Waitapu
By: Helen Margaret Waaka
Publisher: Escalator Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Porirua
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9780994118615
Description: Beneath a range of mountains lies the rural town of Waitapu. Here, sisters Ruby and Rowena reconnect, Mereata feels her tipuna like a breath on the back of her neck and Harriet goes missing from the rest home. With a cast of lively characters, this collection of 18 short stories cracks open the image of rural tranquillity, to reveal the heartbreak and kindness of everyday lives. Helen Waaka was the winner of the 2011 Pikihuia Award for Best Short Story Written in English. With this collection she asserts herself as a perceptive and compelling story teller.
Notes: Paperback
Table of contents: title: Eva; title: Life's too short; title: Katherine; title: Stranger's smile; title: King of the castle; title: Paradigm shift; title: The pool; title: The stroke; title: Tāne; title: Staying alive; title: Something important; title: Hineraumati; title: Autumn; title: A place to stand; title: The Tawhai boy; title: A sense of belonging; title: Snapshot of a woman; title: Waitapu.