- 1990 first edition, 226 pages
- Published by Random Century, NZ
- Hardcover with dust jacket, burgandy boards
- Vey good condition, minor fading, edge wear to dust jacket
Signed by author. Looking around at the glittering, gathering, the public relations consultants and newly respectable Treasury men, the assortment of instant names, the political commentators who whould not dare to repeat exactly what happened in this room tonight, but who would find ways to make very good capital out of it all, she realised that each and every one of them saw themselves as true starts in their own right, entitled to spectacle....
Among those true stars, Rose Kendall stands isolated. She is alienated from her children, her husband the MP for Weyville, her friends, and her political ideals, and there is someone trying to scare her - she doesn't know why and she doesn't know who.
True Stars is a vivid portrayal of contemporary New Zealand life. It shows the tensions and divisions that are echoed both on a national level and in family relationships, which are crystallised by the Springbok tour, and which gnaw at differences in race, gender, class - and politics. It is a savage and often humorous novel set during the last months of the Lange Goverment.
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