All the Way to Summer by Fiona Kidman

All the Way to Summer by Fiona Kidman

A powerful collection of stories exploring love and longing from the award-winning author of>This Mortal Boy.

Two mothers fight over who will wear a hat on their children's wedding day. A needle is lost somewhere in a woman's body. A writer waits with a suitcase for a man who never comes. This collection brings together Fiona Kidman's finest and most scandalous stories, vividly depicting the joys of female desire and the pain of heartbreak, the thrill of illicit liaisons and the twists and turns of unconventional love. Sometimes joyful, often devastating and always beautiful, All the Way to Summer is a searing account of love and loss from a pioneering feminist icon.

Praise for All the Way to Summer

‘A magnificent book. . Fiona Kidman is a splendid writer and this book exceeds expectations. Tales of loss and betrayal and twisted love abound in this perfect collection’ Liz Nugent, author of Strange Sally Diamond

'Kidman’s quiet, deft narratives startle with flashes of sensuous images . . . wise, subtle tales' Kirkus Reviews

‘Kidman's subtlety and her trust of the reader's intellect is a vein that runs through her work . . . insightful, restrained in parts, and always beautiful. They do not make a fuss, but they will sure as hell make you cry’ Otago Daily Times 

‘Powerfully encapsulates love in all its forms . . . the deep-felt love that springs from her acute powers of observation, a tight-knit family and enduring friendships’ Daily Post

Praise for Fiona Kidman

‘Kidman’s prose is precise, detailed, lyric' Irish Times 

‘Magnetic’ New York Times 

'Kidman, a poet, is a beautiful writer' The Times 

‘A masterful storyteller’ The Lady 

‘A truly gifted writer' Trip Fiction

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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ISBN 13	9781913547646
ISBN 10	1913547647
Title	All the Way to Summer
Author	Fiona Kidman
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Gallic Books
Year published	2024-02-08
Number of pages	368
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.