Send somebody nice : stories and sketches / Noel Hilliard.

Novel.

The boy and the irreverent projectionist -- A turkey into town -- Absconder -- Street meeting -- The blue-and-white elephant -- The girl from Kaeo -- After the equinox -- Corrective training -- The pit -- Anita's eyes -- Swy school -- Send somebody nice -- The telegram -- Girl on a corner -- The tree -- At Angelo's -- Nothing but the facts -- The paper sellers -- Matilda -- Initiation -- Puti wants beer -- Wendy -- The dropout -- Picnic -- The singer.

A collection of short stories dealing with New Zealanders in their everyday lives; ordinary and unspectacular but nonetheless very real.