rebecca k reilly
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the fact of the matter is the novel GRETA & VALDIN is now published in the US and UK
in New Zealand it came out in 2021
it will also be translated into Spanish, German and Portuguese so, hold onto your hats
any inquiries please contact
Martha Perotto-Wills at The Bent Agency
NZ
UK & Commonwealth
US & CA
information about the author
Rebecca K Reilly was born Rebecca Kay Reilly in the former city of Waitākere on August 16th 1991. In 2010, Waitākere City was merged with the cities of Auckland City, North Shore City, Manukau City, Papakura, Rodney and Franklin to become Auckland.
In 2019, Rebecca K Reilly won the Adam Prize at the International Institute of Modern Letters. In 2022, GRETA & VALDIN won the Hubert Church Prize and the national Booksellers’ Choice Award. In 2024, it was shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize.
further information about the author
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further information about GRETA & VALDIN
How do I pronounce the characters’ names?
Velldin, Greda, Casspih, Tang, Linsh, Betty, Jep, Shaabee, Zhonvee-ev, Tony, Vlad, Ell, Plaanem
I am foreign. How do I pronounce Māori?
Maa-ao-dee . . . it’s like, mouldy with a rolled r and an extra a . . . maaoul-dee
What happens at the end of the book?
We learn a powerful lesson about women’s sexual autonomy and how no one person can hold every perspective
Why is the book so specific/detailed/meandering/quirked up?
AuDHD
Are the NZ, UK and US versions different from each other?
Not really—the NZ version has a joke about Jetstar, a reference to the song Life is Like a Bottle of Gin and a few sentences that don’t really make sense
Is there going to be a second book?
Sort of but not soon