{"title":"Dominic Hoey","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our collection of works by \u003cem\u003eDominic Hoey\u003c\/em\u003e, a dynamic voice in contemporary fiction and arts. Dominic Hoey, a talented writer hailing from New Zealand, crafts narratives that beautifully blend personal experience with universal themes, often infused with a keen sense of place and cultural context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection includes captivating titles such as \u003cstrong\u003e1985\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eI Thought We'd Be Famous\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003ePoor People With Money\u003c\/strong\u003e. Each book explores different facets of the human experience, offering deep insights into both individual journeys and societal dynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1985\u003c\/strong\u003e stands out as a notable work in general fiction, where Hoey draws readers into a compelling story that reflects both imagination and authenticity. \u003cstrong\u003eI Thought We'd Be Famous\u003c\/strong\u003e delves into the realms of arts and culture, capturing the essence of ambition and the pursuit of creative dreams. Meanwhile, \u003cstrong\u003ePoor People With Money\u003c\/strong\u003e provides a poignant exploration of socio-economic themes, once again affirming Hoey's skill in tackling complex issues with clarity and empathy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDominic Hoey's writing is both enlightening and entertaining, making his books must-reads for those seeking rich storytelling imbued with both heart and intellect. Explore this collection to discover narratives that resonate on multiple levels, offering both emotional depth and cultural insight.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"1985-by-dominic-hoey-9781776950782","title":"1985","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBest-selling author Dominic Hoey's much-anticipated third novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt's \u003cem\u003e1985\u003c\/em\u003e and Obi is on the cusp of teenagehood, after a childhood marked by poverty, dysfunctional family dynamics, (dis)organised crime, and street violence. His father is delusional, his mother is dying, the Rainbow Warrior is bombed, and it's time for Obi to grow up and get out of the arcade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen he and his best mate Al discover a map leading to unknown riches, Obi wonders if this windfall could be the thing that turns his family's fortunes around. Instead, he's thrown into a quest very different from the games he loves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn electric novel about life in a multi-cultural, counter-cultural part of Auckland pre-gentrification. \u003cem\u003e1985\u003c\/em\u003e is an adventure story with a local flavour, a coming-of-age story for the underdogs, the disenfranchised, and the dreamers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'This is writing of raw and shining brilliance' - NZ Herald on Poor People With Money\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46230639706348,"sku":"9781776950782","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781776950782.jpg?v=1740949498"},{"product_id":"poor-people-with-money-by-dominic-hoey-9780143779865","title":"Poor People With Money","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA darkly comic, gritty, punch-in-the-guts new novel that captures life on the poverty line, from the author of \u003cem\u003e1986, Iceland\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eI Thought We'd Be Famous\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMonday Wooldridge is a fighter with a face like a broken dinner plate. Fifteen years ago, her kid brother Eddy disappeared, and she's been looking for him ever since. When she's not training, Monday works in a bar, selling drinks to rich assholes and dreaming of escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTogether with her flatmate JJ, Monday comes up with a scheme to make enough money to lift them both out of debt. But when things go awry, fleeing the city is their only option to escape the gangsters, the vampires, and the ghosts of Monday's past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the award-winning poet and playwright Dominic Hoey, \u003cem\u003ePoor People with Money\u003c\/em\u003e is a darkly comic, pacy, heart-twisting, punch-in-the-guts novel that captures life on the poverty line in Aotearoa New Zealand now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Written with compassion and skill, \u003cem\u003ePoor People with Money\u003c\/em\u003e is a violent uprising of a novel. This is New Zealand.'\u003cbr\u003e\n- Pip Adam\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Dominic couldn't spell academia if he tried. He's dyslexic. But he's a savant story teller. His superpower is making ugly look sexy. He writes for the marginalised. In our country of right-wing sheep farmers and working-class ram raids, we need him to be reporting live from the crime scene. He's all we got.'\u003cbr\u003e\n- Tom Scott, musician\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Fighting is the perfect metaphor for hard times. It teaches us to come to terms with our own morality, our capacity for good and for bad. 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It's about the absurdity of trying to make sense of this broken society. It's about Channing Tatum and Edward Furlong and Chilli the Pomeranian and the teacher who beat us half to death and killing your landlord and sleeping with zombies and falling in love so hard you wake up concussed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Expensive Hobby Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47013611765996,"sku":"9780473489588","price":25.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/d476b072dae8832b6a04d2a6c7f042e4.jpg?v=1763607173"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/dominic-hoey.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}