He Rau Aroha - A Hundred Leaves of Love

Penguin, 1986. Previous owner name inside.
Apirana Taylor's first collection of short stories. The longer stories here range from the mythic to the raw contemporary and the angry political, providing the collection's kernel. Others are short, even fragments: the simplicity of a childhood game, the problems of buying fishheads. These are penetrating, vigorous stories that add to the author's growing reputation...