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Potiki – Another Stunning Patricia Grace Novel
Cousins was not enough for me (and it will not be enough for you readers who want more beautiful Maori literary fiction), so I have picked up Potiki by New Zealand literary powerhouse Patricia Grace. Not only is she one of New Zealand’s most iconic writers, but her family dramas and literary fiction where family…
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Patricia Grace’s Cousins is A Stunning Kiwi Classic
Cousins is one of Patricia Grace’s most well known novels (though she has several and a half dozen short story collections, all of which you should have a look at). Reminiscent of the work of Toni Morrison, Cousins carries an undeniable Māori essence at its core, and introduces the reader to not only life as…
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The Aotearoa New Zealand Readathon Part Two
Aotearoa NZ Readathon is still alive and kicking and with ten days left in February, I have a few more books to add to my list. Above, we have Cousins by Patricia Grace but I’ll actually be reading her new short story collection Bird Child and other stories which I am very excited to get…
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