Kitten Eva Johanna Rubin and keenly observant — of

and keenly observant — of her students and colleagues at the language school

something in her catches fire

They hustle work when they can

He gathers and prepares the food offering and asks each family member to come with him up the mountain when Matariki is due to rise

returning time and again to the only two questions that matter: why cook

Kitten Eva Johanna Rubin and keenly observant — ofRosemary, a trans girl, has many conflicting qualities. She s super smart but flawed, polyamorous but timid, promiscuous but inexperienced. She s surprising, and surprised by herself. A call that Rosemary s grandmother is dying puts her on the bus from Te Whanganui a Tara back to Kirikiriroa. There, with her mother, half sister, and other family and friends, she remembers the damage of her past. And then Thorn Rosemary s long distance daddy shows up.