Terri Te Tau

A remarkable debut novel that follows one close-knit Māori community and the Wairarapa forest they are fighting to restore. The Valley of Unlikely Acquaintances introduces us to Tiria, a revolutionary scientist—or so she likes to think. Her work at the whānau-led Kopuaranga Research Centre has transformed the valley's reforestation efforts. However, not everyone is convinced that genetically edited cats belong...