These new titles will inspire and entertain you.
GIRL-A, Abigail Dean
Inspired by the horrendous story of the Turpin family and their house of horror, Lexi Grace, one of the six siblings who managed to escape, is forced to confront her past when her mother dies in prison. Lexi discovers who among the siblings remains bound to their background and who has managed to move on.
Beautifully written, the author focuses on the effects of trauma and the media glare, and the shifting alliances and betrayals of each of the siblings. Once you start reading this book, you won’t want to put it down.
THE QUICK AND THE DEAD: TRUE STORIES OF LIFE AND DEATH FROM A NEW ZEALAND PATHOLOGIST, Dr Cynric Temple-Camp
From putzi fly larvae pulsating in the author’s neck to a cleaner who inhaled enough airborne alcohol to return a positive roadside reading, worms in the brain and crocodile attacks, this book, although quite gory in parts, was really quite enthralling. Pathologist, Dr Cynric Temple-Camp takes readers into the unusual, obscure and often tragic ways that humans have met their end. The stories are told with empathy and a bit of humour to counter the darkness of the subject.
CONVERSATIONS WITH RBG – RUTH BADER GINSBURG ON LIFE, LOVE, LIBERTY AND LAW, Jeffrey Rosen
I was never very familiar with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, or the “Notorious RBG” as she was known, before she died and then, suddenly, her name was everywhere, including on Netflix with On The Basis of Sex which has, for some reason, been removed from the platform.
RBG graduated at the top of her law school class in 1959 but was unable to find a job because she was a married Jewish woman and a mother. She ultimately served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and found her calling as an equal rights advocate, championing women’s rights. The book draws on a number of conversations she had with Jeffrey Rosen, a legal journalist, and covers a variety of topics which show her sense of humour and intellect.
SHE SHARES HER HEART,
Kerri Price
A collection of 100 inspiring devotions written by women
who share their stories of faith, reluctant courage, trials and tribulations. If you’re looking for encouragement from ordinary women who have found their potential through their faith, then this book is for you.
CLEANSED & CURED, Brett Elliott
With over 20 years of clinical practice behind him, New Zealand medical herbalist Brett Elliott explains how chronic metabolic toxicity from pollution, pharmaceuticals, processed food, household chemicals etc. causes our body to become overloaded, acidic, inflamed and unable to function healthily. He goes on to explain how inner body cleansing or herbal detoxing works to heal your body and how specific natural herbs and foods can help treat the underlying causes of chronic toxicity and inflammation.
DIDN’T SEE THAT COMING: PUTTING LIFE BACK TOGETHER WHEN YOUR WORLD FALLS APART, Rachel Hollis
Three days into editing her new book, Rachel Hollis’s marriage ended. Raw and honest, the best-selling author, motivational speaker and blogger has useful advice for dealing with grief, loss and uncertainty. She writes about her brother’s suicide when she was a teenager, the collapse of the family as a result and the downsides to her fame, but she also shows that darkness can co-exist with beautiful moments and that it’s up to each one of us as to how we come out of pain and change for the better.
MISSING PERSONS,
Steve Braunias
Award-winning New Zealand author, columnist and journalist Steve Braunias writes about 12 extraordinary, true stories of people in New Zealand who have disappeared or who were in the wrong place at the wrong time. The crime stories include former journalist Murray Mason, who was found dead in the Auckland Domain, the disappearance of backpacker Grace Millane and the mystery surrounding the Lundy family murders.
THE PARIS AFFAIR, Pip Drysdale
Harper Brown has always dreamed of being a crime journalist and when her boyfriend dumps her she decides to move to Paris where she settles into a job writing about art. Determined not to get romantically involved again she perfects the art of one- night-stands, until she meets Noah X.
Harper finds herself on the trail of a serial killer and is about to scoop the story of her life, but, if he finds her first, it will be the last story she ever writes.
