Entries by Theresa Sjoquist

The Children of Men – P D James

Review The Children of Men – P D James First published in 1992, The Children of Men by P.D. James took some time to ensnare me.  For at least the first two chapters, I hemmed and hawed about continuing but then amongst the apparent humdrum, a sneaking itch sets in, one which you need to […]

Spat on Ninety Mile Beach in New Zealand

  Chris and Rhonda Hensley at Houhora, 40kms north of Kaitaia, are spat collectors.  Chris, who was raised at Ngataki, and Ronda, also manage a mussel farm and have a feijoa orchard. “I began helping collect mussel spat for distribution to mussel farmers with Dad in 1978,” says Chris. “Until then MAF had been the […]

Review – Keeping Watch by Laurie R King

Review Keeping Watch Laurie R King Psychological thriller isn’t usually my genre but Keeping Watch is one of the most brilliantly written books I’ve read in a long while.  Laurie King writes with the acuity of the master, never tripping throughout this exquisitely appalling tale.Jamie is a thirteen year old boy whose father is a con man extraordinaire […]

Rural New Zealand Psychic

Lesley Hill is a popular New Zealand psychic who lives in rural Waikato on a sheep station. Lesley Hill was raised in Auckland but when her son, Kayne, was 18 months old and leapt over a fence, she decided that it would be better to provide him with more room, rather than increase the height […]