A brilliant, funny new novel from the bestselling, beloved Danielle Hawkins*'*Take Two is that rare and special thing, a novel that is effortless to read I sped through it in a day but is also emotionally genuine and original. Danielle Hawkins is a natural storyteller with a light touch and she doesn't shy away from the gritty and the real. She is New Zealand's very own version of Marian Keyes.' - Nicky Pellegrino'My favourite funny author. I l...

Odds of saving marriage - slim. Farming expertise - patchy. Chances that it'll all be okay in the end - actually pretty good ...For those who love Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Alexander McCall Smith and novels with heart, soul and a dose of commonsense.I wasn't enjoying the afternoon of 23 February even before I learnt that my husband was having an affair ...The news of her husband's infidelity comes as a nasty shock to Jen...

One flaky family. One ex-boyfriend who won't go away. And one handsome stranger who probably will ... For fans of Doc Martin and Monica McInerney, a warm, witty novel, brimming with the trademark romance, friendship and eccentricity that Danielle Hawkins's readers love.On the outskirts of a small seaside town, Lia and her friend Anna work serious hours running their restored cafe. The summer season is upon them, they have Anna's wedding to plan and Lia's ex-boyfrie...

A beautifully written, funny, intelligent and heartwarming novel about a young woman who leaves the city for her home town where she falls in love with a wonderful man - and does much more besides.In the wake of an unfortunate best-friend-and-boyfriend-caught-having-sex-in-a-chair incident, Jo Donnelly flees her civilised city life to take up a temporary job at the physiotherapy clinic in her small home town.Jo is ineptly assisted at work by a receptionist ...

A wry, entertaining story about falling in love with a man whose shirtless picture adorns every second lunchroom wall and then doing your best when the relationship takes an unexpected turn . . .Helen McNeil is a vet in the small rural town of Broadview. While taking evasive action from a dull girl at a party one night she falls over - and fails to recognise - national sporting hero, Mark Tipene. For some mysterious reason Helen never really grasps, Mark finds this...

Two Shakes of a Lamb's Tail is the funny, illuminating diary of a year in the life of a New Zealand farm vetWith a husband and two children, 1200 sheep and 400 cattle, farm dogs and pet lambs, pigs bent on excavation and a goat bent on escape, country life is never dull. From calving cows to constipated dogs, weddings to weaning lambs, daffodils to ducklings to droughts, each season brings new challenges and delights. Sometimes it's exhausting but it's almost always a lot ...

One flaky family. One ex-boyfriend who won't go away. And one handsome stranger who probably will ... For fans of Doc Martin and Monica McInerney, a warm, witty novel, brimming with the trademark romance, friendship and eccentricity that Danielle Hawkins's readers love.On the outskirts of a small seaside town, Lia and her friend Anna work serious hours running their restored cafe. The summer season is upon them, they have Anna's wedding to plan and Lia's ex-boyfrie...

Von der Liebe enttäuscht, flieht Josie zu ihrer Tante Rose nach Neuseeland. Zwischen Kühen und Schafen hofft sie, ihr Leben wieder in den Griff zu bekommen. Rose empfängt sie mit offenen Armen – und einem kräftigen Gin Tonic. Das hilft fürs Erste. Aber dann wird Rose schwer krank und Josie beschließt, sich um ihre Tante zu kümmern. Ihre Jugendliebe Matt wird dabei zu ihrer wichtigsten Stütze, und Josie muss sich fragen, ob die große Liebe nicht vielleicht doch in der neuseeländischen Provi...

Von der Liebe enttäuscht, flieht Josie zu ihrer Tante Rose nach Neuseeland. Zwischen Kühen und Schafen hofft sie, ihr Leben wieder in den Griff zu bekommen. Rose empfängt sie mit offenen Armen – und einem kräftigen Gin Tonic. Das hilft fürs Erste. Aber dann wird Rose schwer krank und Josie beschließt, sich um ihre Tante zu kümmern. Ihre Jugendliebe Matt wird dabei zu ihrer wichtigsten Stütze, und Josie muss sich fragen, ob die große Liebe nicht vielleicht doch in der neuseeländischen Provi...

A brilliant, funny new novel from the bestselling, beloved Danielle Hawkins.Sometimes, you have to revisit your past to find your future. Laura—in her late 30s and single since her long-standing relationship with Doug broke up after he told her he didn't want children—finds herself back in his family's life, after a chance visit to his parents sees them in crisis and in need of her help.Doug (now married with children) and his brother, serial dater Mick, are struggling to c...

Two Shakes of a Lamb's Tail is the funny, illuminating diary of a year in the life of a New Zealand farm vetWith a husband and two children, 1200 sheep and 400 cattle, farm dogs and pet lambs, pigs bent on excavation and a goat bent on escape, country life is never dull. From calving cows to constipated dogs, weddings to weaning lambs, daffodils to ducklings to droughts, each season brings new challenges and delights. Sometimes it's exhausting but it's almost always a lot ...

Future Folk Horror: Contemporary Anxieties and Possible Futures analyzes folk horror by looking at its recent popularity in novels and films such as The Ritual (2011), The Witch (2015), and Candyman (2021). Countering traditional views of the genre as depictions of the monstrous, rural, and pagan past trying to consume the present, the contributors to this collection posit folk horror as being able to uniquely capture the anxieties of the twenty-first ce...