Sumayya grew up torn between the social expectations of life as a young girl in Pakistan
from ‘Locality Fails’ to ‘Metafisica Australe’ and ‘Journey to Nowhere’
where she was one of the most attentive and unsentimental analysts of the infant body and the child’s emerging personality
and the results are nothing short of stunning
Annaliese Porter was only eight years old when she wrote The Outback
Bookshop Dogs Brand / Loqi Sumayya grew up torn betweenDogs of all shapes and sizes visit Ruth Shaw's three wee bookshops in Manapouri in the far south of Aotearoa New Zealand. Local dogs, holiday house dogs, travelling dogs: many have great stories, be they funny, sad, strange, bemusing, quirky or sweet. Woven throughout are tales of the very special Hunza, the dog who worked with troubled teens alongside Ruth when she was a youth worker. This is a window into the wonderful world of Ruth and her generous