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Becky Manawatu

Born 1982 · New Zealand

In English
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  • Written in English

    NZ Book Awards 2020 · Winner

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    Becky Manawatu · 37 when first published

    Novel · 328 pages · Family, Crime

    AI-generated summary:After gang violence kills their father and drives their mother into hiding, Taukiri leaves Ārama, his brother of eight, with an aunt and a hot-tempered uncle in rural Kaikōura and tries to get by alone in the city.