Publisher:
Oxford University Press, Auckland, N.Z.
"The first mention of the term 'love stories' conjures up images of couples who meet, fall in love, and live happily ever after. However, as Fiona Kidman astutely shows in this collection, many New Zealand love stories confront or subvert the...
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"The first mention of the term 'love stories' conjures up images of couples who meet, fall in love, and live happily ever after. However, as Fiona Kidman astutely shows in this collection, many New Zealand love stories confront or subvert the happy-ending stereotype. Conventional love does not always guarantee happiness; love between adulterers continues to fascinate. Moving well beyond the stock story of romantic love, this anthology offers accounts of many kinds of love, most of them committed to the point of passion. It covers questions of obsession and betrayal, and separation and loss, and illustrates that love can be a fleeting experience or one in which constancy prevails until death. Readers will also find a number of stories that deal with platonic love and the power of love within families, as well as those of more erotic nature."--BOOK JACKET.
