The narrative of Edgar and his family begins to fragment through the book as the horror of war deepens - a marine loses a leg and a plane
'breaks its nose on
Poor visibility in summer'.
Yelich, highlighting the confusion of war, leaves a reader guessing as to Edgar's eventual fate.

Chilling, funny, deeply sad and immensely thought-provoking, Get Some is the work of a writer pushing the capacities of language to express the potential of violence to erupt in everyday life.

Shortlisted for Montana New Zealand Book ... more

Diana Deans met her best friend at boarding school at the age of 12. As their work and family commitments reduced decades later, they anticipated spending more time together, enjoying the good life. But fate had other ideas. In an effort to capture the good times and keep some perspective, Diana kept a diary, from which these poems were written.