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Cold Water Cure
Paperback Edition: 1
At the heart of Claire Orchards first poetry collection is Charles Darwin, during the intense period in which he was working on his controversial theory of evolution, On the Origin of Species. His world as traced in his notebooks and letters his daily habits,
his relationships, his health is drawn out in full imaginative colour and echoed in unexpected ways in the poets own world 200 years later.
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We also find here depictions of childhood, parenthood, odd characters and split-second decisions. This witty, compassionate book speaks of the beauty and strangeness of all living things, including, and perhaps especially, humankind.
Featured in the 14 March 2016 New Zealand Newsletter.
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Pages : 112
Publisher : Te Herenga Waka University Pre
Publication date : 2016-03-15
Subjects: Fiction, NZ Poetry, Poetry, NZ Poetry By Individual Poets, Poetry By Individual Poets