Sons For The Return Home: (Popular Penguins)

Albert Wendt

Originally published in 1973, this story of star-crossed lovers spotlights the complex nature of love, freedom, and racism in New Zealand. Samoan writer Albert Wendt's first novel, Sons for the Return Home, has long been out of print. Yet, readers continue to respond to the clarity of vision in this sim...

Purakau: Maori Myths Retold by Maori Writers

Edited by Whiti Hereaka and Witi Ihimaera

A lively, stimulating and engaging retelling of pūrākau - Māori myths and legends - by contemporary Māori writers. Ka mua, ka muri . . .Ancient Māori creation myths, portrayals of larger-than-life heroes and tales of engrossing magical beings have endured through the ages. Some hail back to Hawaiki, som...

The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot

Marianne Cronin

An extraordinary friendship. A lifetime of stories. Their last one begins here.Life is short.No-one knows that better than seventeen-year-old Lenni living on the terminal ward. But as she is about to learn, it's not only what you make of life that matters, but who you share it with.Dodging doctor's orde...