What they are saying ..

The Love Apple

'a strong sense of period and place' ... Kate Murray, The Dominion Post, 7 May 2005

'The research into the colonial way of life and the profundity with which we come to understand the characters, make this much more than just a light read.' ... Jeska Innes, New Zealand Herald, 29 May 2005

'The author refrains from taking a moral stance while dealing with her characters dilemmas regarding love, duty and war… Atkinson neatly presents the inner compulsions that drive them. She handles 19th century sex well too – it’s modest without being coy and genuinely erotic.' ... Jenny Jones, New Zealand Books, March 2006

The Paua Tower

' .. she has a feel for the period and a warm sympathy for the people who lived through it. She is a rising talent to watch.' ... Iain Sharp, review in Sunday Star Times, 2 April 2006