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 Zealand'Disregard for safety': Man filmed car surfing in Auckland car park28 Dec 07:29 AMNew ZealandNew app lets pokie addicts ban themselves without the awkward paperwork28 Dec 07:00 AMNew ZealandMan filmed ‘car surfing’ vehicle in empty Franklin carparkWatch28 Dec 06:26 AMSponsoredThe Bay’s secret advantage07 Dec 09:54 PMAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
