Return to Harikoa Bay
Author(s): Owen Marshall
Second hand.
New work from the master of the short story and author of the story 'Coming Home in the Dark' made into a major feature film. 'Whenever I think of coming to punish my father, it's always in a strong wind, and that's blowing now as I drive up the long, unsealed track to the house and sheds.' So begins one of Owen Marshall's superbly subversive stories. He offers up a wide range of subjects, from untimely deaths to unusual discoveries made about friends or neighbours, from burnishing an overseas trip to a tale about saving a business venture - 'Just in time,' said Paddy. 'I thought I was going to have to resort to giving blow jobs in the office.' It wasn't quite as Jane A would have expressed relief, perhaps, but sincere in its own way . . .' With over ten years since his last collection of new stories, Marshall explores his fellow New Zealanders, bringing his wisdom and wry eye to his vivid, insightful scenes - 'Places bring back people, people bring back places, and both conjure the cinema of your past.'
General Information
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- : Random House
- : Vintage
- : 0.42
- : 01 August 2022
- : 2.5 Centimeters X 15.5 Centimeters X 23.5 Centimeters
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Owen Marshall
- : very good
- : 304