Auckland Writers Festival special: Rachel Paris - See How They Fall extract
To celebrate the 2025 Auckland Writers Festival, we've teamed up with New Zealand publishers to showcase some of the authors who will be on stage over the festival weekend.
This extract is from " S ee How They Fall" by Rachel Paris, the debut book from the Auckland lawyer turned author.
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