{"product_id":"bird-child-and-other-stories-9781776950546","title":"Bird Child and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eMythology and contemporary Māori life are woven together seamlessly in this spectacular collection by Aotearoa's foremost short story writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe titular story 'Bird Child' plunges you deep into Te Kore, an ancient time before time. In another, the formidable goddess Mahuika, Keeper of Fire, becomes a doting mother and friend. Later, Grace's own childhood vividly shapes the world of the young character Mereana; and a widower's hilariously human struggle to parent his seven daughters is told with trademark wit and crackling dialogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoving artfully across decades, landscapes, time and space, with tenderness and charm, Bird Child and Other Stories shows an author as adept and stimulating as ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Grace's stories make a shining and enduring place formed of the brilliant weave of Maori oral storytelling.\" - Joy Harjo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFly Bird, fly Child, in every direction.\u003cbr\u003eKnow what there is to know of everything terrestrial,\u003cbr\u003eOf all that has been laid out by Tane-nui-a-Rangi.\u003cbr\u003eFly high. Fly high.\u003cbr\u003eKnow all that is celestial.\u003cbr\u003eAttain the uncountable stars.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patricia Grace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48979172065531,"sku":"9781776950546","price":37.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/8176\/3067\/files\/9781776950546.jpg?v=1781515940","url":"https:\/\/aureliabooks.co.nz\/products\/bird-child-and-other-stories-9781776950546","provider":"Aurelia Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}