Toa Stappard

1859. When a young Māori woman is summoned from New Zealand to North Yorkshire, she uncovers her horrific colonial heritage and is compelled to confront and destroy the titled Englishman who devastated her family.

Seven (or six - depending on the version) short stories of conquest, desperation and the will to overcome.

A fast car. Two men talking in a hotel bar. Seven questions in eight minutes. And it's 9pm on Euston Road. Figure it out...

Strip, a young painter and decorator feels lost by the lack of challenge in his work. As he scrapes away yet another layer of wallpaper he is lead to a startling discovery. It becomes his secret and his life takes a bizarre turn.

New Zealand. 1929. When a package is delivered to a colonial manor house, mysterious Māori twins arrive to reclaim the contents. TAUMANU is a Māori verb with two distinct meanings: 1/ to colonise, to take possession of another's goods. 2/ to reclaim, repossess.

South London. It's four in the morning. A man tries to save the one he loves.