Queen of Beauty
Author(s): Paula Morris
Young Kiwi Virginia is working in New Orleans, researching possible storylines for a noted writer. Returning home to West Auckland for her sister's wedding, she discovers fascinating stories from her own family's past. This is a wonderful, award-winning novel from an exciting new author. Paula Morris, of Ngati Wai descent, topped Bill Manhire' 2001 creative writing class. She won the 2002 Scholarship in Modern Letters and is working at the prestigious Iowa Writers Workshop.
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Winner of New Zealand Society of Authors Best First Book Awards: Hubert Church Award for Fiction 2003.
Paula Morris (Ngati Wai) was born in Auckland and spent more than a decade in London and New York, working as a record company executive, advertising copywriter, and brand strategist. She is the author of two other novels: Hibiscus Coast, and Trendy But Casual. She currently lives in New Orleans and teaches creative writing at Tulane University.
General Fields
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- : Penguin Books
- : Penguin Books
- : October 2002
- : New Zealand
- : books
Special Fields
- : Paula Morris
- : Paperback
- : 823.3
- : 312
