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  • In the Company of Women: A Story of Perpetua and Felicitas

    by Barbara Anderson ...
    This novel imagines how the third-century martyrs Perpetua and Felicitas, living in the Roman Empire in North Africa, chose to die rather than to reject their Christian faith. They are brought to life as compelling characters who can speak to Christian readers today. ... Read more

    $27.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bucky’s Big Choice

    by Barbara Anderson ...
    Illustrated by Amy Thelen ...
    Bucky’s Big Choice is a humorous children’s story featuring a little beaver with human characteristics. Trouble awaits this lazy little beaver who doesn’t want to chew wood. Through the delightful scenes featuring Bucky, children learn a persuasive message about the importance of hard work and avoiding laziness. Moral education and entertainment are combined in a way that is sure to delight young ... Read more

    $5.39 CAD

  • Portrait of the Artist's Wife

    by Barbara Anderson ...
    Victoria University Press is enormously proud to publish a new edition of one of New Zealand?s favourite novels, published to critical acclaim here and in the UK and US, and winner of the Wattie Award in 1992. ?The promise that was evident in Girls High has been splendidly fulfilled, and now it seems only a matter of time before Wellington replaces New York as the literary capital of the world.? ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Eli the Eagle

    by Barbara Anderson ...
    Illustrated by Amy Thelen ...
    There is so much that children can learn from the eagle—our national symbol. Eli the Eagle gives a bird’s eye view of life inside an eagle’s nest. Written in rhyme, this charming story of a timid eaglet who is afraid to fly will win the hearts of young readers. Eli doesn’t want to leave his nest. He is comfortable where he is—warm, cozy, and well-fed. Join mother and father eagle as they encourage ... Read more

    $5.39 CAD

  • The (Mostly) True Story of Taylor Swine the Political Pig

    by Barbara Anderson ...
    Illustrated by Rachel Gasper ...
    Taylor Swine is a little pig with a big dream.She wants to be a politician.Even though all the other animals make fun of her, Taylor Swine is determined to make her dream come true—even if it means running away from home. One day after she decides to escape, she wiggles under a fence and heads down a country road toward a promising future where she hopes to help people. When her journey becomes ... Read more

    $5.39 CAD

  • All the Nice Girls

    by Barbara Anderson ...
    Devenport Naval Base, New Zealand, 1962: With her husband away at sea, Sophie Flynn's life is becoming considerably complicated. She has two children to look after, the captain's wife to minister to, a wayward sister to keep an eye on, and an elderly neighbor to nurse. As if that wasn't enough, Sophie falls in love with the commodore, adding a volatile element to the mix. This romantic novel ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Princess

    by Barbara Anderson ...
    Princess is a story about a beautiful poor 16-year old girl discovered by the queen's official outside her home; bets that she would not be able to play a game that would make him laugh, she doesn't, but tricks him into her and her family visiting the castle. The fairy tale ends up happily ever after. ... Read more

    $1.53 CAD

  • Just Ducky

    by Barbara Anderson ...
    Illustrated by Rachel Gasper ...
    Little Ducky thinks he is a roosterIn this heart-warming story, young readers will fall in love with Little Ducky and his barnyard friends. This richly illustrated duck tale teaches children an all-important truth about being content with the way they were made. Wise Old Duck teaches Little Ducky that he is perfect just the way he is and he doesn’t need to pretend he is something or someone else ... Read more

    $5.39 CAD

  • Proud Garments

    by Barbara Anderson ...
    A wickedly funny story of family love and betrayal which moves from the world of do-it-yourself property development in 1990s Auckland to fabric mills and fashion showrooms of Milan. Rich, comic, heart-breaking, Anderson's prose has the power to enthral. ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Whoo Am I?

    by Barbara Anderson ...
    Illustrated by Rachel Gasper ...
    When a baby owl falls out of the nest, he begins his adventures and search for belonging. Whoo Am I? is the sweet story of a baby owl high up in a tree with his family, who longs to see the world below. His adventures begin when he accidentally tumbles down to the forest floor, where he quickly embraces his newfound freedom. Soon, however, the little owl realizes that being on his own is not as ... Read more

    $5.39 CAD

  • Change Of Heart

    by Barbara Anderson ...
    Oliver Gurth Perkins is seventy-five, and the darkest cloud on his horizon is that the local bookshop no longer stocks paperbacks of the Times cryptic crosswords. He has an easy companionship with his wife; his dental practice is undemanding; his son is a decent enough sort; and his granddaughter who comes for the school holidays is his delight. But when a minor heart episode convinces Oliver that ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The House Guest

    by Barbara Anderson ...
    Robin Dromgoole, the only son of a widowed mother, learns to cook with Emmeline who lives next door. But Lisa on the other side, whom he minded when she was a baby, is the girl he marries. As ususal Anderson's writing is dazzling, she writes from the heart and shoots from the hip. ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus