State of Happiness

Stella Duffy

After five years together, Cindy and Jack think they have tested their love to its limits. But then Cindy falls ill... This novel, longlisted for the Orange Prize, is more serious than the NZ-raised author...

Angel of Grozny: Inside Chechnya

Asne Seierstad

In the early hours of New Year's Eve 1994, Russian troops invaded the Republic of Chechnya, plunging the country into a prolonged and bloody conflict. ?sne Seierstad reported regularly on the war, describing its effects on those trying to live their daily lives amidst the violence. In 2006 and 2007 she ...