Pearly Gates

Pat Gates, known as Pearly, has done well and knows it. He once played rugby for Otago and is sure only injuries kept him out of the All Blacks. He owns a thriving property agency in a small South Island town, is devoted to his wife Helen and is serving his second term as mayor, a figure who impresses no one more than himself. Now he must decide whether to run for a third term, and whether the town loves him as much as he believes. The novel mocks small-town New Zealand and shows its affection for it at once, with a sly portrait of a man whose pride may be heading for a fall.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Genres

Satire (assigned by AI)

Set in

New Zealand

First published

2019

Author's age

78 when first published

ISBN

9780143773153 (Vintage, New Zealand)