{"title":"Fiona Kidman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFiona Kidman\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts richly woven stories that blend historical insight with the complexities of human emotion. Her novels, such as \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Secrets\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Captive Wife\u003c\/em\u003e, invite readers to explore profound themes of identity, resilience, and the ties that bind us across generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a deep appreciation for \u003cem\u003earts and culture\u003c\/em\u003e, Kidman’s work often reflects the nuanced tapestry of New Zealand’s past and present. 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This beautifully curated volume opens with selected work from Kidman's six previous collections, chronologically ordered, and concludes in the present day with a body of exciting new poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Midnight Plane\u003c\/em\u003e comes in to land exactly half a century after the 1975 publication of Kidman's debut book, the poetry collection \u003cem\u003eHoney and Bitters\u003c\/em\u003e. There's a sense in which \u003cem\u003eThe Midnight Plane\u003c\/em\u003e works like an alternative memoir, offering a poet's immediacy of vision and gift of linguistic precision on a life unfolding in real time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the first line to the last, \u003cem\u003eThe Midnight Plane\u003c\/em\u003e speaks to human relationships, to connection and disconnection, to the mystery and the majesty of life, to seasons of loss and cycles of renewal. 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