The Last of the Green-Toed Fruit-Bats: A Fairy-Tale for Adults
| Title | The Last of the Green-Toed Fruit-Bats: A Fairy-Tale for Adults |
| Year for Search | 1989 |
| Authors | Jeffreys, Toni |
| Date Published | 1989 |
| Publisher | Waiake Wordsmiths |
| Place Published | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Keywords | Female author, US author |
| Annotation | Part dystopia, part fantasy, part feminist eutopia. The story, written as if from 2019-20, is of an island in the eastern Pacific called New Balkland, which has an ecology and history similar to New Zealand. The novel is written from the point-of-view of one woman from her earliest years to her full development as a powerful witch. Her history parallels a series of environmental and political disasters that leads to the destruction of the world, except for New Balkland, which is saved by its women, with the help of the world's whales. |
| Illustration | Illus. Oliver Calvert. |
| Holding Institutions | ATL |
| Author Note | New Zealand female author. |
| Full Text | 1989 Jeffreys, Toni. The Last of the Green-Toed Fruit-Bats: A Fairy-Tale for Adults. Illus. Oliver Calvert. Auckland, New Zealand: Waiake Wordsmiths. ATL Part dystopia, part fantasy, part feminist eutopia. The story, written as if from 2019-20, is of an island in the eastern Pacific called New Balkland, which has an ecology and history similar to New Zealand. The novel is written from the point-of-view of one woman from her earliest years to her full development as a powerful witch. Her history parallels a series of environmental and political disasters that leads to the destruction of the world, except for New Balkland, which is saved by its women, with the help of the world’s whales. |
