' Songs from the Violet Cafe is a fine book beautifully written. From the "uneasy earth" of Rotorua to the "immense bright terrifying landscape" of Cambodia, the novel's settings are vivid and adroit. It contains much potential sensation - domestic violence, illicit sexual connections, deaths and disappearances, and the desolation and venality of a country at war - but there's also a wry humour, every intense emotion and extreme event filitered through Kidman's cool precise prose.' Dominion Post 'A fascinating read' Red Magazine 'A gripping historical read' Woman's Own 'A thrilling tale of adventure and heartbreak - Kidman has triumphantly brought this inspirational heroine to life' The Lady 'Remarkable' Saturday Magazine ukryj opis