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SUE ORR

Sue’s most recent novel was Loop Tracks, which was released in June.

This year has seen a flood of terrific New Zealand books borne out of the 2020 lockdowns – a silver lining around the by Clare Moleta, by Kirsten McDougall, by Tracey Slaughter and by Ingrid Horrocks. Emma Neale’s took my breath away. Novels, poetry and now short stories – what can’t she do?

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