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Clare Ward is a country doctor living and working in the Hokianga Harbour area in the far north of Aotearoa New Zealand, a sparsely populated area where there are many health challenges. This thoughtful memoir tells the story of Clare's thirty-year working life, the people she works with and the remote and isolated landscape in which she practises. She explores what it means to be Pākehā in this deeply Māori world, writing about this with respect, while also acknowledging her standing as outsider. Clare draws the reader in, telling people's stories with dignity and keeping them safe and anonymous. Writing in an understated way, she opens the door into the complex world of a rural doctor.

Do you like reading CJ Box? If so, you will probably enjoy this book by Bruce Borgos, the first in a series. Porter Beck is the sheriff in the high desert of Nevada, north of Las Vegas. Born and raised there, he left to join the Army, working in Intelligence before returning home to follow in his father's footsteps. Life is quiet until a retired FBI agent is found brutally tortured and murdered. Clues point to a mystery dating back to the nuclear testing era of the 1950s. With the help of a current FBI agent, Beck uncovers a case spanning past and present, involving a Russian spy, long-buried secrets, and a deadly search for the truth.

Part of the Murderbot series. Everyone's favourite lethal SecUnit is back in the next instalment of Martha Wells' bestselling and award-winning Murderbot Diaries. After volunteering to lead a rescue mission, Murderbot realizes it will have to spend significant time with a group of unfamiliar humans—including human children. Ugh. As the mission grows more dangerous and complicated, Murderbot must navigate unexpected responsibilities, reluctant teamwork, and the possibility that survival may require its greatest challenge yet... making eye contact.

An engrossing collection of the most remarkable diary writing - by the famous, infamous and everyman alike - curated by the creator of the globally bestselling Letters of Note.
What is more personal, more intimate, than the diary? Throughout time and across the world, humans from all walks of life have kept diaries: they are the repositories of our most unvarnished truths, our most poignant hopes, hidden desires and our deepest fears. Now, in Diaries of Note, Shaun Usher – best-selling author of Letters of Note – collects 366 of the most noteworthy diary entries ever written, one for each day of the leap year, each authored by a different individual.