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Dirty Work
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Dirty Work
Contributors:
By (Author) Nigel Cox
Publisher:
Te Herenga Waka University Press
Imprint:
Victoria University Press
Publication Date:
3rd March 2006
Country:
New Zealand
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
FIC
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
304
Description
As the economic reforms of the mid-1980s begin to take their toll on New Zealands most vulnerable, Gina Tully, manager of Happy World hotela down-and-out residential hotel filled with rascals and eccentricsmust reconcile her social conscience with her need to keep her job. Emerging from this story about the downtrodden and disadvantaged is a celebration of human resilience that reminds us of the importance of intimacy and compassion.
Author Bio
Nigel Cox was the Director Experience at Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand's national museum, and the author of Skylark Lounge, Responsibility, and Tarzan Presley.
