This is Kathleen Gallagher's first novel. Kathleen Gallagher is a poet, playwright, writer and filmmaker. She received the NZ Playwrights Award in 1993 and the Sonja Davies Peace Award in 2004 for "Tau Te Mauri Breath of Peace".She has authored 3 collections of poetry, 16 plays and 6 feature films. Her films "Earth Whisperers Papatuanuku” “ Water Whisperers Tangaroa" and "Sky Whisperers Ranginui” have played in cinemas throughout Aotearoa New Zealand and in Film Festivals around the world.
