N.Z. WRITERS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21850, 22 October 1945, Page 5

N.Z. WRITERS

SEVERAL NEW BOOKS

NON-FICTION TOPICS

LIBRARY ADDITIONS Five non-fiction books written by New Zealand writers are included among the latest addition to the shelves of the Turanganui Public Library. Another acquisition is -he Dawn of Liberation,” Winston Churchill’s fifth volume of his wartime speeches. The full list of new books for the week is as follows: — Fiction.—" Mad Grandeur” (Oliver St. J. Gogarty), “The House With a Delicate Air” (Geo. Joseph), “A Knight Without Glory” (E. Morrison), “Account Rendered’' (Vera Brittain), “Early Morning Murder" (Miles Burton), “Mad With Much Heart” (G. Butler), “In Bed We Cry” (Ilka Chase), “Lady Addle at Home” (Mary Dunn), “Enemy Unseen” (F. _W. Crofts), “Funeral March of a Marionette" (Winifred Duke), “The Captain’s House” (M. Edgington), “That Hideous Strength” (C S. Lewis), “Higher Things” (M. Harrison), “The Philadelphia Murder Story” (Leslie Ford), "Orchids to Murder” (H, Footncr). Non-Fiction.— 'The Fielding Community Centre” (A. E. Campbell), “Sir Donald Maclean” (J. Cowan), “A Pioneer Looks Back” (W. K. liowitt), "Adult Education in New Zealand” (A. B. Thompson), ‘Such Things Were, The Story of Cambridge, N.Z.” (C. W. Venncll), "Roll On My Twelve" (D. Bolster), “The Dawn of Liberation” (Rt. Hon. Winston S. Churchill), “Imperial Commonwealth" (Lord Elton), ‘Long Rond to Leros” (Leonard M. Gander), “Soaring Flight" (T. Horsley), “One King. A Survey of the Dominions and Colonies of the British Empire” (Derek Tangyc), “Time Winged Chariot" (E. Thurtle). Reviews In Brief “Account Rendered,” by Vera Brittain, is the story of a sensitive musician who comes by way of two wars to a strange calvary. Jt is a book for these times, a moving study of aspiration, tragedy and conflict, ending in spiritual victory. “The Funeral March of a Marionette,” by Winifred Duke, offers a straightforward murder problem. Once again the author proves her versatility and skill in a story which will amuse and thrill her readers. “The Captain's House,” by May Edgington, is a compelling and deeply moving novel. It is the story of a family and shows life in many aspects. “A Pioneer Looks Back” is by W. K. Howitt, a 7(j-year-o!d pioneer who lived on a backblocks farm at Okato, Taranaki. He tells of the trials and hardships of the early pioneer settlers who carved their homes in our virgin bush. This book reveals the courage of our forefathers in surmounting difficulties that would be regarded with dismay in these modern times. “The Dawn of Liberation” by Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill, is the fifth volume of his wartime speeches covering 1944 —a year in which the tide of victory began to run steadily. “Long Road to Leros,” by Leonard M. Gander, is the story of a reporter’s travels and troubles in his endeavours to obtain a wartime scoop. The author met many notable people and travelled far and his story is vivid and entertaining.

“Time Winged Charicl,” by Ernest Thurtle, is the life story of a wellknown politician who has been a member of Parliament off and on for over 20 years and for four years, during the war period was Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Information.