Laurence Fearnley
Laurence Fearnley: beauty of MacKenzie Country in fiction
The striking landscape of the MacKenzie Country provides the backdrop to Winter Time, the new novel from award-winning author Laurence Fearnley. Audio
Scent is powerful – it can help transform times of grief and loss
Two very different books celebrate the importance of scent and sensory experience in coming to terms with loss. The authors Laurence Fearnley and Long Litt Woon talk with Jessie Bray-Sharpin. Audio
The Quiet Spectacular - Ep 10
Time to wrap up the loose ends with Loretta, Chance and Riva. Audio
The Quiet Spectacular - Ep 9
Riva is outraged to see Chance humiliated by Trudy at the fair. Audio
The Quiet Spectacular - Ep 8
Riva makes a good impression and Chance finds the sewing machine she dreams of owning. Audio
The Quiet Spectacular - Ep 6
Chance makes an unusual request before embarking on a macabre handiwork project. Audio
The Quiet Spectacular - Ep 5
Chance summons up the courage to confront her mother about her dislike for the novel, Lolita. Audio
The Quiet Spectacular - Ep 4
The curious origin of Portia's name and the pitfalls of an overly curated reading list. Audio
The Quiet Spectacular - Ep 3
Loretta finds herself drawn back to James Bond and the vase of flowers in the mysterious Den by the lake. Audio
The Quiet Spectacular - Ep 2
Loretta goes exploring and makes an intriguing discovery. Audio
The Quiet Spectacular - Ep 1
Three women, from different generations, unknown to each other learn they share a sanctuary and something quite spectacular between them. Audio
Alpine inspiration: Laurence Fearnley & Paul Hersey
Writers Laurence Fearnley and Paul Hersey talk with Lynn Freeman about the new anthology of alpine writing they have co-edited. To The Mountains draws on 150 years of material - giving a glimpse into… Audio
Sniffing out the neighbourhood
Award winning Dunedin writer Laurence Fearnley tells Kathryn Ryan about scent-mapping, and her other current quest to find the best writing by New Zealand mountaineers. Laurence is developing a series… Audio
Laurence Fearnley's new novel The Quiet Spectacular
A den by a lake in a secret wildlife sanctuary becomes a haven for two women and a teenager. That's the premise for The Quiet Spectacular, the latest novel from Dunedin author Laurence Fearnley, whose… Audio
Reach
Dunedin author Laurence Fearnley brings together a vet, an artist and a diver in her new novel, Reach. Often Laurence has set her stories in the McKenzie Country but this time she's ventured into the… Audio
Writer Laurence Fearnley and photographer Arno Gasteiger
Novelist Laurence Fearnley has a new book out, 45 South, with photographs by Arno Gasteiger. The work comprises stories from along the wayline that marks the halfway point between the Equator and the… Audio
Feature Guest - Laurence Fearnley
Laurence Fearnley's winning novel The Hut Builder, tells the story of a budding poet and mountain climber, Boden Black, his 1950s adolescence in the Mackenzie Basin and his association with… Audio
The Hut Builder
Laurence Fearnley sets much of her novel 'The Hut Builder' on the side of Mount Cook where a young poet combines his love of words with a passion for mountains. Audio