A moving story of entangled lives in Nazi Germany.
Catherine Chidgey Books
Catherine Chidgey is a celebrated novelist and short story writer. Her works are known for their keen insights into the human psyche and masterful use of language. Chidgey explores complex relationships and moral dilemmas with unflinching honesty. Her writing often mirrors the subtle nuances of interpersonal interactions and the inner landscapes of her characters.
A dazzling portrayal of humanity and the natural world that perfectly balances violence and humour.[Bokinfo].
LONGLISTED: WOMENS' PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022A novel of devastating beauty set in Buchenwald during the Second World War.
Like every other girl in her class, twelve-year-old Justine is drawn to her glamorous, charismatic new teacher, and longs to be her pet. However, when a thief begins to target the school, Justine’s sense that something isn't quite right grows ever stronger. With each twist of the plot, this gripping story of deception and the corrosive power of guilt takes a yet darker turn. Young as she is, Justine must decide where her loyalties lie.Set in New Zealand in 1984 and 2014, and probing themes of racism and misogyny, Pet is an elegant and chilling psychological thriller by the bestselling author of The Wish Child, Remote Sympathy and The Axeman’s Carnival.
In a Fishbone Church
- 272 pages
- 10 hours of reading
When Clifford Stilton dies, his son Gene crams his carefully kept diaries into a hall cupboard. But Clifford's words have too much life in them to be ignored, and start to permeate his family's world. This book tells the story of three generations of the Stilton family.
The wish child
- 371 pages
- 13 hours of reading
This internationally bestselling historical novel that "fans of The Book Thief will enjoy" follows two children and a mysterious narrator as they navigate the falsehoods and wreckage of WWII Germany (Publishers Weekly). Germany, 1939. As Germany’s hope for a glorious future begins to collapse, two children, Sieglinde and Erich, find temporary refuge in an abandoned theater amid the rubble of Berlin. Outside, white bedsheets hang from windows; all over the city, people are talking of surrender. The days Sieglinde and Erich spend together will shape the rest of their lives. Watching over them is the wish child, the enigmatic narrator of their story. He sees what they see, he feels what they feel, yet his is a voice that comes from deep inside the ruins of a nation’s dream. Winner of the Acorn Foundation Fiction Prize at the Ockham New Zealand Awards “A remarkable book with a stunningly original twist.” —The Times (London)
Dies ist eine wahre Geschichte
Neuseeländische Autoren in Berlin. Eine Anthologie
Neuseeländische Autoren in Berlin. Eine Anthologie mit Beiträgen von Catherine Chidgey, Nigel Cox, William Direen, Stevan Eldred-Grigg, James McNeish, Cilla McQueen, Sarah Quigley, Tina Shaw, Philip Temple, Hone Tuwhare. Aus dem neuseeländischen Englisch von Cornelia C. Walter. In Zusammenarbeit mit dem Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes Wellington
