DELIRIOUS by Damien Wilkins
Growing older is not something to look forward to, but the alternatives are probably worse. Mary’s and Pete’s decision to move to a retirement village not only stirs up matters they thought were long in the past, but also makes them rethink their attitudes to their wider family and to the numerous pitfalls and converging paths through aging. How do we care for others, and for ourselves? If second chances come around, will be recognise them and will we choose differently?
”A New Zealand novel of grace and humanity. How does Wilkins do it? These are flawed and immensely satisfying characters – you close your eyes at the faulty, circuitous routes they take. Delirious is a marvel of a book.” —Witi Ihimaera
”This is just a beautifully powerful, wonderful book.” —Pip Adam, RNZ
”Funny, sharp, sad and profound, Delirious made me laugh, think, weep and actually beat my breast. A masterpiece.” —Elizabeth Knox, The Conversation
”Delirious is an accurate and sympathetic study of change, age and growth. Set on the very edge of land, the novel is poised between rational assessment and the mysteries of the deep.” —David Herkt, NZ Listener