All Day at the Movies

by Fiona Kidman

Overview

The choices of the past echo through the generations in this moving New Zealand saga tracing the lives of the Sandle family, first encountered in Kidman’s Songs from the Violet Café

When war widow Irene Sandle goes to work in New Zealand’s tobacco fields in 1952, she hopes to start a new, independent life for herself and her daughter – but the tragic repercussions of her decision will resonate long after Irene has gone.

Each of Irene’s children carries the events of their childhood throughout their lives, played out against a backdrop of great change – new opportunities emerge for women, but social problems continue to hold many back. Headstrong Belinda becomes a successful filmmaker, but struggles to deal with her own family drama as her younger siblings are haunted by the past.

A sweeping saga covering half a century, this is a powerful exploration of family ties and heartbreaks, and of learning to live with the past

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781910709382
Publisher:	Gallic Books
Publication date:	03/15/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	522 KB

About the Author

Dame Fiona Kidman is a leading contemporary novelist, short story writer and poet.

Kidman has won numerous awards, and she has been the recipient of fellowships, grants and other significant honours, as well as being a consistent advocate for New Zealand writers and literature.

She is the President of Honour for the New Zealand Book Council, and has been awarded an OBE and a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to literature.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Songs from the Violet Cafe:
‘Fiona Kidman, a poet, is a beautiful writer’The Times

‘A subtle, intensely wrought novel of echoes and shadows falling across decades and continents. The interwoven lives emerge and disappear with the abrupt clarity of memory. Stark and unsentimental in its acceptance of dependence, warm and haunting about lives never quite –but almost–reclaimed.’ Janet Todd, author of A Man of Genius

‘Absorbing and fearlessly written. Beautifully executed!’ Caroline Wallace, author of The Drowning of Arthur Braxton and The Finding of Martha Lost

Praise for The Infinite Air:

'A superbly written novel offering an intriguing interpretation of one of the world's greatest aviators' History from a Woman's Perspective (US book blog)

‘A sweeping saga of a fascinating life and an entertaining insight into the early days of aviation.’ Historical Novel Society

‘A thrilling tale of adventure and heartbreak – Kidman has triumphantly brought this inspirational heroine to life.’ The Lady

‘A fascinating read.’ Red Magazine

‘A gripping historical read’ Woman’s Own

Praise for Fiona Kidman:

‘We cannot talk about writing in New Zealand without acknowledging Fiona Kidman’ New Zealand Books

‘In her craft and her storytelling, and in her compassionate, gutsy, tough expression of female experience, she is the best we have’ New Zealand Listener

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