Attraction

Name: Attraction
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781925773552
Price: 34.0 NZD
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By Ruby Porter

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Summary

Attraction by Ruby Porter is a gripping tale of emotion and introspection, following three young women on a road trip across New Zealand. As they navigate landscapes filled with memory and meaning, the journey delves into themes of identity, relationships, and the complexities of personal history. It beautifully captures the tensions and allure that exist within friendships and the natural world.
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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

You might enjoy this book if you're drawn to introspective narratives that explore the complexities of identity, relationships, and the nuances of life in Aotearoa New Zealand. With its rich character development and evocative prose, it offers a unique blend of personal and cultural exploration that resonates emotionally.

Attraction

Winner of the inaugural Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel, Ruby Porter is an exciting new voice in New Zealand literature.

Winner of the inaugural Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel, Ruby Porter is a leading voice in young New Zealand Literature.

Description

The present reckons with the past in Attraction, Ruby Porter’s atmospheric debut novel.

Three women are on a road trip, navigating the motorways of the North Island, their relationships with one another and New Zealand’s colonial history. Our narrator doesn’t know where she stands with Ilana, her not-quite girlfriend. She has a complex history with her best friend, Ashi. She’s haunted by the memory of her emotionally abusive ex-boyfriend. And her period’s now weeks late.

Attraction is a meditative novel of connection, inheritance and the stories we tell ourselves. In lyrical fragments, Porter explores what it means to be and to belong, to create and to destroy.

‘[Porter’s] writing has the intensity of Sally Rooney, the rawness of Andrew McGahan’s Praise and 1988 but is also distinctly original…[A]n utterly amazing debut.’ Jon Page

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Attraction by Ruby Porter is praised for its evocative imagery and exploration of intergenerational relationships within New Zealand's landscapes. Critics describe it as a slow-burning, emotionally charged narrative that blends a road trip with a political and sexual coming-of-age story. Porter's writing is noted for being both artistic and gripping, making it difficult to put down. The novel's fragmented storytelling and the protagonist's shifting consciousness contribute to its meditative and cathartic appeal.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781925773552

Publisher: Text Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 May 2019

Country: Australia

Imprint: The Text Publishing Company

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 288

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About the Author

Ruby Porter is a tutor of creative writing at the University of Auckland. She has been published in Geometry Journal, Aotearotica, Spinoff and Wireless, and a selection of her poetry is available on NZEPC. In 2018, she also won the Wallace Foundation Short Fiction Contest.