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	Otherhood: Essays on being childless, childfree and child-adjacent by Alie Benge (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lil O'Brien (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kathryn van Beek (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.33 avg rating — 356 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bonsai: Best Small Stories from Aotearoa New Zealand by Michelle Elvy (Editor), Frankie McMillan (Editor), James Norcliffe (Editor) 4.06 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bruce Finds a Home 4.56 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Middle Distance: Long Stories of Aotearoa New Zealand by Craig Gamble (Editor), Jack Barrowman, Octavia Cade (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	a liminal gathering by Iona Winter (Editor), Lynda Scott Araya (Writer), Ruth Arnison (Writer) 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fresh Ink: A Collection of Voices from Aotearoa New Zealand 2019 by James George (Editor), Crispin Anderlini, Vivienne Bailey really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pet 3.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Best of Auckland by S. Williamson (Editor), Matt Billington, Anita Arlov it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bruce Goes Outside 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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A Hatful of Cherries

by Felix Calvino (Goodreads Author)

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Anna Karenina

by Leo Tolstoy

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

by Robert Louis Stevenson

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