I’m Alastair Carthew. I am a New Zealand author and journalist who writes engrossing political, adventure, historical— even romantic—novels observing and humorously satirizing Kiwi culture.
My books meticulously celebrate New Zealand’s way of life, contemporary history, and the country’s peculiarities—such as worshipping the the mighty All Blacks, and lauding the elegant Tui native bird — for Kiwi and international readers.
Politics, the English Royal family, climate and race relations are gently parodied, set against New Zealand’s stunningly beautiful, world-renowned landscape. The books Divine’s Choice, After the Windsors, it’s ALL BLACK and Proud, a Tale of Rampant Ludicrousness are absorbing sagas full of colourful and compelling characters. Engrossing, complex plots keep readers guessing to the last page.
How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these. George Washington Carver
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