Lit

Sixteen short stories from home-grown literary heroes, established contemporary authors, and award-winning emerging writers are brought together in this new collection. Exploring identity, activism awareness, coming-of-age, society, and family from the Aotearoa New Zealand perspective. Includes:Foreword by Mandy Hager Baby Doll by Gina ColeFitu by Lani Wendt Young Out of Zone by Rajorshi Chakraborti Tent on the Home Ground by Witi IhimaeraThe Queen's chain by Anahera Gildea The Lake and the River by Elsie LockeEffigies of Family Christmas by Owen MarshallFree as a bird by David HillThe Doll's House by Katherine MansfieldLetters from Whetu by Patricia GraceA Good Boy by Frank SargesonDays of Our Lives by J.P. Pomare the names in the garden by Tracey SlaughterNineteen Seconds by Russell BoeyAtul by Nithya NarayananGutting by Ting J. Yiu