The Eldest Girl

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The Eldest Girl is a family drama spanning three generations. It moves between the 1960swith Tom, fresh off the boat from England who falls in love with the seemingly unattainableNgahere, and 2010 where Cassius, their son, is grieving the death of his wife, Mere, andbarely able to parent their children. When Meres twin sister returns home a successfulfilm producer and her troubled director husband leaves, she enlists Cassiuss help with her three children. Tensions grow when Kiri, Cassiuss daughter, becomes jealous and rebels,a daughter Tom never knew he had turns up, and the pressures of juggling a film project, adrunk husband and children increase. But when Tom has a heart attack and family secretsemerge, relationships are examined, and connections are retied.

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Olivia Aroha Giles has a BA in Applied Arts, Art and Design and anAdvanced Graduate Diploma in Applied Arts in Creative Writing. She isalso undertaking a masters in education about neurodiverse learningchallenges. She is a tutor on the New Zealand Certificate in Skillsfor Living for Supported Learners, teaching life skills for supportedlearners. Olivia is an avid reader and writer. She writes novels andchildrens books that reflect contemporary Mori life, and she haspreviously published childrens stories, poetry, and a fiction trilogy.