Poorhara

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ISBN: 9781776921287
Title: Poorhara
Author: RAHURAHU MICHELLE

Poorhara is the story of nineteen-year-old Erin, her older cousin Star/Whetu and an impromptu road trip taken over a few days. With the demands and heartbreaks of whanau, poverty and trauma nipping at their heels, Erin and Star trace the path back their whenua, in the hope of salvation – something they ultimately find in each other.

Author Biography: Michelle Rahurahu (Ngati Rahurahu, Ngati Tahu-Ngati Whaoa) is a writer who was raised by tangata turi. She is a co-editor of Te Rito o te Harakeke, an anthology of Maori voices for Ihumatao. She has a Masters in Creative Writing from the IIML where she won the Modern Letters Fiction Prize, and was shortlisted for the Michael Gifkins Prize for Poorhara.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 10/10/2024
Pages: 300
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