Treats from Otago

The Story of a New Zealand Writer: Jane Mander
Rae McGregor
A rich and absorbing biography of the author of The Story of a New Zealand River: from her early years in Northland, to Sydney socialist, New York intellectual, London writer and back home again as Auckland critic and literary personality. $34.95
New Zealand Writing: The NeXt Wave
edited by Mark Pirie
An iconoclastic collection of writing by a new generation of New Zealand writers: ‘…an excellent introduction to where New Zealand literature is at.’ — Iain Sharp, Sunday Star Times. $24.95
She Dared to Speak: Connie Birchfield's Story
Maureen Birchfield
A veteran soapbox campaigner, Connie Birchfield was for several decades a member of the Communist Party in Wellington until her expulsion in 1957. A warm and lively biography. $29.95
The Welcome of Strangers
An Ethnohistory of Southern Maori, AD 1650-1850
Atholl Anderson
A major work covering the period before organised European settlement. The author paints a vivid picture of the lifestyles of southern Maori, and looks at changes in the indigenous culture with the arrival of Europeans. $39.95 pb, $65.00 hb
The Power of Place
Landscape in New Zealand Children's Fiction, 1970-1989
Diane Hebley
A milestone in critical writing about children's literature, with an interesting argument which discusses the work of a wide range of wonderful writers. $39.95
University of Otago Press
Available from good booksellers, or send a cheque (payable to University of Otago) to University of Otago Press, PO Box 56, Dunedin.