{"product_id":"bird-child-and-other-stories","title":"Bird Child and Other Stories","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA powerful new collection from one of Aotearoa's most esteemed fiction writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMythology and contemporary Māori life are woven together seamlessly in this spectacular collection by Aotearoa's foremost short story writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe titular story \u003cem\u003eBird Child\u003c\/em\u003e plunges you deep into Te Kore, an ancient time before time. In another, the formidable goddess Mahuika, Keeper of Fire, becomes a doting mother and friend. Later, Grace's own childhood vividly shapes the world of the young character Mereana; and a widower's hilariously human struggle to parent his seven daughters is told with trademark wit and crackling dialogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMoving artfully across decades, landscapes, time and space, with tenderness and charm, \u003cem\u003eBird Child and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e shows an author as adept and stimulating as ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Grace's stories make a shining and enduring place formed of the brilliant weave of Māori oral storytelling.\" - Joy Harjo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFly Bird, fly Child, in every direction.\u003cbr\u003e\nKnow what there is to know of everything terrestrial,\u003cbr\u003e\nOf all that has been laid out by Tāne-nui-a-Rangi.\u003cbr\u003e\nFly high. Fly high.\u003cbr\u003e\nKnow all that is celestial.\u003cbr\u003e\nAttain the uncountable stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45691591000300,"sku":"9781776950546","price":32.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781776950546.jpg?v=1725546608","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/bird-child-and-other-stories","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}