Otherhood It offers a finely grained

It offers a finely grained analysis of the nation’s response to the South African War

examining letters from the past and writing a letter to the future

to put in a suitcase and go travelling even further afield

Shining Land and The Lobster’s Tale

‘Wenley has crafted one of the best books of the year’ — Steve Braunias

Otherhood It offers a finely grainedInterrogating: Am I mother, or am I other? In Aotearoa the number of people who will never have children is growing and theyre pushing back against the narrative that if they dont, their lives will be somehow less than. Otherhoods essays are by writers whove felt on the outside looking in, whove lived unexpected lives and whove given the finger to social expectations. Some chose to be childfree, some didnt get to choose and some through bereavement or