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What You Wish For

By Catherine Robertson
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Absolutely worth discovering - Jenni Keestra, Radio Live A funny and poignant Gabriel's Bay story from the bestselling Catherine Robertson. Dr Ashwin Ghadavi, the newly imported GP, is trying hard to fit into Gabriel's Bay. His challenges include the immoveable force of his office manager, Mac,... Read More
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Absolutely worth discovering - Jenni Keestra, Radio Live

A funny and poignant Gabriel's Bay story from the bestselling Catherine Robertson.

Dr Ashwin Ghadavi, the newly imported GP, is trying hard to fit into Gabriel's Bay. His challenges include the immoveable force of his office manager, Mac, the ambiguities of the Kiwi idiom, and his unrequited attraction to Mac's daughter, Emma.

Having returned home, Emma is determined to help her old friend, Devon, whether he wants it or not. She's also on a mission to right eco wrongs, and her targets include local farmer Vic Halsworth, who's already neck deep in the proverbial and, to make matters worse, seems to be having visions of moose.

Add in a former jailbird, a Norwegian recluse, and a woman struggling to foster a child, and you have the usual endearing and down-to-earth mix that can only occur in Gabriel's Bay.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780143772811

Publisher: Random House New Zealand Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 January 2019

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Black Swan NZ

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 29.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 233.0mm

Weight: 497g

Pages: 384

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Catherine Robertson Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction New Zealand and Australia Published New Zealand Published Penguin Books

About the Author

CATHERINE ROBERTSON'S novels have all been number one New Zealand bestsellers. Her fourth novel, The Hiding Places, also won the 2015 Nelson Libraries' Award for New Zealand Fiction. Catherine reviews books in print and on radio and is a regular guest on Radio New Zealand's The Panel and Jesse Mulligan's Book Critic slot. She is married with two grown sons, two Burmese cats, two rescue dogs and a powerful vacuum cleaner. She divides her time between Wellington and Hawke's Bay.

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