Hardship and Hope Stories of Resistance in the Fight Against Poverty in Aotearoa Naguib Mahfouz prize-winning debut novel Near to

prize-winning debut novel Near to the Wild Heart was published when she was just twenty-three and earned her the name 'Hurricane Clarice'

and the harrowing night he has just spent burying the family dog

Batuman’s heroine shows us with perfect hilarity and soulful inquisitiveness just how messy it can be to forge a self

For more than five decades

Hardship and Hope Stories of Resistance in the Fight Against Poverty in Aotearoa Naguib Mahfouz prize-winning debut novel Near toYes, it is complicated. But behind the inequality, suffering and polarisation that afflicts Aotearoa we have the foundations upon which we can choose to build a country that puts whanau at the centre, and where all can thrive. Rebecca Macfie expertly weaves a narrative of resilience and challenge, expanding her Listener series with new insights into Aotearoas poverty crisis. Through immersive journalism, she offers a compelling look at the power of