Böcker av Bronwyn Elsmore

Is there really a stowaway in the lifeboats? And what's the truth about Germans and deckchairs? On a cruise ship full of passengers from different countries there's got to be plenty of fun. This cruise book follows a voyage through 10 countries, 15 ports, across 17 seas, for 46 days. Seventeen Seas is a travel-book with a difference. Call it fiction or creative non-fiction, it's a travel diary, travel memoir, and a cruise journal all in one - a book about a particular world cruise but more generally about life aboard ships, cruise passengers, and the cruising attitude.

"A lovely, lovely book" A woman, a man, a white dog. The woman calls herself Gina, but it may not be her real name. The woman calls the man Mr Chipzenburger - definitely not his name. The dog is less complicated and is happy to answer to Electra. Their story will make you laugh and cry. A B.R.A.G. Medallion book. Reviewers say - "I adored this book" "I hated the story to end. Read it and you'll see. It's a lovely, lovely book." "A masterpiece...perfect in its style and delivery" "This is a very compelling story...simple but well crafted and complete in the telling...moving, gentle and bittersweet." "...her writing brilliance showed on each page." "Please make sure you add this to your to-be-read list."

"Stories of Aotearoa-New Zealand, and other islands of Polynesia. They are fictional tales based on the varied facets of living in these islands situated in the South Pacific - pleasure, pain, calamity, comedy, fun, misfortune, loss, triumph - as in any part of the world, of being human. Most have been published previously, in magazines including NZ Listener, Takahe, Eve, Thursday, included in anthologies, and broadcast by Radio New Zealand, several have won short story competitions."--Provided by publisher.

'A novel with the feel of a memoir about it' You can't go back, her friends say, but Mary has to do it. Going back to her old hometown is the only way she can silence a voice from the past. And find her childhood friend. One is pushing her, the other is holding back, and between the two there's much to be resolved. The plum tree has gone, but a lemon tree thrives. The mystery surrounding the boat with the painted eyes may never be solved; but perhaps a friendship and some things from the past can be recovered. Can't they? "I love Every Five Minutes from the same Author and am delighted to find this book shows her beautiful writing just as well. The characters are very real and there's a similar delicate touch to the prose. Bronwyn Elsmore has a real gift for saying just enough without too much. Backwards Into the Future is a novel with the feel of a memoir about it - I find the combination very appealing." - J.M. -