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There is nothing more interesting in the world than people. And the people of Auckland — their wives and lovers, their loves and hates, their pets and children, their sickness and health — are no different from any other except for the wry and whimsical view of them, their experiences and their lives, as reported by the Auckland-born author of this diverse collection of short stories. Auckland’s original inhabitants — the Maori of Polynesia — figure largely in the city’s history and it is significant that this collection ends with a fable-like story of how the city’s pre-European past is inextricably linked to the Auckland of today. This book is an excellent companion to the author's collection of New Zealand short stories, 'The Dolphin and other stories'.

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About this Author.

Robert Philip Bolton is one of PublishMe's biggest selling authors. He has been writing professionally most of his adult life specialising in short stories about New Zealand and New Zealanders. He has published five books all of which are published and available here; he is now working on a new novel. He was born in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1945 and has travelled extensively throughout New Zealand, Australia, Britain (where he lived and worked), Europe, Asia and Japan, as well as the United States where he worked in Atlanta, Georgia. The father of two adult children, he lives with his wife, Kath, (also a writer) in Greenlane, Auckland.

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