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Winner of the Booker Prize in 1985- The Bone People is the story of Kerewin- a despairing part-Maori artist who is convinced that her solitary life is the only way to face the world. Her cocoon is rudely blown away by the sudden arrival during a rainstorm of Simon- a mute six-year-old whose past seems to hold some terrible trauma. In his wake comes his foster-father Joe- a Maori factory worker with a nasty temper. The narrative unravels to reveal the truths that lie behind these three characters- and in so doing displays itself as a huge- ambitious work that tackles the clash between Maori and European characters in beautiful prose of a heartrending poignancy. In this novel- New Zealands people- its heritage and landscape are conjured up with uncanny poetry and perceptiveness Sunday Times...