Written in English
NZ Book Awards 2025 · Shortlist
The Mires
The Mires
Tina Makereti · 51 when first published
Novel · 320 pages · Speculative, Politics
AI-generated summary:In a seaside town in near-future New Zealand, a single mother and her gifted teenage daughter live beside refugees who have fled climate collapse in Europe and an older Pākehā neighbour whose son comes home radicalised.