Ruin and Other Stories - Emma Hislop (Kāi Tahu)

Ruin and Other Stories - Emma Hislop (Kāi Tahu)

Published by: Te Herenga Waka University Press

Winner of: BEST FIRST BOOK AWARD FICTION

The Best First Book Award is sponsored by Mātātuhi Foundation.

Each story in this powerful collection exhibits an artful control of situation, character, and language to examine the fallout of painful events which largely occur offstage. Emma Hislop’s portrayals are perceptive, providing the women in her stories the space to grapple with disquieting questions that lack easy answers, while the insistent humanity of her characterisations suggests cause for hope. There is not a spare word in these refined and compelling stories, which introduce a striking new voice to our literature.