Elspeth Sandys

Elspeth Sandys has published eight novels, two collections of short stories and a memoir. She has written extensively for radio (BBC and RNZ), television, and theatre. Elspeth was born in Timaru "towards the middle of the 20th Century".

Books
Mar 8, 2017

'Write from your own vulnerability': Elspeth Sandys on obsessive love

Auckland writer Elspeth Sandys has published a new novel, and one of the themes is obsessive love. Please, we asked her, tell us the real-life story behind that...

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Books
May 18, 2016

Annie Proulx cuts down a forest to write her new 714-page book about forests

Elspeth Sandy reviews Barkskin, the enormously long and also deeply profound novel by Brokeback Mountain author Annie Proulx.

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Books
Dec 3, 2015

Books: The Best Books of 2015 According to a Panel of 10 Experts. Our Seventh Expert - Elspeth Sandys

All week this week we feature 10 readers who choose their favourite books of 2015. Come in, number seven: Elspeth Sandys.

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