Home / New ZealandControversial book returned to store after ban liftedNewstalk ZB17 Feb, 2012 01:49 AMQuick ReadSubscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Sign in hereListening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.SaveShareShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditFile photo / ThinkstockFile photo / ThinkstockA controversial book is coming back to a Wellington store after being cleared from the banned list.Bloody Mama was impounded by an Internal Affairs Department official from Book Haven in November. The book, about the true story of the Barker family in 1930s America, was banned here in 1971, because of its themes of violence, crime and incest. However the Department's reviewed the book and removed the ban.Book Haven owner Don Hollander says he's very pleased to be getting the book back.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME."One of the beauties of having a secondhand bookshop is you get to have discussions about all sorts of things and so we're going to have it framed and then we'll put it up on the wall," he says.SaveShareShare this articleCopy LinkEmailFacebookTwitter/XLinkedInRedditLatest from New ZealandNew ZealandBody found after Hamilton house fire08 Nov 07:37 AMNew Zealand|UpdatedHave you won the $40m Powerball jackpot up for grabs tonight?08 Nov 07:10 AMNew ZealandJelly Roll cancels his Auckland showWatch08 Nov 05:59 AMSponsoredKiwi campaign keeps on giving07 Sep 12:00 PMAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
