Blogs in May 2020

Owls Do Cry 31st May 2020

Set in provincial, pre-1940s New Zealand, Owls Do Cry explores the Withers family, in particular Daphne Withers. When one of Daphne’s sisters dies, a crisis is provoked that leads Daphne to a mental asylum where she receives shock treatment....

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Faces in the Water 31st May 2020

Narrated entirely from the viewpoint of a young insane woman, this novel provides a moving description of the horrific conditions in two New Zealand mental institutions.

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