Deborah Challinor
It’s official. Deborah Challinor is the
number one bestselling New Zealand novelist for 2016. Nielsen Book Scan
figures for overall sales during the last calendar year put her at the top of
the list of New Zealand novelists by a country mile. This is the second
year in a row she has achieved the number one spot.
Deborah’s
own special blend of well-researched period history, richly developed
characters and a compelling story line is the key to her success. It’s
something her fans have appreciated since her first novel, Tamar was
published fifteen years ago by HarperCollins New Zealand.
Deborah’s
total book sales in New Zealand alone amount to just over 185,000 copies to
date. She is also published in Germany, UK, Russia, the Czech Republic
and Australia.
Her most
recent novel, Cloud Leopard’s Daughter was published in November
2016. It’s the fourth book in the ‘Smuggler’s Wife’ series, which began
with Kitty, set partly in the Bay of Islands of the 1830s.
Deborah
lives in Hamilton, New Zealand. She recently spent four years in New
South Wales researching and writing the four books that make up the Convict
Girls series.
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