Hokitika Town, I found it hard to get my head around the idiosyncratic patois…
Tagged with: Charlotte Randall, Issue 94, Laurence Fearnley, Penguin Books, Ruth Nichol, Winter 2011
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
A hectic ride, Ruth Nichol
Limestone Fiona Farrell Vintage, $29.99, ISBN 9781869791681 By the time Murray lumbers into view on p15 of Fiona Farrell’s latest novel, Limestone, I knew I was in the hands of a writer who really knows what she’s doing. Dr Clare…
Tagged with: Fiona Farrell, Issue 87, Ruth Nichol, Spring 2009, Vintage
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
Scarred by difference, Ruth Nichol
Lucky Bastard Peter Wells Vintage, $27.99, ISBN 9781869419431 At a recent funeral for a friend’s father many of us were surprised – and surprisingly moved – when a uniformed soldier played The Last Post. It struck a sombre note during…
Tagged with: Autumn 2008, Issue 81, Peter Wells, Ruth Nichol, Vintage
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review
Too many toppings, Ruth Nichol
Human Remains Denis Welch David Ling, $29.95, ISBN 0 908990 65 0 I know, I know – Andrea Porter would never have got through to Allen Terrill on his cellphone. It would have been switched off or out of range,…