The Bone People
Keri Hulme
Published 1984450 pages
Available as an eBook for the first time is Aotearoa New Zealand’s first Booker Prize-winning novel, The Bone People by Keri Hulme. This powerful and mesmerising book tracks the complicated relationships between three outcasts: Kerewin, an artist estranged from her family and art; a mute boy called Simon, who tries to steal from her; and his tender but brutal foster father Joe.
Content Warnings
abuse, child abuse, alcohol abuse, attempted suicide, cancer
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