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Let the River Stand
In the deceptively quiet Waikato of the 1930s and 1940s, a number of lives connect in a complex web of family ties, desire and violence. The events of this story also take in boxing, farming, devotion and perversion, ranging as far as Tasmania and the Spanish Civil War. Alex, tall and solitary, striding through this novel ...Barbara, his first love ...Bet, strong and unobtrusive ...And the enigmatic man in the balaclava.
304 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1993
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About the author
Vincent O'Sullivan
182 books9 followersVincent Gerard O’Sullivan, DCNZM was a New Zealand poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright, critic and editor. He was the New Zealand Poet Laureate for the term 2013–2015.
He attended St Joseph's Primary, Grey Lynn, and Sacred Heart College. He graduated from the University of Auckland and Oxford University; he lectured at Victoria University of Wellington (1963–66) and the University of Waikato (1968–78).
He served as literary editor of the NZ Listener (1979–80).
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He attended St Joseph's Primary, Grey Lynn, and Sacred Heart College. He graduated from the University of Auckland and Oxford University; he lectured at Victoria University of Wellington (1963–66) and the University of Waikato (1968–78).
He served as literary editor of the NZ Listener (1979–80).
Librarian note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
Vincent^O'Sullivan
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February 3, 2024
O’Sullivan masters New Zealand colloquialisms in a way not unlike Sargeson!
November 22, 2023
No one has written a review yet. All I can say is I read it when it came out after it won a prize for nz book of the year, or such like
A family saga set over a number of years in rural New Zealand. My memory is very positive and I can recall recommending it to other people
A family saga set over a number of years in rural New Zealand. My memory is very positive and I can recall recommending it to other people
December 28, 2023
‘There is nothing that matters except to understand.’
A fabulous book with many, many view points and characters so thoroughly mysterious as they are intriguing. My only complaint is that I sometimes lost track of who was talking or being talked about. Otherwise, a worthy read!
A fabulous book with many, many view points and characters so thoroughly mysterious as they are intriguing. My only complaint is that I sometimes lost track of who was talking or being talked about. Otherwise, a worthy read!
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