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Winner of the 2023 Gifkins Prize, A House Built on Sand is the vivid and gripping story of a mother-daughter relationship and the secrets that threaten to shatter their world. Maxine has been losing things lately. Her car in the shopping centre car park. Important work... Read More
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A House Built on Sand

Winner of the 2023 Gifkins Prize, A House Built on Sand is the vivid and gripping story of a mother–daughter relationship and the secrets that threaten to shatter their world

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Winner of the 2023 Gifkins Prize, A House Built on Sand is the vivid and gripping story of a mother-daughter relationship and the secrets that threaten to shatter their world.

Maxine has been losing things lately. Her car in the shopping centre car park. Important work files—and her job as a result. Her marbles? 'Mild cognitive impairment,' according to the doctor. Time for a nursing home, according to her daughter, Rose.

Rose has her own troubles with memory—a recurring vision of a locked cupboard, claustrophobic panic. Something in the shadows. Something to do with the old family house in Kutarere.

Back in that house by the beach, Maxine and Rose try to find their bearings. But they can't move forward without dealing with the past—and the past has a few more surprises in store.

Full of suspense and heartbreak, A House Built on Sand is a haunting novel about family secrets, the hazards of memory, and ghosts that linger.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781922790903

Publisher: Text Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 July 2024

Country: Australia

Imprint: The Text Publishing Company

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 155.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 420g

Pages: 320

About the Author

Tina Shaw is the author of novels for adults and younger reader. She is a former recipient of the Buddle Findlay Sargeson Fellowship and the Creative New Zealand Berlin Writers' Residency, and was previously Writer in Residence at the University of Waikato. She lives in Taupo, Aotearoa New Zealand.

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