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Strays and Waifs
Series: Chasing Ghosts
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Cli-fi writer and climate activist Bella Goodfellow wants to save the world, but how can she do that when she can’t even save herself? Forced from her hideaway after a landslide swallows it whole, she finds temporary accommodation with her publisher’s elderly aunt on the Kāpiti...
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Book one in the Chasing Ghosts series by multi-award-winning author Mandy Hager.
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Cli-fi writer and climate activist Bella Goodfellow wants to save the world, but how can she do that when she can’t even save herself? Forced from her hideaway after a landslide swallows it whole, she finds temporary accommodation with her publisher’s elderly aunt on the Kāpiti Coast.
But lilac-eyed Freyja is not what she seems, and soon Bella’s flung into a crazy scheme to expose a murderer and rescue a child. There’s just one problem – before they can act, Bella must believe what Freyja is telling her … and reopen her heart to her painful past.
An Aotearoa crime thriller by a master storyteller.
Strays and Waifs by Mandy Hager.
Series: Chasing Ghosts
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Strays and Waifs
Cli-fi writer and climate activist Bella Goodfellow wants to save the world, but how can she do that when she can’t even save herself? Forced from her hideaway after a landslide swallows it whole, she finds temporary accommodation with her publisher’s elderly aunt on the Kāpiti Coast. But lilac-eyed Freyja is not what she seems, and soon Bella’s flung into...Paperback$3700Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week -
Revenge and Rabbit Holes
Just as life is returning to normal for unlikely housemates Bella and Freyja after their dramaticrescue of an abducted child on the Kāpiti Coast, strange threats disrupt their peace, and they find themselves helping Jonah, a young man caught up with violent conspiracy theorists. When Freyja’s usual supports fail, Bella must try to unravel a series of obscure messages to...Paperback$3000Elsewhere:$3700Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781988595818
Publisher: The Cuba Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 August 2024
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: The Cuba Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 250
About the Author
Mandy Hager is a multi-award-winning writer of fiction for adults and young adults. In 2019 she was awarded the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal, for lifetime achievement and a distinguished contribution to New Zealand’s literature for young people. Her historical novel for adults Heloise was longlisted for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.
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