The Doctor's Wife
Thrilled to announce that I've signed with the wonderful Bateman Books for the publication of my fourth novel. The Doctor's Wife will be available in October 2022.
Addressed to Greta
WINNER of the NZ BOOKLOVER'S BEST ADULT FICTION AWARDS 2021
"You must meet Greta, one of the most well-realised and endearing figures in recent New Zealand fiction." Judges NZ Booklovers Award 2021
I am thrilled to announce that Bateman Books launched their fiction list with my new novel.
Ruth Todd's radio interview at: Bookenz PlainsFM
Greg Fleming's review at: Kete Books
Karen McMillan's review at: NZ Booklovers
Josie Shapiro's review at: ReadcloseNZ
Andrew Whiteside's review at: Sound Cloud
Interview with Fiona on: ReadcloseNZ
Alyson Baker's review at: alysontheblog
Felicity Murray's review at: Kiwiflora Reads
Bronwyn Elsmore's review at: FlaxFlower Review
Dione Jones's review at: Cloud Ink
New Zealand: The Womens Bookshop, Ponsonby • The Booklover, Milford • Fishpond NZ
Worldwide: Amazon (Kindle) • Fishpond NZ
BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR ‘ADDRESSED TO GRETA’ (MS Word document)
Shifting Colours (UK edition) / Another Woman's Daughter (US edition)
A story of secrets, love and loss. Set against the violent backdrop of apartheid South Africa and then the calm of late twentieth century Britain, the novel traces the lives of Celia and Miriam – a mother and daughter separated by land, sea and heart-rending circumstance.
AMAZON RISING STARS 2014 PICK
IN SAINSBURY'S BEST DEBUT NOVEL COLLECTION FOR 2014
"A highly emotional, instantly readable, unusually intelligent and satisfying novel about the days of apartheid in South Africa.". Fay Weldon
Anne Cater's review at: Random Things Through My Letterbox
Book of the Month, Feb 2015 Lovereading.co.uk. Review at: Lovereading
Ani Johnson's review at: The Book Bag UK
Graham Beattie's review at: Beattie's Book Blog
Sarah Frobisher's review at: RT Book Reviews
Diane Lunsford review at: Feathered Quill Reviews
Review at: Bookfoolery
Book of the Day at Washington DC Libraries: "Another Woman's Daughter by Fiona Sussman is today's beautiful, moving #BookoftheDay." DC Public Library@dcpl
Shifting Colours is published by Allison & Busby (London). The US version, Another Woman's Daughter, is published by Berkley - Penguin Books (New York)
New Zealand: Unity Books • Worldwide: Amazon • United Kingdom: Allison & Busby
The Last Time We Spoke
Ngaio Marsh AwardWinner 2017
One mild summer evening in rural New Zealand the lives of two individuals brutally collide. Neither will ever be the same again, their futures forever linked.
This is a dark tale that navigates the underbelly of urban New Zealand. It is also a very human story of hope and possibility.
WINNER 2017 NGAIO MARSH AWARD for BEST CRIME NOVEL NZ Kiwi Blog Spot “Lyrically and sensitively written, a harrowing yet touching story that stays with you. This is brave and sophisticated storytelling.”
WINNER 2014 KOBO/NZ AUTHOR PUBLISHING PRIZE. ( when still a mansucript )
SHORTLISTED 2016 NZ HERITAGE BOOKS AND WRITING AWARD.
BEST BOOKS 2016 Otago Daily Times
The Sunday Mirror: 'A gripping story of grief and redemption.'
The Otago Daily Times: 'A hard-hitting,emotion-packed novel featuring injustice and racial prejudice.'
Yrsa Sigurdardottir, award-winning Icelandic crime writer: 'This novel is laden with empathy and insight . . . The result is harrowing, yet touching due to the writer’s approach and praiseworthy writing style . . .'
Paddy Richardson, award-winning New Zealand author: 'Lyrically and sensitively written . . . The complexity of this novel - the struggles experienced by the characters and the themes of conflict and redemption have stayed with me.'
Review at: KiwiFlora Reads
Review at: The Bookbag UK
Review by: Annah Stretton
Review at: FlaxFlower
Review at: Takahe
Review at: The Miner
Interview: The Listener
Interview: The Herald
Fiona discusses The Last Time We Spoke in: The Irish Times
Fiona discusses The Last Time We Spoke at: Female First
Published by Allison & Busby (UK) in May 2016. Distributed in NZ by Allen &Unwin.
New Zealand: Unity Books
Worldwide: Amazon • United Kingdom: Allison & Busby
