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Local DescriptionThe rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer, and the rest are getting squeezed in between - and there's an election coming up. It seems we'd rather take the moral high ground when the issue of poverty arises, as Metiria Turei found out. Apirana Taylor confronts the issue face on in this impressive novel. Mack and Puti are embodiments of the consequence of poverty. They live for the welfare cheque from week to week and spend it all on booze and drugs. DescriptionMack is a larger-than-life street philosopher and Puti's a former gang member looking for something more. Together, they're at the bottom of the heap. They live out their lives in a haze of smoke and alcohol, accompanied by a host of other characters scraping by on the fringes of society. Will any of them be redeemed? A poignant and humorous love story by distinguished Maori writer Apirana Taylor. AwardsLonglisted for Ockhams Acorn Foundation Fiction Prize 2018 Author descriptionApirana Taylor (Ngati Porou, Te Whanau-a-Apanui, Ngati Ruanui, Te Ati Awa and Ngati Pakeha) is the acclaimed author of two novels, six books of poetry, three books of short stories and two books of plays. He is also a musician, storyteller, actor and painter who tours nationally and internationally. Taylor's first collection of poetry, Eyes of the Ruru, established his powerful voice among Maori writers and his prose, written predominantly in realist modes, firmly established his literary presence. He lives in Paekakariki. |