Papanui Book Club May 2026Like this list

19 items

• Be Brave

  the Life of a Pacific Correspondent

  Dreaver, Barbara

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  Documentary style book covering reporting dramas in the Pacific. Very interesting!

• Meet Me in Venice

  Hannay, Barbara

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  A light read, perfect for a Sunday afternoon. Heartwarming and nice.

• Boudicca's Daughter

  Harper, Elodie

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  Tight paced with short chapters and told from various perspectives

• My Scotland

  McDermid, Val, 1955-

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  Beautiful photography showing locations mentioned in Val McDermid's books

• The Martian

  Weir, Andy, 1972-

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  An injured man is left behind on Mars and this follows the story of how he copes until he can be rescued.

• Project Hail Mary

  a Novel

  Weir, Andy, 1972-

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  A dimming sun threatens earth's extinction so a crew is sent to investigate solutions for survival.

• The Half Life of Valery K

  Pulley, Natasha, 1988-

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  Set in 1963 in a Siberian prison a former nuclear specialist is taken to an unnamed city to study the effect of radiation on the wildlife, but ends up with more questions.

• The Watchmaker of Filigree Street

  Pulley, Natasha, 1988-

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  Set in the 1800's this story twines the lives of an immigrant watchmaker, a telegraphist at the Home Office and a theoretical physicist

• The Odyssey

  Homer

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  A discussion of the meaning of the Odyssey and how it is written.

• Chapter and Curse

  Penney, Elizabeth

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  An American librarian goes to Cambridge to run the family bookshop. While hosting a poetry event a murder occurs. Story was ok, but aimed at an American audience and over-explained the English details.

• The Beast of Beswick

  Howard, Amalie

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• Nine Goblins

  Kingfisher, T., pseud

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• Bryony and Roses

  Kingfisher, T., pseud

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  A retelling of Beauty and the Beast

• A Manulele in a Mango Tree

  Le Manulele O Nofo I Le Mago : a Pacific Christmas

  Aiono-Iosefa, Sarona

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  a Pacific 12 days of Christmas

• The Last Gifts of the Universe

  August, Riley

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  Set 700 years in the future and earth is learning about other civilsations. Archivists race against billionaires to find technology.

• The Devil Wears Rothko

  Inside the Art Scandal That Rocked the World

  Avrich, Barry

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  Based on the documentary, Made you look, this is the story of art fraud and the downfall of the oldest art gallery in New York. Gossipy and full of greed.

• Mary Poppins

  Travers, P. L. (Pamela Lyndon), 1899-1996

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  Narrated by Olivia Coleman and thoroughly enjoyable!

• Kilted Lovers

  Clawson, Megan

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  A fun contemporary romance set in Balmoral.

• Throne of Nightmares

  Maniscalco, Kerri

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  The third in the series. This book centres around Prince Sloth searching for a book in a dream reality that is influenced by a heroine who has a tendency to read dark romantasy, leading to a self-awareness in the book that I find refreshing!