Catherine Chidgey Knihy

A remarkable book with a stunningly original twist. The Times

LONGLISTED: WOMENS' PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022A novel of devastating beauty set in Buchenwald during the Second World War.

A dazzling portrayal of humanity and the natural world that perfectly balances violence and humour.[Bokinfo].

Like every other girl in her class, twelve-year-old Justine is drawn to her glamorous, charismatic new teacher, and longs to be her pet. However, when a thief begins to target the school, Justine’s sense that something isn't quite right grows ever stronger. With each twist of the plot, this gripping story of deception and the corrosive power of guilt takes a yet darker turn. Young as she is, Justine must decide where her loyalties lie.Set in New Zealand in 1984 and 2014, and probing themes of racism and misogyny, Pet is an elegant and chilling psychological thriller by the bestselling author of The Wish Child, Remote Sympathy and The Axeman’s Carnival.

When Clifford Stilton dies, his son Gene crams his carefully kept diaries into a hall cupboard. But Clifford's words have too much life in them to be ignored, and start to permeate his family's world. This book tells the story of three generations of the Stilton family.

Neuseeländische Autoren in Berlin. Eine Anthologie mit Beiträgen von Catherine Chidgey, Nigel Cox, William Direen, Stevan Eldred-Grigg, James McNeish, Cilla McQueen, Sarah Quigley, Tina Shaw, Philip Temple, Hone Tuwhare. Aus dem neuseeländischen Englisch von Cornelia C. Walter. In Zusammenarbeit mit dem Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes Wellington