Book Launch Events at The Women's Bookshop

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Laurence Fearnley BOOK LAUNCH Thursday 11 August 6pm in the bookshop Join Laurence Fearnley & Penguin Random House NZ, to celebrate her latest wonderful novel The Quiet Spectacular. The book features 3 women: Loretta who is compiling The Dangerous Book for Menopausal Women, Chance, a troubled but perceptive teen, & Riva who is founding a wetlands sanctuary. It is dedicated to, & will be launched by, Pip Adam. All welcome. x Lindsey Dawson BOOK LAUNCH Tuesday 23 August 6pm in the bookshop Author, editor, & founder of Next Magazine, Lindsey Dawson has written Scarlet and Magenta, a lively & engaging novel set in 1880s New Zealand.  Life in a raw Bay of Plenty town is hard enough without women expressing independent thoughts & behaving in ways that are contrary to Victorian morals! Join us for an entertaining evening with Lindsey. Two Stunning International Guests  Tuesday 30 August 6pm in the bookshop Visiting NZ for the WORD Christchurch Writers Festival – we are delighted to welcome Nadia Hashimi (USA, of Afghan descent) with her new novel A House Without Windows and Elizabeth Hay (Canada) with her latest novel His Whole Life. Both are best-selling, award-winning authors renowned in their own countries & internationally. x Matt Vickers with Lecretia’s Choice: A story of love, death and the law Thursday 1 September 6pm in the bookshop We are honoured to host Matt Vickers, husband of Lecretia Seales, during his brief visit to Auckland. This brave & moving book is the story of his wife, a lawyer diagnosed with a brain tumour who chose to campaign for the rights & dignity of the terminally ill.