An older woman, a younger boy - a relationship that society still feels awkward about. And she is white and middle-class, he Maori and a street kid. In this powerful, prize-winning novel of their love, Sue McCauley writes from the heart and from the ...
(There is nothing more precious than one's own children. There is nothing as dangerous as one's own spouse. There is nowhere as deceptive as a tropical island with the appearance of paradise . . . ) Licensed to abuse, Alex forgoes all restraint. His ...