Deep Breathing

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TitleDeep Breathing
Year for Search1984
AuthorsMountjoy, Lora(b. 1942)
Date Published1984
PublisherNew Women's Press
Place PublishedAuckland, New Zealand
KeywordsAotearoa New Zealand author, Female author
Annotation

A novel set after a nuclear catastrophe that includes a number of eutopias. Survivors in Antarctica have created a society centered on survival, including eugenic controls. A woman from that society visits New Zealand and finds a number of surviving groups. Rainy Springs tribe, a community based loosely on the commune combined with traditional Maori practices, includes sexual freedom and the recognition that some of the mutations are positive. The Roadwomen travel around the country dealing in herbs and healing and include no males over puberty. Redemption is a Christian community dominated by one preacher. The Healing Centre at Rotorua is a community built around healing. Taramatatuhi is a Maori settlement practicing the old ways. She also encounters other individuals, groups, and settlements with both negative and positive experiences.
Holding Institutions

ATL, NZ, PSt
Author Note

Aotearoa/New Zealand female author (b. 1942).
Full Text

1984 Mountjoy, Lora (b. 1942). Deep Breathing. Auckland, New Zealand: New Women’s Press. ATL, NZ, PSt

A novel set after a nuclear catastrophe that includes a number of eutopias. Survivors in Antarctica have created a society centered on survival, including eugenic controls. A woman from that society visits New Zealand and finds a number of surviving groups. These include Rainy Springs tribe, a community based loosely on the commune combined with traditional Maori practices, with sexual freedom and the recognition that some of the mutations are positive. The Roadwomen travel around the country dealing in herbs and healing and include no males over puberty. Redemption is a Christian community dominated by one preacher. The Healing Centre at Rotorua is a community built around healing. Taramatatuhi is a Maori settlement practicing the old ways. She also encounters other individuals, groups, and settlements with both negative and positive experiences. Aotearoa/New Zealand female author.