Solo ‘These voices bear witness to

‘These voices bear witness to our predicament — the pile-on of existential crises from without and within

Art New Zealand

the book is alive with endless reminders of how things used to be – the feeling and smell (to choose a random example) of wet woollen bathing suits with modesty flaps in front

expresses his hope that the book “will draw more attention to Edith Collier’s work

’ — Max Oettli

Solo ‘These voices bear witness toTales of ambition, risk and death in New Zealands backcountry One afternoon in Auckland, journalist Hazel Phillips decided to close her laptop and head for the hills. She then spent the next three years living in mountain huts and tramping alone for days at a time, all the while holding down a full time job. As she ranged from Arthurs Pass and the Kaimanawa Forest Park to the Ruahine Range and Fiordland, she had her share of danger and loneliness, but