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December - Fiction from the Far East Jenny On paths of ash: the extraordinary story of an Australian prisoner of war by Robert Holman ***1/2 A short walk in the Hindu Kush by Eric Newby ***** Georgie Misadventure in the Middle East: travels as tramp, artist and spy by Henry Hemming ***** Betty Dragon rising: an inside look at China today by Jasper Becker **** Genevieve The saffron kitchen by Yasmin Crowther **** Airdre One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn **** The hare with amber eyes: a hidden inheritance by Edmund de Waal ***** Glenys 1421: the year China discovered the world by Gavin Menzies ****1/2 Cecilia Ten thousand sorrows: the extraordinary journey of a Korean war orphan by Elizabeth Kim **1/2 Margaret The other side of paradise by Margaret Mayhew ***1/2 Maggie The white tiger by Aravind Adiga ***** Della The sandalwood tree by Elle Newmark ***1/2 Irene Dragon Head by Roy Lewis **** The eye of jade by Diane Wei Liang ***** November - All about dogs Rebecca One dog at a time : saving the strays of Helmand : an inspiring true story by Pen Farthing ***** Pam A dog's life by Martin Clunes *** Jenny Leaving Jack by Gareth Crocker ***** Betty Shaggy dogs & other stories : tales of a Kiwi vet by David Marshall **** Margaret The call of the wild by Jack London **** Paddy the wanderer : the true story of a dog who captured the heart of a city by Dianne Haworth ***** Airdre Finding Harmony : the remarkable dog that helped a family through the darkest of times by Sally Hyder **** Winterdance : the fine madness of Alaskan dog-racing by Gary Paulsen *** Maggie The man who lives with wolves by Shaun Ellis **** Glenys Thunder dog : the true story of a blind man, his guide dog, and the triumph of trust at Ground Zero by Michael Hingson **** Genevieve Raining cats & dogs : a Melanie Travis mystery by Laurien Berenson **** A dog in a million : my life with Connie by Hazel Carter **** Georgie The art of racing in the rain by Garth Stein ***** Red dog by Louis De Bernieres ***** October - Kiwi made Jenny Scrapwaggon by Barry Crump ** In endless fear: a true story by Colin Crump ***** Rebecca Phar Lap - the untold story by Graeme Putt and Pat McCord ***** Irene Talking about O'Dwyer by C.K. Stead ***** The singing whakapapa by C.K. Stead ***** A state of siege; and, The rainbirds by Janet Frame ***** Margaret Doctor on the scene by Grace M. Phipps ** Pam Wild beast: the art of Dean Buchanan by Bob Harvey ****1/2 Good as Goldie: the amazing story of New Zealand's most famous art forger by C.F. Goldie and Tim Wilson **** Della Thrift to fantasy: home textile crafts of the 1930s-1950s by Rosemary McLeod ***** Betty Wild daisies: the best of Bub Bridger by Bub Bridger **** Genevieve Ricochet baby by Fiona Kidman **** At the end of Darwin Road: a memoir by Fiona Kidman ***** Twenty chickens for a saddle: the story of an African childhood by Robyn Scott ***** Glenys Alchemy by Margaret Mahy **** The lord of beasts by Justin Elliott *** Kathy La Rochelle's road by Tanya Moir **** |
