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On the south coast of New Zealand, a woman works in her pottery, walks on the saltmarsh where she watches the annual return of the godwits, and reflects on her life and the love she briefly knew and lost so along ago.
In Alaska, in what feels like the end of the world, a glimpse of the godwits preparing for their annual migration to New Zealand sparks Alex to question his own life, and to define what it is that he he’s been seeking through all his years of travelling. Thus two people, at opposite ends of the earth, must somehow find each other despite the distance that separates them, and the barriers that human pride, misunderstanding and an injured natural world conspire to place between them. 
Framed by the annual migration of the godwits from Alaska to New Zealand, a story of leaving and returning and the search for atonement of past mistakes. Contact David Briggs for more details
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WELCOMEDavid is a British-born geographer, environmental scientist, writer and poet.
After a career in academia in England, during which he published widely, he moved to New Zealand in 2009. He now lives in Mapua, near Nelson, where he devotes himself to creative writing, in the company of his wife and their two dogs. His debut novel, The Direction of Our Fear, was published in September 2016, by New Zealand publishers, BMS Books Ltd and republished in 2023 under the Constellation Books imprint. By the Tracks We Leave, written earlier, was later reissued through KDP. The Claim, was published by UK publishers RedDoor Press in 2019. The book was long-listed for the Michael Gifkins Prize in 2018, and has been short-listed for the 2020 NZ Booklovers Award. Zarrin - a story of a Syrian refugee trying to escape to Europe, was released by RedDoor Press in July 2022. His latest novel, The Day of the Red Balloon, was published under the Constellation Books imprint in March 2024. All his novels are available through Amazon. Several of his poems have also been published, and have won prizes for poetry both internationally and in New Zealand. Reflections, a collection of poems and photographs compiled with photographer JF Robert, was published by The CopyPress in December 2020. Links to more about David Briggs:
David in the New Zealand Society of Authors David's website for dog-walkers David on geology David's work on climate change David on Researchgate David on Amazon |
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