Horses who heal - Sue Spence
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The story of one woman's deep love for horses and the powerful life lessons they've taught her along the way.
Max - Sarah Cohen-Scali
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Meet Max - it's 1936, Bavaria, and he's still a foetus inside his blonde, blue-eyed mother. Utterly indoctrinated in the Nazi ideology, he will address you, tell you his story until 1945 - his destiny as an exceptional being, the prototype of the 'Lesbensborn' program, designed to produce the perfect specimens of the Aryan race to regenerate the Reich. When Max meets Lukas, a young Polish boy who resembles him but who rebels against the Nazi system, cracks start to appear in Max's convictions. (Back cover)
Paul Diamond provides an interesting review of this book in a radio interview at Radio New Zealand.
Out of the Ice - Ann Turner
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When environmental scientist Laura Alvarado is sent to a remote Antarctic island to report on an abandoned whaling station, she begins to uncover more that she could ever imagine.
This novel rates very well on Good Reads click on the link to read reviews about this tense, eerie thriller.
Love Song - Sophia Bennett
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Heading off on tour with the hottest band in the world, Nina's ready for tantrums, paparazzi and drama - but soon discovers there's more to The Point than just guitars and girls... (Back cover)
Sophia Bennett, the author talks a little about her novel in the following video.
Need any more convincing? Read an extract of the book here.
