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Relief

By Anna (University of Massachusett Taylor

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A little girl out of her depth in her friendship with an adult neighbour; an armed intruder thwarted by a bee; a woman determined to believe in her brother&#39;s goodness under the shadow of accusation; a Christmas dinner guest who will eat only peas-these stories effortlessly mix the menacing and the comic, and handle real-life situations with warmth and subtlety. Relief introduces an astonishingly mature and confident new voice in New Zealand fiction. Praise for Relief Dark, sometimes menacing, often funny, this is an extraordinary collection of stories. They are beautifully understated, yet deeply layered, and the weather is a wonderful character in many of them. My favourite two are Michael is Fasting for Christmas and In the Wind - both deal with dark subjects in witty and original ways. Carole Beu The Women&#39;s Bookshop SPEAKING VOLUMES RADIO NZ NATIONAL These are wonderful stories, exquisitely observed and recorded with delicacy and wit. Emily Perkins

A little girl out of her depth in her friendship with an adult neighbour; an armed intruder thwarted by a bee; a woman determined to believe in her brother's goodness under the

By Anna (University of Massachusett Taylor

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