Forbidden Cities

Forbidden Cities
Paula Morris
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NZ$ 30.00
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NZ$ 24.00
Paperback
h199 x 131mm - 276pg
29 Sep 2008 NZ
International import eta 7-19 days
9780143009146
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This story collection by Paula Morris roams the globe and ranges widely in subject matter - a young English woman working in the music industry in New York falls in love with a Mexican banker, and eventually learns to distrust all Mexicans; a New Zealand family on holiday at Takapuna beach find their peace disturbed by the troubling actions of a predatory young man living in a hut at the bottom of the garden; a disparate group of acquaintances share a house in Lonelyville for the summer. You need to hire Mexican home help in New Orleans? Here are some language tips. Common themes run through the stories - adultery and transgression, cities as places of escape, delusions about other lives, lost places and times - and all are united by Paula Morris' sharp, insightful and accessible writing.
'Paula Morris is that rare thing among literary novelists - someone who can write with depth and subtlety and also tune up a plot ... Morris has a nose for our times. Like Dickens, she can tell a great story but also "catch" the world we live in, with all its complications and ambiguities.' Lydia Wevers, New Zealand Listener
Paula Morris (Ngati Wai) was born in Auckland. She is the author of three Penguin novels: Queen of Beauty, Hibiscus Coast, and Trendy But Casual. She lives in New Orleans. Paula is also editing the upcoming Penguin Book of Contemporary New Zealand Short Stories.

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