Rhnz Adult Ebooks imprint: 339 books
by Shonagh Koea
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2013
**S****honagh Koea exhibits her wonderful ability to combine the wry with the poignant in this finely observed short story.**When asked which was her daughter, Alyssum's mother always used to say, 'The ugly one.' Alyssum has since made a life for herself, away from her old home. But her mother is...
Dance of the Peacocks
New Zealanders in Exile in the Time of Hitler and Mao Tse-Tung
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
The true story of five talented young men in exile in the time of Hitler and Mao Tse-Tung.'Altogether they knew five wars, three revolutions and - in the case of Ian Milner, accused in the Cold War of being a spy - a slander.'Regarded by one critic as 'the best book published in New Zealand in the...
Leading From Behind
Winning While Coming Last
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2016
**Running a marathon isn't something that comes naturally to newsreader Niva Retimanu. But whether you come first or last, if you complete 42.2 kilometres, you're still a marathon runner.**In Leading from Behind, Niva tells how she went from overweight, heavy-drinking junk-food fan to motivated, health-conscious...
The Sixth Man
The Extraordinary Life of Paddy Costello
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Paddy Costello was a scholar, a soldier, a diplomat, a maverick, an exemplary father, a lover of good wine. But this fascinating biography also asks was he a spy?Auckland. Cambridge. Moscow. Paris. New Zealand's 'most brilliant linguist and ablest foreign envoy'. The man who alerted the West to Soviet...
My Father's Shadow
A Portrait Of Justice Peter Mahon
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
An intimate portrait of Justice Peter Mahon, who headed the Erebus plane crash inquiry, written by his son. Described often as 'a man for all seasons', Justice Peter Mahon is perhaps best remembered for his role in the Erebus Inquiry: an inquiry into the worst air disaster in New Zealand's history....
Shackleton's Whisky
A Spirit of Discovery: Ernest Shackleton's 1907 Antarctic Expedition, and the Rare Malt Whisky He Left Behind
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2012
A vivid account of Ernest Shackleton's 1907 Antarctic Expedition, and the cases of Mackinlay's single malt whisky that he left behind.The incredible tale of Antarctica, malt whisky and an epic journey. Sir Ernest Shackleton's world fame is founded on the Endurance expedition of 1914-17, an attempt to...
Raising Teens Today
Dealing With Sex, Drugs and Homework
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
**Excellent advice for parenting teenagers from a highly experienced psychologist and a counsellor.**Many parents feel anxious about coping with teenagers - it's not surprising given all the horror stories you hear. Other parents warn us of previously docile and compliant children who appear to have...
by Bonnie Etherington
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2017
Fresh, different and exquisitely written, this is an exciting debut novel.*One day we were in a dream world, where Julia was dead and the space where she once was became large and silent, and then we were in another country altogether - where stories and voices made their way into our house any way...
by Emma Neale
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2011
A moving, compelling story about society and our reactions to difference, convincingly evoked, beautifully written. A young man is found unconscious in a remote forest. He is over seven feet tall, his skin covered in thick hair which reminds onlookers of an animal's pelt. When he wakes in a city hospital,...
The Nutters Club
Helping Nutters from the Inside Out
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2011
**Comedian Mike King and a skilled psychiatrist take a novel approach to issues of mental health.**Comedian Mike King's Radio Live show The Nutters Club is hugely popular because it is a forum where those with all manner of mental health issues can discuss their stories in a warm and accepting environment....
by Julian Novitz
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
**Holocaust Tours is funny, fierce and unafraid: a first novel that questions what history means to us now.**Taking time out in the UK, Daniel meets Anita. Getting involved with her means getting involved with her study of Holocaust memorials - and brings him face to face with his own Jewish heritage....
by Holly Ford
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2014
**A compelling rural romance set in the rugged high country of New Zealand's South Island.**Four generations of the Black family have farmed Blackpeak Station. Next in line, or so she believes, is Charlotte Black, stubborn as rock and unbiddable as the weather. But standing in her way are 150 years...
by Owen Marshall
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2016
**Brilliantly tracing the progress of unexpected love and the perils of relationships, this gripping novel is a tour de force.**Temporarily in Auckland while her husband is undergoing treatment, Sarah enjoys a walk in the coolness of the Symonds Street Cemetery. As she pauses at the grave of Emily...
by Jenny Pattrick
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013
This tender and amusing novel is set in New Zealand in the nineties, with the Springbok Tour still a recent memory, and as the country debates whether to adopt MMP. Letter-writing is about to give way to email, but elderly Grace will resist the trend. Through letters and stories, we learn of her friendships,...