The Gorse Blooms Pale
Dan Davin's Southland Stories
Edited by Janet Wilson
• Classic of NZ literature
• Twenty-six stories drawn from an Irish–Catholic childhood in Southland
• Reprint of 2007 edition
Hardback, 138 x 210 mm, 304 pp
ISBN 9781877372421, $45
IN-STORE: JANUARY 2020
The General and the Nightingale
Dan Davin's War Stories
Edited by Janet Wilson
• 20 short stories drawn by cherished New Zealand writer
• The only substantial body of war fiction written by a serving New Zealand soldier
• Introduction and notes provide historical context
Hardback, 138 x 210 mm, 364 pp
ISBN 9781988531823, $45
IN-STORE: JANUARY 2020
This is your real name
Elizabeth Morton
• Second collection from upcoming New Zealand poet
• Darkly funny, unsettling writing
• Poetry as incantation: intense, larger-than-life, tactile
Paperback, 230 x 150 mm, 72pp
ISBN 978-1-98-853192-2, $27.50
IN-STORE: FEBRUARY 2020
The Lifers
Michael Steven
• Impressive second collection from New Zealand poet
• A clear, clean vision of ‘the lifers’ who inhabit these islands and beyond
• Intricate depictions of small worlds of violence, despair, love and struggle
Paperback, 230 x 150 mm, 92pp
ISBN 978-1-98-859207-7, $27.50
IN-STORE: MARCH 2020
From Suffrage to a Seat in the House
The path to parliament for New Zealand women
Jenny Coleman
• New Zealand women could vote but not run for office
• Story of a shamefully long struggle
• Rich and colourful history
Paperback, 230 x 150 mm, 338 pp
ISBN 978-1-98-859226-8, $45
IN-STORE: MAY 2020
