Tag: real life heroes

• Pippa Latour is the Last Secret Agent

  You all know I love a WWII novel recounting the hard work done by women in the name of freedom and peace. When I walked into the library one day to drop off some books, I saw this on the Bestie stand – a display currently housing many New Zealand reads – and immediately knew…

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  September 9, 2024

  Historical Fiction

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• My Favourite Book Characters Part Two – The Simpletons

  These characters aren’t magically inclined. They don’t have some otherworldly element to their existence that makes them incredible. There isn’t anything powering them that is supernatural or paranormal or anything that isn’t human. They are simple human beings with average lives, and they are amazing people. That’s what this category is about – simple people…

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  May 20, 2024

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