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The Last Time We Spoke Fiona Sussman

The Last Time We Spoke By Fiona Sussman

The Last Time We Spoke by Fiona Sussman


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Summary

One mild summer evening in rural New Zealand the lives of Carla Reid, a middle-aged farmer's wife, and Ben Toroa, an illiterate teen, brutally collide. Neither will be the same again, their futures forever linked. Many years after their first encounter, Carla and Ben's lives once more intersect, again with astonishing consequences.

The Last Time We Spoke Summary

The Last Time We Spoke: NGAIO MARSH AWARD WINNER by Fiona Sussman

On the night that Carla Reid plans on celebrating her wedding anniversary with her husband Kevin and their grown son Jack, their New Zealand farmstead has never felt more like home. But when Ben Toroa and another aspiring gang member brutally force their way into the house with robbery and more on their minds the night and the rest of both their lives take a radically different direction. As Carla struggles to come to terms with the aftermath and bereavement of different kinds, and Ben faces the consequences in prison, their stories continue to interweave.

The Last Time We Spoke Reviews

'A gripping story about grief and redemption' Sunday Mirror 'Well-crafted...fascinating' Cape Times 'This really is a remarkable book, I cannot praise it enough. It touched something deep inside me ... The author is a new citizen of this country, and yet she has such insight and compassion into such a big issue ... Read this, be humbled and see how we can all make a difference.' Kiwi Flora Reads

About Fiona Sussman

Growing up in a publisher's home in South Africa, Fiona fell in love with language and the written word at an early age. This was during the apartheid era, and witnessing the brutal regime at work sensitised Fiona to the issues of injustice and racial prejudice. Fiona now lives in New Zealand.

Additional information

GOR008304028
9780749020644
0749020644
The Last Time We Spoke: NGAIO MARSH AWARD WINNER by Fiona Sussman
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Allison & Busby
20170323
352
Winner of Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel 2017 Winner of Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel 2018 Winner of Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel 2019
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