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Outspoken presents the narratives of eleven people who have come out in the Anglican Church in New Zealand, including two ordained church members. The author has written a general introduction, plus an introduction to each individual story and reflections on it. The book closes with a Postscript that discusses truth and the Church; community, belonging and rejection; ideas about hell and damnation; the theology of denial; and the implications and ramifications of the 'Don't ask, don't tell' approach. The author notes that 'People's... read more

In Auckland, Tim is struggling with a mid-life crisis but does that justify giving in to temptation? Why is stylish Sophie's comfort being compromised by an untimely and suspicious death in France? And what makes Paulo, a young Brazilian, so proud -- but so unsure of where he belongs?
A colourful cast of characters explores the complexities of cross-cultural relationships. They discover the many ways in which people from vastly different places can, and do, fall in love.

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Renowned drama educator and director George Webby's wryly-titled memoir begins in Wanganui with a young man intent on a theatrical career in a country where such a dream could earn more than a sideways look. George's journey is an affecting account of New Zealand life from the 1930s to the present as he entertainingly traverses his teacher training, amateur theatrical forays, then life at Wellington Teachers College. His time in the U.S. as a Fulbright scholar were followed by 16 years heading Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School, the cou... read more

Paul Carter and Adrian Vanderlaar enter their senior year full of the confidence and reckless bravado of boys who are sure of their place in the pecking order of their school. But one night Adrian drinks too much, and in a gruesome accident he is paralysed and his girlfriend, Lauren, is killed. The outpouring of grief in their school starkly contrasts with the decidedly more muted reaction to the gay-bashing murder of another fellow student, which the school administration uses as a cautionary lesson for the student body. Speaking ... read more

The year is 1836. English clergyman William Yates sets sail from London, bound for the mission fields of northern New Zealand. Caught up in a mesmerising love affair that will test the imagination of everyone on board, he is utterly transformed. Against the riveting backdrop of a four-month sea voyage and the vividly imagined society of the ship, the story of Yates unfolds, drawing together the inarticulate hopes of the cabin passengers, the immigrant families of steerage and the raw men and boys of the crew On landfall at Sydne... read more