Author(s): Shonagh Koea

New Zealand Literature

A novel about the transporting power of the imagination, about overcoming your past, and about the beauty of a solitary life. Ellis sits in her house writing, looking out of her window, gardening and walking by the sea. While telling of her current life, she is slowly edging towards and away from her memories of moving to another city, the one she subsequently fled from. As we learn about Ellis' life, she mentions the man who invited her to his dinner parties and about how he took particular interest in knowing her biggest fear. Gradually she reveals what he did to her and how she survived ...

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