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PICCADILLY PICKS<br />
Come Back to Mona<br />
Vale: Life and Death in a<br />
Christchurch Mansion<br />
Alexander McKinnon<br />
(Otago University Press, $40)<br />
If you live in Christchurch you have probably visited the<br />
Mona Vale Homestead in Fendalton Road and explored the<br />
beautiful gardens. Now you must read an account of “life<br />
and death” in this location.<br />
Every family has its secrets and the Goughs are no<br />
exception. This 332-page account of the Gough legacy<br />
is tellingly recorded by Tracy Thomas Gough’s grandson,<br />
Alexander McKinnon. His eye for detail and descriptive<br />
prose, together with his sense of loyalty and duty to the<br />
family, makes this a vivid read.<br />
I couldn’t put it down.<br />
As a frequent visitor to the Mona Vale gardens, I will view<br />
this ‘Jewel in the Crown’ of Christchurch with new eyes in<br />
the future.<br />
– Helen Templeton, Piccadilly Bookshop<br />
Silverview<br />
John le Carré<br />
(Penguin Books, $35)<br />
Author John le Carré lived from 1931 to 2020. This is his<br />
final completed novel, and written with undiminished skill.<br />
Once again he returns a tale of espionage and spying<br />
with 33-year-old Julian, who has just purchased a rundown<br />
bookshop, becoming deeply involved. The Secret<br />
Intelligence Service are very interested in Julian’s customer,<br />
Edward, and his post-Cold War history with events in<br />
Bosnia, Poland, Yugoslavia and Palestine.<br />
This is an engrossing read and a stand-alone novel<br />
that could introduce a new reader to a master writer, or<br />
remind his fans of all the wonderful novels he has written.<br />
– Neville Templeton, Piccadilly Bookshop<br />
READ A GOOD BOOK LATELY?<br />
Send your 25–50 words on why you recommend it, with the title and your first and last name for publication, to<br />
anna@alliedpressmagazines.co.nz and you could win a $25 voucher to spend at Piccadilly Bookshop.<br />
we love books<br />
www.piccadillybooks.co.nz<br />
Shop 1, Avonhead Mall Corner of Merrin Street & Withells Road, Avonhead | P. 358 4835
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