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Kate grew up in Otago, went away and came home again. Now, as a war unfolds in the Middle East, she is lost in first-hand reports of a war fought by the Persians long ago, and her life is told through the books that marked each stage of it, from a nursery tale to New Zealand novels, poets and playwrights. Memoir mixes with invented scenes, such as her mother's funeral.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Genres

Autofiction, Coming of age (assigned by AI)

Set in

New Zealand

First published

2004

Author's age

57 when first published

ISBN

9781869416195 (Vintage, New Zealand)