In the Clearing is an extremely polished thriller that will keep you guessing from the moment you open this addictive novel to the very last word. This is a brilliant accolade for the New Zealand born author, who now resides in Melbourne. Pomare won the Nagio Marsh award for best first novel. Pomare, the author of Call Me Evie and In the Clearing. ‘I knew I would always be burdened with the past.’ That is, until a young girl goes missing and someone from her past, someone she hasn’t seen for a very long time, arrives in town.Īs secrets of the past bubble up to the surface, this small town’s dark underbelly will be exposed and lives will be destroyed. In fact, if you saw her go about her day with her young son, you’d think she was an everyday mum. What happens next will turn life as Amy knows it on its head.įreya has gone to great lengths to feel like a ‘normal person’. She isn’t fitting in she doesn’t want to stay. That is, until a new young girl joins the group. She knows what to do to please her elders, and how to make sure the community remains happy and calm. HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY?Īmy has only ever known life in the Clearing.
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