First-time author Laura Melville sets quake-based novel in Kaiapoi

Nicole Mathewson Reporter from Northern Outlook

Looking back over her newly-published work, first-time author Laura Melville admits she could have made things easier for herself.

"It would have been so much easier if it had been a [totally] fictionalised tale, but I didn't want to do that, I wanted to acknowledge this district, I wanted to reflect my love for the Waimakariri."

Bitter Business is available on Amazon and Kindle now. Find out more about the book and its creation by clicking the link below.

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