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The Sunday Essay: The beginning of a book
Claire Mabey’s early brush with evangelical Christianity sparked a life’s fascination with the power of stories – and the fuel to write her own. The Sunday Essay is made possible thanks to the support of Creative New Zealand. Five years old At Bethlehem …