Book Loving Kiwis discussion

Besides February being Valentine's Day, we New Zealanders also celebrate the origins of our country, so we're going to be different and go with a theme of historical fiction set in New Zealand.

When posting your nominations please include the title and author and add the links to your post. There is no limit to the number of books you nominate.

Nominations will close on 15th January after which time we will add the poll.

Happy choosing!

Nominations

Rachael King

Rosemary Summers is an amateur taxidermist and a passionate collector of tattoos. To her, both activities honour the deceased and keep their memory alive. After the death of her beloved grandfather, and while struggling to finish her thesis on gothic Victorian novels, she returns alone to Magpie Hall to claim her inheritance: Grandpa's own taxidermy collection, started more than 100 years ago by their ancestor Henry Summers. As Rosemary sorts through Henry's legacy, the ghosts of her family's past begin to make their presence known. - See more at: http://www.randomhouse.co.nz/books/ra...

This one has been on my to-read shelf for ages....

Hokitika Town by Charlotte Randall.



I'm also going to nominate The Denniston Rose by Jenny Pattrick as I've heard so many good things about it.



Interestingly, one of the reviews for Hokitika Town said this...
The best book I've read about the early gold-mining days on the West Coast of the South Isand of NZ - even a cut above Jenny Pattrick's The Denniston Rose. The protagonist is a bright, cheeky, determined illiterate Maori child. Randall draws him so skilfully that I feel I would know him if I passed him in the street.

Parihaka Woman by Witi Ihimaera - I have read already but it is a good one for this category
The Parihaka Woman

I'd be keen to read The Parihaka Woman (I have a signed copy after meeting Witi Ihimaera at our Lit Festival last year), and the Rachel King book.

I nominate Landings Landings, by Jenny Pattrick - fantastic history, and a compelling narrative. Set in Whanganui at the turn of the twentieth century.

Lots of great sounding options! Thanks for your input ladies :)

The Larnachsby Owen Marshall