All the Way to Summer

Dame Fiona Kidman OBE, Légion d’honneur, isone of New Zealand’s foremost contemporary writers. A novelist, short storywriter and poet, she is the author of more than 30 books. She has worked as alibrarian, radio producer and critic, and as a scriptwriter for radio,television and film. She lives in Wellington.

Praise for All the Way to Summer‘A magnificent book . . . Fiona Kidman is a splendid writer and this book exceeds expectations. Tales of loss and betrayal and twisted love abound in this perfect collection’ Liz Nugent, author of Strange Sally Diamond'Kidman’s quiet, deft narratives startle with flashes of sensuous images . . . wise, subtle tales' Kirkus Reviews‘Kidman's subtlety and her trust of the reader's intellect is a vein that runs through her work . . . insightful, restrained in parts, and always beautiful. They do not make a fuss, but they will sure as hell make you cry’ Otago Daily Times ‘Powerfully encapsulates love in all its forms . . . the deep-felt love that springs from her acute powers of observation, a tight-knit family and enduring friendships’ Daily PostPraise for Fiona Kidman‘Kidman’s prose is precise, detailed, lyric' Irish Times ‘Magnetic’ New York Times 'Kidman, a poet, is a beautiful writer' The Times ‘A masterful storyteller’ The Lady ‘A truly gifted writer' Trip Fiction