Horowhenua author, Carole Brungar, has won a gold
medal for her third novel, The Nam Shadow, in the internationally
acclaimed Independent Publisher Book Awards.
Brungar’s novel won first place in the Australia/New
Zealand/Pacific Rim category.
The
Independent Publisher Book Awards, known as the IPPY Awards, were established
in 1996 to recognise excellence in independent publishing worldwide and reward
those who exhibit the courage, innovation, and creativity to bring about change
in the world of publishing.
Each year the awards are intended to reward exemplary
books from among independently owned and operated publishers, foundation or
university presses and independent publishers who publish less than fifty
titles per year.
The Nam Shadow
is the second Vietnam novel in a series by the Levin author. It follows on from
The Nam Legacy, also an award winning novel. The novels
explore the lives of New Zealanders before, during and after the Vietnam War.
Where The Nam Legacy focused on the
affects of PTSD, The Nam Shadow highlights the consequences of
exposure to Agent Orange and other chemicals used during the Vietnam war.
“There aren’t many New Zealand stories that are set
around the Vietnam War, or that explore the consequences of the war,” Carole
said. “I would like to think that those men and women who went to Vietnam and
their experiences as a consequence, are not forgotten.”
The Nam Shadow is available from bookstores across New
Zealand or the author’s website, carolebrungar.com
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