About the Author

PATRICIA DONOVAN grew up in Christchurch, New Zealand, and graduated from the University of Canterbury with an MA (Hons) in English Literature. After graduation she worked in corporate communications in Australia and New Zealand and is the author of a best practice guide to the profession. She is a member of the New Zealand Society of Authors and of the New Zealand Writers Guild. 'The Collections' is her third novel.

Reviews

'A gritty and hypnotic read.' - Norman Bilbrough; 'The Collections offers a vivid glimpse into an unnerving but not implausible dystopic future with intimations of Smith's Dream and Fahrenheit 451.' - Harry Ricketts