{"title":"Joanne Drayton","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoanne Drayton crafts compelling biographies and memoirs that delve into the lives of extraordinary individuals, blending meticulous research with engaging narrative. Her works, such as \u003cem\u003eThe Queen's Wife\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Search for Anne Perry\u003c\/em\u003e, explore personal histories with sensitivity and depth, revealing the human stories behind public personas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect richly detailed accounts that illuminate lesser-known facets of her subjects, presented with both elegance and insight. Drayton’s writing invites reflection on identity, relationships, and the complexities of life’s journeys in the realm of biography and memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-queens-wife-by-joanne-drayton-9780143776772","title":"The Queen's Wife","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA modern love story: whakapapa, archaeology, art and heartbreak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA memoir of a turbulent time - and a chess game that broke all the rules.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1989, two married women met by chance. They instantly hit it off, but little did they know that their new relationship would turn their lives upside-down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the true story of that relationship, which threatened to cost them their children, families and friends and forced them to reassess their sexuality, identity and heritage. Along the way, one - an acclaimed biographer - was to explore the power of objects, while the other - a painter - was to follow her whakapapa back to the first Maori king, Te Wherowhero.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAgainst the odds, the couple's new life together became rich in laughter, travel, unusual encounters, investigations into Viking raids, the Kingitanga movement, the death of a New Zealand artist, chicken claws, ghosts, eccentrics and much more. A fascinating read on so many levels, \u003cem\u003eThe Queen's Wife\u003c\/em\u003e is an important view of our country from its very edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46380230312172,"sku":"9780143776772","price":36.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/4483913482239.jpg?v=1744847505"},{"product_id":"the-search-for-anne-perry-by-joanne-drayton-9781869508883","title":"The Search for Anne Perry","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1994, director Peter Jackson released the film \u003cem\u003eHeavenly Creatures\u003c\/em\u003e, based on a famous 1950s matricide committed in New Zealand by two teenage girls embroiled in an obsessive relationship. This film launched Jackson's international career. It also forever changed the life of Anne Perry, an award-winning, bestselling crime writer, who at the time of the film's release was publicly outed as Juliet Hulme, one of the murderers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA new light was now cast, not only on Anne's life, but also her novels, which feature gruesome and violent deaths, and confronting, dark issues including infanticide and incest. Acclaimed literary biographer Joanne Drayton intersperses the story of Anne's life with an examination of her writing, drawing parallels between Anne's own experiences and her characters and storylines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnne's books deal with miscarriages of justice, family secrets exposed, punishment, redemption and forgiveness, themes made all the more poignant in light of her past. Anne has sold 25 million books worldwide and published in 15 different languages, yet she will now forever be known as a murderer who became a writer of murder stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrayton was given unparalleled access to Anne, her friends, relatives, colleagues and archives to complete the book. The result is a compelling read which provides an understanding of the girl Anne was, the adult she became, her compulsion to write and her view of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47489204125932,"sku":"9781869508883","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781869508883-the-search-for-anne-perry.jpg?v=1775771527"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/joanne-drayton.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}