New and recommended fiction from our collections

At the Grand Glacier Hotel by Laurence Fearnley

This book is set on the West Coast of New Zealand and is a beautifully written novel about learning to live again. It is the latest from one of Dunedin’s award-winning authors and is Dunedin Public Libraries’ nomination for this year’s Dublin Literary Award. 

The Act of Disappearing  by Nathan Gower

Julia White, a struggling new novelist, is approached by famous photographer Jonathan Aster to solve a mystery. It revolves around an unpublished photograph from the 1960s of a woman jumping off a train with a baby and he has chosen Julia to research the story. This is an intriguing page-turner.

The Main Character by Jaclyn Goldis

Rory has been invited by her friend, reclusive author Genivra Ex, on a lavish trip through Italy on the recently refurbished Orient Express. She is surprised to find that several people she knows well are also on the train and begins to wonder whether the trip has been orchestrated to provide material for a murder mystery novel, with herself being the central character. This is a thought provoking and complex novel.

Not Swinging, Swooning by Stevan Eldred-Grigg

This autobiographical novel is set in mid- 20th century Otautahi, Christchurch, where best-selling author Stevan Eldred-Grigg spent his boyhood growing up in the suburbs. It is a story about dreams, hopes and fears. This is another great read from one of New Zealand’s respected writers.