These Islands Here - Short Stories of the South Pacific
Bronwyn Elsmore
A novel is a marriage. A short story a love affair.
Prominent authors have described short stories as the most disciplined and difficult form of prose writing.
Bronwyn Elsmore’s collection These Islands Here – Short Stories of the South Pacific, includes 32 fictional tales that present the varied facets of living in this part of the world. Most have been published previously, several have won short story competitions.
Reviewers say: "the author has mastered the art of the short story"; "they all have one common factor – they are each beautifully crafted". “The 32 stories in this book are divided into decades, each time period with its own helpful introduction. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll learn more about the recent histories of Aotearoa/New Zealand.”
Duration - 7h 21m.
Author - Bronwyn Elsmore.
Narrator - John Leigh.
Published Date - Thursday, 25 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2018 Bronwyn Elsmore ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
A novel is a marriage. A short story a love affair. Prominent authors have described short stories as the most disciplined and difficult form of prose writing. Bronwyn Elsmore’s collection These Islands Here – Short Stories of the South Pacific, includes 32 fictional tales that present the varied facets of living in this part of the world. Most have been published previously, several have won short story competitions. Reviewers say: "the author has mastered the art of the short story"; "they all have one common factor – they are each beautifully crafted". “The 32 stories in this book are divided into decades, each time period with its own helpful introduction. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll learn more about the recent histories of Aotearoa/New Zealand.” Duration - 7h 21m. Author - Bronwyn Elsmore. Narrator - John Leigh. Published Date - Thursday, 25 January 2024. Copyright - © 2018 Bronwyn Elsmore ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:14
Title
Duration:00:00:09
Disclaimer
Duration:00:00:11
Introduction
Duration:00:01:00
Chapter 1 1800s
Duration:00:01:51
Chapter 2 outcast
Duration:00:10:50
Chapter 3 dreadwood
Duration:00:09:27
Chapter 4 absent friends
Duration:00:12:34
Chapter 5 rocking the cradle
Duration:00:13:37
Chapter 6 1900s early decades
Duration:00:01:10
Chapter 7 we that are left grow old
Duration:00:07:15
Chapter 8 guests
Duration:00:15:41
Chapter 9 coming home
Duration:00:12:51
Chapter 10 te matakite
Duration:00:14:50
Chapter 11 1900s mid decades
Duration:00:02:24
Chapter 12 the rape of farley's garden
Duration:00:11:21
Chapter 13 a whimper and a bang
Duration:00:14:17
Chapter 14 old nick
Duration:00:12:24
Chapter 15 myra
Duration:00:09:38
Chapter 16 pink for the master
Duration:00:11:44
Chapter 17 neighbourly
Duration:00:19:33
Chapter 18 573 to auckland
Duration:00:10:20
Chapter 19 traveller
Duration:00:12:43
Chapter 20 1900s later decades
Duration:00:01:05
Chapter 21 our family, our islands
Duration:00:20:52
Chapter 22 protester
Duration:00:10:56
Chapter 23 what a guy, makes you cry, and i did
Duration:00:08:11
Chapter 24 morning in suburbia
Duration:00:07:49
Chapter 25 it's me, raku
Duration:00:11:56
Chapter 26 shells
Duration:00:19:59
Chapter 27 the assumption of mary
Duration:00:13:51
Chapter 28 the tide rises, the tide falls
Duration:00:10:26
Chapter 29 last night i dreamt i was kate sheppard
Duration:00:09:56
Chapter 30 recent decades
Duration:00:02:19
Chapter 31 this beach, that other beach
Duration:00:08:56
Chapter 32 the emperor's old clothes
Duration:00:10:55
Chapter 33 hana, viggo and me
Duration:00:11:38
Chapter 34 crossing the barrier
Duration:00:32:12
Chapter 35 dear sir or madam
Duration:00:12:37
Chapter 36 the calibre of number eight wire
Duration:00:23:21
Chapter 37 a white horse galloped
Duration:00:18:02
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:33