Thalia Henry
Thalia Henry lives in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Inspired by the landscapes of the rugged South Island high country, where she spent time as a teenager learning to glide with her late father, Terry, Beneath Pale Water is her debut novel. Beneath Pale Water was awarded a gold award in the 2018 IPPY competition - Australia/New Zealand Best Regional Fiction category.
Her work appears in several anthologies, including Potluck (Landing Press), Botanical Short Stories (The History Press, UK), and Fresh Ink: A Collection of Voices from Aotearoa (Cloud Ink Press). She writes fiction, plays and poetry.
Currently, Thalia is writing her second novel manuscript, Sorry Rock, set against the backdrop of Te Henga (Bethells Beach) and the Northern Territory of Australia.
Genre:
- Adult Fiction
- Poetry
- Plays
- Short Stories
Skills:
Branch:
Auckland
Location:
Auckland
Publications:
Beneath Pale Water
Set amidst the physical and psychological landscapes of New Zealand's southern high country Beneath Pale Water is a social realist and expressionistic novel that follows a triangle of three damaged individuals - a sculptor, a vagrant and a model - who have grown calcified shells against the world as their search for identity and resolution leads them into conflicts that threaten both their sanity and their lives. As their protective shells crack they are left vulnerable yet open to exploring new beginnings and new lives.