The Axeman's Carnival by Catherine Chidgey Staff Favourites 'A wildly imaginative

'A wildly imaginative

Sisterhood and betrayal

emotional consequences and magical foundations alongside a protagonist who has to work hard to realise her inner strengths

It is one of The Originals from Penguin - iconic

When Margaret Ives

The Axeman's Carnival by Catherine Chidgey Staff Favourites 'A wildly imaginativePaperback In this darkly comic work of literary satire by New Zealand's most acclaimed and best selling novelist Tama, a talking magpie and social media influencer, is the sole witness to a marriage in freefall. Tama is just a helpless chick when he is rescued by Marnie. 'If it keeps me awake,' says Marnie's husband Rob, a farmer in the middle of a years long drought, 'I'll have to wring its neck.' But with Tama come new possibilities for the couple's