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Sunflower
Oct 04, 2009 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fiction-read-2009, nz
A deserved finalist in the Montana book awards, this book is carefully crafted, finely observed, and very funny at times. I found it refreshing to be reading a kiwi book and to come across references to everyday things that just aren't in books by authors from other countries. Perhaps I need to read more kiwi literature. Because I don't usually. Mea culpa. ...more
Beth
Jan 11, 2013 rated it really liked it
Shelves: ams
Pamela
Sep 10, 2014 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Sarah
Jul 06, 2023 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: nrpg, tt-x