IN OUR OWN BACK YARD by Anne Kayes (Bateman)įorty years ago, sport and politics collided as the 1981 Springbok tour divided the nation. THE OTHER SISTER by Philippa Werry (Pipi Press)Ī heartwarming sequel to The Telegram, covering the grim reality facing nurses working in rehab – think amputee and blind soldiers – and in pandemic recovery, through the eyes of Beaty’s younger sister, Tilly But is their local source friend or foe? The winner of this year’s PM’s award for fiction creates believable, historically accurate characters that speak to today’s teens. Kiwi signaller Frank, his buddy Wally and Aussie Les set up a cliff top vantage point looking across at Bougainville. Their paths will cross again – but meanwhile, where is all Father’s money really coming from? Secrets, lies and scandal follow Cornish migrants arriving in early Napier, while their Norwegian shipmates travel further south to fell the bush and set up camp.

She will find love, but not where she expects it. Meet Kiwi author Anne Kayesįind out more about Anne Kayes on her author profile.In the late 19th century, motherless Molly Conway, determined to discover her true calling, trudges through a smoky, still-smouldering Wairarapa in search of French nun Suzanne Aubert’s community up the Whanganui River. Radio New Zealand ~ Listen to the review by Louise Ward. The contrast between tour protests and pandemic isn’t always seamless, but it provides a useful way to introduce then drive the coming-of-age story.” She considers questions about equality, what it takes to find one’s voice and use it, and how we learn from painful experiences. “Anne Kayes’ impressive novel In Our Own Back Yard does this – and more – with cogency, bringing a power and intensity to the events of four decades ago while contrasting them with the pandemic. In Our Own Back Yard by Anne Kayes - ISBN: 9781988538747 (David Bateman Ltd) In Our Own Back Yard By Kayes, Anne RRP: 21.99 17.59 Save 4.

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If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. Compare this with pictures from last year’s Covid-19 lockdown when New Zealanders were the very picture of calm compliance. In Our Own Back Yard eBook : Kayes, Anne: .uk: Kindle Store. nz ~ “It’s 40 years since the 1981 Springbok Tour divided New Zealand like almost no other event in our history, cleaving us into two halves: those who supported the South African rugby team’s visit and those who did not. Anne Kayes has written a masterful YA novel that considers questions of human equality that are as pertinent in the twenty-first century as they were in 1981.