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An immersive and compelling debut novel that blends magical realism with emotional truth Haunted by her Parisian past, Mariana lives alone in an old kauri oyster-boat in a small New Zealand town beside the sea. She works as a school music teacher, and is content, after a fashion. But the land has its own memory - volcanic, primordial, restless. Racial tensions and historical grievance bubble up from the depths, and Mariana is gradually drawn into a web of stories that echo her own grief, loss and desire for healing. When the volcano Anahira stirs, the past returns to confront the present and the sea rises to reclaim what was lost. The Water and the Night is a poignant yet hopeful novel about walking forwards while looking back.\

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Anne is an English writer, researcher, and lecturer who has lived in Aotearoa since her twenties. Her experiences as an immigrant have influenced her understanding of place, belonging and the stories that connect us. Her children enjoyed a barefoot childhood in a seaside community, with school life enriched by kapa haka, a rugby club run by the local marae, and the generous friendships of the tangata whenua which are reflected in this story, as are her own childhood memories of life aboard her father's old wooden sailing yacht.Her work is shaped by a commitment to values-driven education, narrative research, and life writing. She seeks to act as an ally and witness to the enduring legacies of colonisation in contemporary life. Anne lectures in Research Methods and supervises Master of Management theses, with published work in human resource management, education, and creative nonfiction. Her writing explores themes of immigrant identity, grief, and transformation, often drawing on the power of story to illuminate the experiences of those navigating complex cultural landscapes. The Water and the Night is her first novel.

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