THE SKI FLIER
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Cover by Keely O'Shannessy
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THE SKI FLIER
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Cover by Keely O'Shannessy
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Reviews and mentions |
The avalanche
Who is enormous. The mountain. The sky. Who holds who up? I want to fall into crevices, I want to be buried, only to be found, this is the miracle, to walk as if alive. What? Is this tomorrow? Are these, paws? |
"The style....strikes me as operatic, amplifying emotions on a scale commensurate with their intensity rather than their occasion, making stories emotionally relatable."
Reviewed by Janet Hughes in NZ Books, Winter 2018 (subscriber only). "...a rich inner life is contrasted with the external weight of thing. Reviewed by Clare Mabey, Landfall Online, September 2017. Pip Adam talks to Maria McMillan about ‘Phantasia for Elvira Shatayev’ by Adrienne Rich and ‘In which I attain unimaginable greatness’ by Maria McMillan "...connections are electric". Maria McMillan's The Ski Flier: Nine thoughts from Paula Green on The Poetry Shelf "...mind blowingly good" Book critic and writer Pip Adam talks about The Ski Flier and other radical books with Jesse Mulligan on Radio NZ |