{"product_id":"cowrie-by-cathie-dunsford","title":"'Cowrie' by Cathie Dunsford","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a41ee64-ba8c-83ec-af6f-c73473cd84da-21\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-6a41ee64-ba8c-83ec-af6f-c73473cd84da-21\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a41ee64-ba8c-83ec-af6f-c73473cd84da-21\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-120\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\" class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"bc191df0-8407-4f76-935d-ad584277de4f\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full dark markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"562\"\u003eFirst published in 1994 by Melbourne's Spinifex Press, \u003cem data-start=\"106\" data-end=\"114\"\u003eCowrie\u003c\/em\u003e is the opening novel in Cathie Dunsford's acclaimed Cowrie Quartet.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"562\"\u003eA Māori writer of Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Porou and Te Arawa descent, Dunsford builds a novel that moves between Aotearoa, Hawaiʻi and the wider Pacific, exploring Indigenous knowledge, colonial histories and the ongoing work of cultural survival. Part literary fiction, part political novel, it refuses to separate intimate life from questions of land, language and sovereignty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"564\" data-end=\"1116\"\u003eIts protagonist, Cowrie, is a Māori woman, writer and activist whose travels become a way of tracing connections across the Pacific rather than national borders. The novel is rich with oral histories, ecological knowledge, mythology and contemporary politics, creating a distinctly Indigenous form that privileges relationships over linear narrative. Endorsed by Audre Lorde shortly before her death, \u003cem data-start=\"965\" data-end=\"973\"\u003eCowrie\u003c\/em\u003e remains an important work of Indigenous feminist literature, ideal for readers of Patricia Grace, Witi Ihimaera, Alexis Wright or Linda Hogan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1143\" data-end=\"1265\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1994 first Spinifex Press paperback. Excellent condition with only light shelf wear; clean throughout with a firm binding.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45767077724243,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Untitleddesign-2026-07-03T190544.713.png?v=1783069594","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/cowrie-by-cathie-dunsford","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}