Books by Fiona Kidman

The Infinite Air

by Fiona Kidman

(82 reviews)

The rise and fall of 'the Garbo of the skies', as told by one of New Zealand's finest novelists. See More

At the End of Darwin Road: A Memoir

by Fiona Kidman

(16 reviews)

An evocative memoir about the emergence of a pre-eminent writer in a changing world 'What I have to tell is largely a personal narrative about how I came to inhabit a fictional world' This absorbing memoir explores the... See More

The Book of Secrets

by Fiona Kidman

(85 reviews)

A classic, prize-winning novel about an epic migration and a lone woman haunted by the past in frontier Waipu. In the 1850s, a group of settlers established a community at Waipu in the northern part of New Zealand. They... See More

Songs from the Violet Café

by Fiona Kidman

(26 reviews)

From the author of The Infinite Air, a powerful story of women's lives spanning decades and continents. New Zealand, 1943. Violet Trench crosses Lake Rotorua with a small boy, Wing Lee, but rows back alone. Twenty years... See More

The Captive Wife

by Fiona Kidman

(153 reviews)

Based on real events, this prize-winning novel is the compelling story of a marriage, of love and duty, and the quest for freedom in a pioneering age. When Betty Guard steps ashore in Sydney, in 1834, she meets with a... See More

All Day at the Movies

by Fiona Kidman

(89 reviews)

Described as a 'beautiful writer' by The Times, Fiona Kidman brings us a sweeping saga of family ties, heartbreaks, and learning to live with the past. 'A universal and honest book' San Francisco Book Review When war widow... See More

The House Within

by Fiona Kidman

A novel of linked stories about a woman's search for identity beyond family ties, expectations and demands. Bethany Dixon is at the centre of a complex network of relationships. She is mother and stepmother, wife and ex... See More

Ricochet Baby

by Fiona Kidman

(4 reviews)

A moving novel, with intelligent and compassionate insight into post-natal depression and the complexities of relationships. 'When Roberta falls pregnant her whole family is filled with joy.' Fallen is not exactly how... See More

Paddy's Puzzle

by Fiona Kidman

(3 reviews)

An internationally acclaimed novel, the Kirkus Reviews wrote, 'Shrewdly balanced between earthy tenderness and the dreadful trauma of disillusionment: a grave yet limber narrative - and a very welcome import.' In a strange... See More

True Stars

by Fiona Kidman

(6 reviews)

Who is trying to scare Rose? This gripping novel is a vivid portrayal of New Zealand in the 1980s. Rose Kendall is alone. She is isolated from her children, her friends, and her political ideals, and there is someone trying... See More

A Breed of Women

by Fiona Kidman

(20 reviews)

A bestselling and influential novel, this compulsive story examines women's changing lives. 'One thing she had learnt was that she and Leonie belonged to a breed of women who were indestructible. They were... See More

The Trouble With Fire

by Fiona Kidman

(8 reviews)

A beautiful collection of stories by a pre-eminent writer, shortlisted for major awards. Fiona Kidman has a genius for peeling back the lives of ordinary people to reveal their hidden passions and complexities. In this... See More

A Needle in the Heart

by Fiona Kidman

(4 reviews)

A collection of six compelling stories linked by a central issue in the lives of the main characters, the defining incident that shapes their futures. The disappearance of a brother; an illegitimate child born to a young... See More