Book Review: Amma
A sweeping, intergenerational novel, that has the strength and complexity of women (and their relationships) at its core.
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Scorpio Books is an independent bookstore with the best range of carefully curated books in Ōtautahi Christchurch.
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Different Kind of Power: A memoir
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Book of Guilt
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Everything But the Medicine: A doctor’s tale
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Welcome of Strangers: A History of Southern Maori
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He Puawai: A Natural History of New Zealand Flowers
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Atlas of the New Zealand Wars: Volume One 1834-1864, Early Engagements to the Second Taranaki War: 1
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Going On and On: Why Our Longevity Threatens the Future
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Let it be Tough: Train your mind to perform under pressure
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To the Edge of the World
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Coming Up Short
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Judy Blume
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Ruin of Magic: Longing and Belonging in Strange Times
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Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of War
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Nation of Strangers: Rebuilding Home in the 21st Century
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Death of an Ordinary Man
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Indignity: A Life Reimagined
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Mother Mary Comes To Me
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Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People’s History of Afghanistan
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Claude Megson: Architect
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Aotearoa in Bloom: A history, culture and practical uses of New Zealand’s flowers
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One Hundred Nights of Hero
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Pretty Dirty: The Life of Flowers, From Creation to Compost
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Quiet Home: House Hushing for Calm and Intentional Living
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How To Live An Artful Life: 366 Inspirations from Artists on how to Bring Creativity to Your Everyday
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She Who Remains
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Witch
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Women Without Men
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Song of the Saltings
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London Falling
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Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life
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Hobbit (Illustrated Deluxe Edition)
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Seven Dials Mystery
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I Who Have Never Known Men
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City and Its Uncertain Walls (Special Ed.)
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Land of Sweet Forever
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Tekkonkinkreet: Black and White (30th Anniversary Edition 2024)
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Book Review: Ride With Me
Read this if you enjoy the marriage of convenience trope, confident characters with larger than life careers, and light spice.