[CLOSED] Win the NEXT book of the month March: Stranger by David Bergen

Win the NEXT book of the month March: Stranger by David Bergen - Iso is a young woman living in the Guatemalan highlands. She works as an attendant in an alternative fertility clinic for wealthy white American women who come to soak in the supposedly magical, impregnating waters. Iso has no such fertility issues herself. She falls pregnant to an American doctor working at the clinic, and months after he returns home she gives birth to a perfect baby girl. A day later her baby is stolen – and so starts Iso's epic journey to find her child. Bergen's spare yet elegant writing suits the story beautifully as Iso faces myriad dangers, crossing illegally into Mexico and then again, much more dangerously, through the staunchly-patrolled desert wasteland on the Mexican-US border. It's an odyssey not so different to the Underground Railroad used by escaped slaves in the American South in the 1800s. Every choice Iso makes will either take her closer to her child or lead her to disaster. At its heart, this is a mesmerising and suspenseful adventure story but it also presents a damning picture of inequality. Bergen draws a stark world where the wealthy take what they want from the powerless – even a newborn child. A place where the haves hide themselves away in gated communities while the have-nots riot in the streets. It would be less depressing if it were not for the most part true. While Bergen's America has a dystopian edge, Iso herself is an antidote. She's brave, smart, vulnerable, resilient, quietly determined and more real than any overblown superhero that Hollywood could dream up. Enter below to be in to win! Terms and conditions: Entry is open only to New Zealand residents. Employees of Bauer Media Group (LP) NZ or [Duckworth Overlook], their affiliates, agencies and immediate families are ineligible to enter. No responsibility is taken for lost, misdirected or incomplete entries. Entries are limited to one per person. Open to New Zealand residents only. This promotion commences [Thursday February 8] and ends [Saturday March 31]. By registering their details, entrants give permission for Bauer Media Group (LP) NZ to post, email and mobile text message updates. The prize consists of [Stranger by David Bergen]. We have [five] to give away. The prize package must be taken as offered and is not exchangeable, transferable or redeemable for cash. Bauer Media Group (LP) NZ reserves the right to exchange any item with another item of greater value. Anything not specified in these terms and conditions as being included in the prize package is excluded. The winner will be contacted via [email] between [Monday April 2 and Tuesday April 3]. The promoter is Bauer Media Group (LP) NZ, Shed 12, City Works Depot, 90 Wellesley Street West, Auckland.

This competition closes on Saturday, 31 March 2018 at 11:59 PM AEST.