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“I do not want to stop, my need-to-know propelling me forward, aching for some kind of resolution or understanding. And yet I do not know how much more weight I can bear.” 

– From RIPIRO BEACH by Caroline Barron

“This is one powerful read. I found it riveting, at times confronting, moving and passionate. It’s a very brave book”

—DAME Fiona Kidman

 

Ripiro Beach

A MEMOIR of LIFE AFTER NEAR DEATH

*** October 2020: Ripiro Beach wins the New Zealand Heritage Literary Award for Best Non-fiction Book of 2020.***

Does DNA write our destinies? Or do the hands that nurture triumph over nature? What is it that determines who we really are?

Caroline Barron’s father never found his birth mother. After he dies suddenly on her twentieth birthday, Caroline develops an insidious fear of her own untimely death. When she nearly bleeds out on an operating table during childbirth, it almost seems her greatest fear is justified.

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‘A vivid and profound journey into family secrets and the unknowable past.’

Paula Morris, author of award-winning novel, RangATira

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Today’s the day! Ten and a half wonderful years Today’s the day! Ten and a half wonderful years here in Point Chev, off to Ōrakei Road for new adventures. Thank you Point Chev friends and neighbours for all the fun times, and for support in the hard times. It’s both hard to say goodbye to the seaside home and community  we brought up our babies up in, and exciting to move to the next stage and home = feeling nostalgic + full of adrenaline. Will post again on the other side...
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We’re moving so I’ve decide to sell my stunnin We’re moving so I’ve decide to sell my stunning collection of mid-century T G Green Jersey Blue, designed by Judith Onions in 1968. Years of collecting here and all in perfect condition! It’s on Trade Me, titled ‘Rare collection of T G Green Jersey Blue’. 
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Such a wonderful programme, @aklwritersfest 💕📚 I’m chairing three fantastic reading events, attending two workshops (Mary Karr and Marilyn Robinson) and attending a pile of other general events. Super excited about Kazuo Ishiguro. Anyone else going to workshops? What else is piquing your interest?
One good read and one excellent read so far this m One good read and one excellent read so far this month: The Only Story by Julian Barnes (old guy looks back over poignant first love; such good first person writing, but The Sense of an Ending wins hands down 4/5). And, Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (vivid characters, for fans of Atwood, 5/5). Go forth and read! Or listen, as I did on @audible with Little Fires.
“...but Celestial isn’t something you can stea “...but Celestial isn’t something you can steal like a wallet or even a bright idea...”
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Happy International Women’s Day, fellow readers, writers, friends and family. 💕💪🏽 PS: A solid 4/5 stars for An American Marriage, making me think deeply about loyalty, love and betrayal. No one was right, except all three of them. PPS: Thanks @annawoodsauthor for the recommendation. Tissues indeed!
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