Dame Fiona Kidman, DNZM, OBE, is a respected and popular New Zealand novelist, poet and scriptwriter.
Novels
A Breed of Women (1979)
Mandarin Summer (1981)
Paddy's Puzzle (1983)
aka In the Clear Light
The Book of Secrets (1987)
Palm Prints (1994)
True Stars (1995)
Ricochet Baby (1996)
The House Within (1998)
A Needle in the Heart (2002)
Songs from the Violet Cafe (2003)
The Captive Wife (2005)
The Infinite Air (2013)
All Day at the Movies (2018)
This Mortal Boy (2018)
Mandarin Summer (1981)
Paddy's Puzzle (1983)
aka In the Clear Light
The Book of Secrets (1987)
Palm Prints (1994)
True Stars (1995)
Ricochet Baby (1996)
The House Within (1998)
A Needle in the Heart (2002)
Songs from the Violet Cafe (2003)
The Captive Wife (2005)
The Infinite Air (2013)
All Day at the Movies (2018)
This Mortal Boy (2018)
Collections
Honey and Bitters (poems) (1975)
On the Tightrope (poems) (1978)
Mrs. Dixon and Friend (1982)
Unsuitable Friends (1988)
Wakeful Nights (poems) (1991)
The Foreign Woman (1993)
The Best of Fiona Kidman's Short Stories (1998)
The Trouble with Fire (2011)
All the Way to Summer (2020)
On the Tightrope (poems) (1978)
Mrs. Dixon and Friend (1982)
Unsuitable Friends (1988)
Wakeful Nights (poems) (1991)
The Foreign Woman (1993)
The Best of Fiona Kidman's Short Stories (1998)
The Trouble with Fire (2011)
All the Way to Summer (2020)
Novellas and Short Stories
Anthologies edited
New Zealand Love Stories (1999)
Best of New Zealand Fiction: Vol 1 (2004)
The Best New Zealand Fiction, Volume 2 (2006)
Best of New Zealand Fiction: Vol 1 (2004)
The Best New Zealand Fiction, Volume 2 (2006)
Plays show
Non fiction show
Fiona Kidman recommends
The Swimmers (2022)
Chloe Lane
"A beautiful, heart-rending and totally absorbing narrative, a compulsive page turner from start to end - it's a little masterpiece."
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