Penguin Random House New Zealand: 456 books

One of Patricia Grace's most popular novels. Makareta is the chosen one - carrying her families hopes. Missy is the observer - the one who accepts but has her dreams. Mata is always waiting - for life to happen as it stealthily passes by. These three women are the cousins. Moving from the forties...

Time runs backwards in this exhilarating novel from the author of the award-winning The Curative. The Montague family is traced back in time from Petone, Wellington, in the present day, to the amazing case of Anne Green, who in 1650 is executed in Oxford, England, but then miraculously recovers on the dissection table.

Jesse and Aaron are brothers in their twenties, living on the family farm. It's not remote back-blocks, but it's still heartland rural. Jesse is a troubled, difficult, sometimes violent lad, always messing up and embarrassing his parents. Aaron's more sensible. He's marrying Carly in the local church,...

This superb coming-of-age novel contains echoes of Ian Cross's The God Boy. Both novels look at the world and family relationships through the eyes of a young boy on the brink of adolescence. Davey Ardsley is twelve years old, growing up in a working-class suburb of Christchurch in the early 1970s...

The Dream Sleepers - stories of family life in the country and the city, of the contrasts between young and old, of relationships between people who know what it means to be Maori in a society whose predominant values are alien. Also available as an eBook

These are short stories about ordinary folk leading seemingly ordinary lives. The power of community, extended family and culture are central to all. �

Patricia Grace's popular first collection - sensitive stories of Maori life which explore Maori spirituality and values and pursue relationships between people, family and races. Also available as an eBook

Is email taking up too much of your valuable time? Tired of spending hours sorting through unwanted emails? Ever lost one of those really important emails that you thought you had filed in the right place? Wish your business could use Microsoft Outlook Contacts for more than just a phone directory?...

Under the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, love, lies and disenchantment lead to a menacing showdown in this suspense-filled novel. A foreigner is seriously injured not far from Julia's safe Queenstown hideaway. Why does he have her name in his wallet? His unexpected arrival takes Julia back forty-five years...

He let the matchstick burn, knowing the power in his hand... flame filled the inside of his head. It ran along his arteries. It licked around his bones. Kitty Wix is knocked over as a strange loping figure is seen fleeing the burning stables. But who is the 'fire-raiser' and why is he creating such...

**An excitingly contemporary and innovative blend of a beautifully written novel with pictures by a critically acclaimed author.**Rudy is a successful architect, but life is not as happy as it should be. His work leaves him artistically frustrated, his wife and two young daughters have moved out of...

**A memoir of restaurateur and chef Jo Crabb, the story of her enviable life between Martinborough and southern France, with recipes from her cooking school Careme.**Jo Crabb and her husband artist Stephen Allwood spend most of the year in Martinborough, Jo running her cooking classes from Palliser...

True, brilliantly written story of how one young man solved his crisis by rowing the Atlantic. This is a story about trying to find happiness. There is a strange trick to being happy. You have to think certain things, believe certain things and hold your tongue the right way. This is the story of...

Wry and poignant, this quirky novel is about resilience and defiance in the face of loss.** "Dear Invisible Elaine, I know you are out there somewhere, but it would be really wonderful if I could find you." The Wedding at Bueno-Vista takes us into the world of Elaine Frobisher, a woman who...