Small Bodies of Water by Powles, Nina Mingya

Small Bodies of Water (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781838852184)

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Small Bodies of Water by Powles, Nina Mingya

Small Bodies of Water

$18.00
Small Bodies of Water by Powles, Nina Mingya

Small Bodies of Water

$18.00
Format: Paperback
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'Remarkable' Robert Macfarlane
'Gorgeous' Amy Liptrot
'Urgent and nourishing' Jessica J. Lee

Nina Mingya Powles first learned to swim in Borneo - where her mother was born and her grandfather studied freshwater fish. There, the local swimming pool became her first body of water. Through her life there have been others that have meant different things, but have still been, in their own way, home: from the wild coastline of New Zealand to a pond in northwest London.

In lyrical, powerful prose, Small Bodies of Water weaves together memories, dreams and nature writing. Exploring everything from migration, food, family, earthquakes and the ancient lunisolar calendar, Nina reflects on a girlhood spent growing up between two cultures, and what it means to belong.

Author: Nina Mingya Powles
ISBN-10: 1838852182
ISBN-13: 9781838852184
Publisher: Canongate Books
Language: English
Published: 04/18/2023
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/21/2022
By Nina Mingya Powles
By Nina Mingya Powles
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Nina Mingya Powles is a writer, editor and publisher from Aotearoa New Zealand. She is the author of three poetry collections, including Magnolia, which was shortlisted for both the Ondaatje Prize and the Forward Prize; and Tiny Moons: A Year of Eating in Shanghai. In 2019 she won the Nan Shepherd Prize for Small Bodies of Water, and in 2018 she won the Women Poets' Prize. She is the founding editor of Bitter Melon. Nina was born in Aotearoa, partly grew up in China, and now lives in London.

@ninamingya ninapowles.com

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