{"title":"Kirsty Gunn","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirsty Gunn\u003c\/strong\u003e weaves evocative narratives that explore the delicate interplay of memory, identity, and the passage of time. Her works often delve into the intimate corners of human experience, blending lyrical prose with nuanced character studies that linger long after the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a rich tapestry of stories that cross the boundaries of \u003cem\u003eGeneral Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, imbued with emotional depth and a keen sense of place. 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The stunning illustrations illuminate and drive the narrative forward as in all good storybooks. It tells the tale of the two sisters drifting apart as Laura succumbs to the forbidden fruit sold by the goblins, but the bonds of sisterhood prove strong. The poem has fascinated for generations and been the subject of various interpretations. This illustrated version brings the words and story alive for a new generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChristina Rossetti is considered the foremost female poet of her time, and her poetry still resonates with women's lives today, as she entwines themes of sexuality, sisterhood, love, and temptation in her work. All of these themes are encapsulated in \u003cem\u003eGoblin Market\u003c\/em\u003e. The book includes an introduction to the poem by novelist Kirsty Gunn, so all readers – for pleasure or study – can understand its riches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46500927537388,"sku":"9781849946940","price":26.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/18111063482846.jpg?v=1748586514"},{"product_id":"pretty-ugly-by-kirsty-gunn-9781990048890","title":"Pretty Ugly","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePretty Ugly\u003c\/em\u003e by Kirsty Gunn is the inaugural title in a new series of short story collections from Landfall Tauraka and Otago University Press, celebrating the art of short fiction in Aotearoa New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eContradictions, misunderstandings, oppositions, enigmas, provocations, challenges - these messy troubles are the stuff of life. In \u003cem\u003ePretty Ugly\u003c\/em\u003e, Gunn reminds us of her unparalleled acumen in handling ambiguity and complication, which are essential grist to the storyteller's mill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese 13 stories, set in New Zealand and in the UK, are a testament to Gunn's unrivalled ability to look directly into the troubled human heart and draw out what dwells there. Gunn's is a steady, unflinching gaze. In this collection, Gunn practises 'reading and writing ugly' to pursue the deeper (and frequently uncomfortable) truths that lie under the surface, at the core of both human imagination and human rationality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach story is an exquisite, thorn-sharp bouquet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46721160216812,"sku":"9781990048890","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/dcfba7328b196a6b367b1ec39086c4f4.jpg?v=1754914655"},{"product_id":"thorndon-by-kirsty-gunn-9781927277447","title":"Thorndon","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor London-based writer Kirsty Gunn, returning to the city of her birth to spend a winter in a tiny colonial cottage in Thorndon is an exciting opportunity to walk the very streets and hills that Katherine Mansfield left behind on her departure from New Zealand, but later longed to revisit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this exquisitely written \u003cem\u003enotebook\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eMy Katherine Mansfield Project\u003c\/em\u003e), Gunn explores the meaning of 'home,' both for herself, returning to Wellington after an absence of thirty years, and for Mansfield, whose emotional attachment to the city and her geographically distant family remained a potent imaginative force, spurring some of her finest - and final - work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor Mansfield, Gunn writes, 'home was an instant \"go-to\" zone for invention and narrative and characterisation and setting'. 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