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THE RECURRING STORYLINE IS THAT OF MAIA, A MĀORI WOMAN FIGHTING FOR HER PLACE IN THE WORLD.

KŌHINE

by Colleen Maria Lenihan (Huia Publishers, RRP $25)

This short story collection moves between Japan and New Zealand, and involves strippers, idols, schoolgirls, lovers, daughters, mothers – stories that shift tone like a mood

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