Book description
A fascinating novel about small-town communities, which is also a love
story and a whodunit. Ken McUrran runs a service station in a small
town. He's an ordinary kiwi bloke who wants an ordinary kiwi life.
Trouble is, a young Austrian hitch-hiker disappears. Ken's niece, Gith,
has seen which car gave the young woman back-packer a ride. Trouble is,
because of a serious car accident, Gith can't talk properly. Ken is the
only person who can understand her, let alone believe her. He sets out
to prove to the police - and the world - that she is right. Trouble is,
the town is big on gossip and Gith and Ken have a secret of their own.
An unorthodox love story and a page-turning whodunit, written with heart
and intelligence, Gith puts our values and our prejudices under the
microscope. Chris has been an established figure in New Zealand
literary affairs since the early 1970s when he was associated with the
avant garde poetry magazine Freed. He has published six adult novels and
two collections of short stories. He has also written plays for stage
and radio and scripts for television. He has been a bookseller, a
teacher, and a publisher's representative and has also worked in the
Information and Computer industry. Chris has twice been National
President of the New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN) and has also been
chair of the board of directors of Copyright Licensing Ltd. He and his
wife, Barbara, were instrumental in setting up both the New Zealand
Association of Literary Agents and the New Zealand Association of
Manuscript Assessors.
