{"product_id":"the-mires-9780063399365","title":"The Mires","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA literary page turner that explores the intertwined lives of three neighboring families in a small coastal New Zealand town--a blend of \u003cem\u003eLittle Fires Everywhere\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Island of Missing Trees, \u003c\/em\u003e combining domestic drama, suspense, indigenous folklore, and the threat of extremism on ordinary lives.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree women give birth in different countries and different decades. They eventually become neighbors in a coastal town in Aotearoa--New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSingle parent Keri has her hands full with rambunctious four-year-old Walty and Wairere, a teen with a unique gift that allows her to connect to the world in extraordinary ways. Drawn to the waters of the indigenous wetlands, Wairere finds peace and solace communing with nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiving next door is Janet, a sharply opinionated older white woman. New to the neighborhood is Sera, her husband, and their two-year-old daughter, refugees from ecological devastation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Janet's adult son Conor unexpectedly arrives home sporting a fresh buzzcut and a disturbing tattoo, no one suspects just how extreme the young man has become--no one except Wairere, who can feel the danger pulsating around him. As friendship are formed, prejudices, too, arise, and discord surfaces between the trio of households, threatening to tear them apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir fate rests with young Wairere. By accepting who she truly is, the teenager can become the connective tissue that unites her community and helps them forge a better future together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMakereti, Tina:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTina Makereti\u003c\/strong\u003e writes novels, short stories, and personal essays, and co-edited \u003cem\u003eBlack Marks on the White Page\u003c\/em\u003e, an anthology that celebrates Maori and Pasifika writing. She has received numerous awards for her fiction and creative nonfiction, including the 2016 Pacific region Commonwealth Writers Short Story Prize and two Nga Kupu Ora Maori fiction awards, and has been longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award twice. She is a New Zealander of Te Atiawa, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Ngati Rangatahi-Mata descent.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harpervia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51615608537362,"sku":"9780063399365","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_69689019-2e96-4be1-b246-898e1d5baed1.jpg?v=1758105535","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-mires-9780063399365","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}