Campion, Jane

The piano ( Visual )
72 editions published between 1992 and 2010 in 7 languages and held by 1,231 libraries worldwide
A young mute woman and her child travel to New Zealand in the 1800s for an arranged marriage to a farmer there. After the marriage she meets another man, and the competition for her love begins. Only one of the men realizes that her affections can only be won through her beloved piano.

In the cut ( Visual )
17 editions published between 2003 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 663 libraries worldwide
A lonely young woman in New York City gets tangled up in a murder investigation when a severed head is found in her garden. When she becomes involved with the homicide detective on the case, she realizes that the prime suspect may be closer than she likes to think.

The portrait of a lady ( Visual )
25 editions published between 1996 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 657 libraries worldwide
Isabel Archer is a young woman of daring independence and equally fierce desires. But her head-strong innocence is no match for the manipulations of her duplicitous friend Madame Merle and the devious Gilbert Osmond.

The piano by Jane Campion ( Book )
61 editions published between 1991 and 2000 in 16 languages and held by 551 libraries worldwide
Based on Jane Campion's award winning film, this novel tells the story of Ada, who with her piano and her nine-year-old, illigitimate daughter Flora, migrates to the remote bush of nineteenth century New Zealand for an arranged marriage. Mute since the age of six, Ada's piano is her voice. When her new husband exchanges it for land, she strikes a bargain with the new owner, the tatooed, illiterate Baines.

An angel at my table ( Visual )
21 editions published between 1989 and 2006 in English and German and held by 249 libraries worldwide
Chronicles the life of one of the 20th century's most gifted writers, Janet Frame.

Sweetie ( Visual )
18 editions published between 1989 and 2003 in 4 languages and held by 238 libraries worldwide
Dark comedy about two sisters- Sweetie, overweight and spontaneous, and Kay, guarded and repressed.

The Trial & testimony of the early church ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1990 and 2005 in English and held by 220 libraries worldwide
The programs deal primarily with the world of everyday Christians during the earliest Christian centuries. They are intended to assist believers in getting in touch with the roots of their faith, and to offer an opportunity for nonbelievers to see the church from a new perspective.

Holy smoke by Anna Campion ( Book )
11 editions published between 1999 and 2003 in 5 languages and held by 198 libraries worldwide
The story begins in late November 1998 with an Australian family's decision to rescue their daughter Ruth from the attentions of an Indian Guru.

Holy smoke ( Visual )
16 editions published between 1999 and 2007 in English and Italian and held by 194 libraries worldwide
The Campion sisters have written a clever, humorous, yet subtle story of how badly a family can react when their religion of choice is passed over by one of their own in favor of something they find too exotic. While on a journey of discovery in exotic India, young Ruth Barron falls under the influence of a charismatic religious guru. Her desperate parents then hire P.J. Waters, a macho cult deprogrammer, who confronts Ruth in a remote desert hideaway. However, P.J. quickly learns that he has quite possibly met his match in the intelligent and iron-willed Ruth.

2 friends ( Visual )
7 editions published between 1986 and 2001 in English and held by 191 libraries worldwide
Two teenage friends become estranged when the once conventional Kelly becomes a mohawk-wearing punker who experiments with drugs and casual sex.