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All Day at the Movies
All Day at the Movies
All Day at the Movies
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All Day at the Movies

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Described as a 'beautiful writer' by The Times, Fiona Kidman brings us a sweeping saga of family ties, heartbreaks, and learning to live with the past.

'A universal and honest book' San Francisco Book Review

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.

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Release dateMar 15, 2018
ISBN9781910709382
All Day at the Movies
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Fiona Kidman

Dame Fiona Kidman OBE, Légion d’honneur, is one of New Zealand’s foremost contemporary writers. A novelist, short story writer and poet, she is the author of more than 30 books. She has worked as a librarian, radio producer and critic, and as a scriptwriter for radio, television and film. She lives in Wellington.

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    The story begins in 1952 and the 14 chapters span 55 years of family and social history. Struggling war widow Irene and her young daughter move to Motueka in the South Island of New Zealand to work the tobacco fields. The intergenerational family stories of Irene and her four children, Jessie, Belinda, Grant and Janice, unfold against an historical narrative which includes the Watersiders’ Strike (1951), the death of Prime Minister Norman Kirk (1974), Ruth Richardson's ‘Mother of All Budgets’ (1991), the United Women’s Convention (1975), Springbok tour (1981) and nuclear-free policy (1984). A very well written family narrative and social history.

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