Hastings Girls' High School, Ngā Rau Huia o Ākina

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  • Adventures with Emilie

    By Victoria Bruce
    4 stars

    An autobiography about a woman who quits her corporate job in 2021 and packs up her life to travel the 3000 kilometre Te Araroa Trail in NZ with her seven year-old daughter. Victoria writes a powerful, personal story as whilst setting out to have an adventure and creating memories with her daughter, she also used it as a time to confront her PTSD and personal struggles. An epic journey - not for the faint hearted, Victoria and Emilie meet many people along the way and explore our beautiful New Zealand environment and all its rawness.

  • A different kind of power

    By Jacinda Ardern
    5 stars

    A political memoir written and narrated by former prime minister Jacinda Ardern. I enjoyed this book way more than I thought I would. It was thoughtfully written as Jacinda described her upbringing and what shaped her as a person. She talks about her journey into politics and how and why she became the leader she became as well as the challenges she faced whilst in power - not only as a woman and mother navigating a stressful role, but political challenges such as covid and the Christchurch mosque attack. A great read.

  • Daughter of Gloriavale

    By Lilia Tarawa
    5 stars

    An autobiography by Lilia Tarawa who was born into and grew up in the religious cult Gloriavale. It was a candid and gripping account of life in the cult and the increasing control measures used by her grandfather Hopeful Christian to keep the members compliant. Lilia describes the internal conflict about making the decision to leave and the difficulty processing and challenging a lifetime of brainwashing and conditioning to develop a new set of beliefs while navigating a new world. A great read

  • Cult Bride

    By Liz Cameron
    3 stars

    A memoir of a young Australian girl from a normal family who gets caught up and brainwashed into a religious cult. She details the controlling methods used by the followers to gradually lure her in and groom her to what seemed initially to be a small, friendly and harmless church group. It also showed the difficulty in turning around a person's thought process to undo mind control as her family eventually helped her to break free.

  • The Teacher

    By Freida McFadden
    4 stars

    An extremely well-written thriller about a couple who are seemingly leading ordinary lives but are hiding secrets. A chilling tale with twists that leaves you hooked.

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