Homegrown Books: Auē
Tina Shaw recommends Auē by Becky Manawatu - Mākaro Press, 2019 Becky Manawatu is of Ngāi Tahu descent and lives in Waimangaroa with her husband and two children. She is a reporter for The News in Westport. *** Many years ago, people used to talk about “The Great New Zealand Novel” … was there such a thing? Which novel might it be? It’s a term I haven’t heard for a long time, but this novel brought it to mind. Auē could well be such a mythical beast. The novel opens with an
