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War means stories, David Hill

Posted on December 5, 2013 by NZ Books

Ambiguity and Innocence: The New Zealand Division and the Occupation of Trieste, May 1945 Tony Simpson Silver Owl Press, $35.00, ISBN 9780986451980 The Battles of Monte Cassino: The Campaign and its Consequences Glyn Harper and John Tonkin-Covell Allen and Unwin,…

Tagged with: Allen and Unwin, David Hill, Glyn Harper, Issue 104, John Tonkin-Covell, Silver Owl Press, Summer 2013, Tony Simpson
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review, War

A long and winding road, John Raeburn

Posted on September 1, 2010 by NZ Books

Cockney Kid: The Making of an Unconventional Psychologist Tony Taylor Silver Owl Press, $44.95, ISBN 0986451916 I approached this memoir with some trepidation. Its sheer scale made it a daunting read – 437 pages, and weighing in at around a…

Tagged with: Issue 91, John Raeburn, Silver Owl Press, Spring 2010, Tony Taylor
Posted in Autobiography, Non-fiction, Review

Coming of age for Kiwi baddies, Bernard Carpinter

Posted on December 1, 2007 by NZ Books

The Cleaner Paul Cleave Black Swan, $29.95, ISBN 9781869417604 The Killing Hour Paul Cleave Black Swan, $27.99, ISBN 9781869418663 Overkill Vanda Symon Penguin, $28.00, ISBN 9780143006657 From My Cold, Cold Hands David McGill Silver Owl Press, $34.99, ISBN 9780958245159 The…

Tagged with: Bernard Carpinter, Black Swan, David McGill, Fraser Books, Issue 80, P C Laird, Paul Cleave, Penguin, Silver Owl Press, Summer 2007, Vanda Symon
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review

Nasty things people do, Bernard Carpinter

Posted on December 1, 2003 by NZ Books

The Temptations of Frederick Weld Michael Wall Black Swan, $26.95, ISBN 1869415930 Devil’s Apple Simon Snow Black Swan, $26.95, ISBN 1869415477 The Monstrance David McGill Silver Owl Press, $24.95, ISBN 095824510X Chicane Colin D Peel HarperCollins, $21.99, ISBN 1869504887 Alternative…

Tagged with: Bernard Carpinter, Black Swan, Colin D Peel, David McGill, HarperCollins, Issue 64, Ken Mitchell, Michael Wall, Paul Thomas, Silver Owl Press, Simon Snow, Summer 2003
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review