Barbara Anderson — the swing around
Victoria University Press 2001 Paperback, 303pp. Another comic masterpiece from the New Zealand author of the acclaimed Portrait of the Artistâs Wife. New Zealand twenty years ago â margarine was sold on prescription and protective tariffs ruled. The Minister of Cultural Links and Trade, Hamish Carew, sets off on a âoeSwing Aroundâ of New Zealandâs Asian neighbours. It should be a routine affair, but it isnât. And lurking on the horizon is the shadowy terrorist group Lightning Storm. (ISBN: 9780864734228). Good.