From Aotearoa to the Borders: Tina Makereti in Conversation

Name: From Aotearoa to the Borders: Tina Makereti in Conversation
Start: 2026-06-11T17:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-06-11T18:00:00+01:00
Location: Buccleuch Marquee

Acclaimed novelist Tina Makereti explores her powerful new novel The Mires, set in near-future Aotearoa. Three women's lives intertwine amid environmental change.

Saturday, 13 June 2026

7:15pm ‐ 8:15pm

Buccleuch Marquee
Harmony Garden and Orchard, St Mary's Road, Melrose, TD6 9LJ

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Acclaimed novelist Tina Makereti joins us all the way from New Zealand for a special event exploring her powerful new novel The Mires. Set in a near-future Aotearoa, the story brings together three women whose lives intertwine against a backdrop of environmental change, migration and belonging. Both lyrical and propulsive, this gripping novel blends social realism with a haunting sense of the natural world, where danger simmers just beneath the surface. A finalist for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards and nominated for the Dublin Literary Award, The Mires marks Makereti as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary fiction.