Piripai is natural history as prose poetry. It is a story of place, time and a subtle coming of age on the sand dunes between the river and the sea. The book is structured around twenty-six birds that inhabited Piripai, and ordered according to the time of year, beginning in spring and ending in winter. It is suffused with observation and memory, conveyed in a stripped-back style that both evokes and abstracts. Through the eyes of the book's three characters - the girl, the woman, and the man - we learn about their family, their culture, their birds and the rough, beautiful land they call home.

Title: Piripai
Author: Leila Lees
Imprint: 99% Press
Length: 105 pages
Genre: natural history/prose poetry
ISBN: 978-0-9951398-7-9
Format: hard back 203mm x 127mm