Himali McInnesHimali McInnes

Himali McInnes is a general practitioner, a constant gardener and a part-time chicken farmer. She writes short fiction, essays and travel articles, and is obsessed by dogs and books.

‘You cannot dismiss us’: A review of Booker winner Girl, Woman, Other

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Himali McInnes looks past the fact that the first black woman to win the Booker had to bloody share it and focuses on the book –  in itself a treasure.  Girl, Woman, Other is the smart, urbane eighth novel by Bernadine Evaristo. Born in London of Nigerian, German and Irish descent, Evaristo is the first … Read more

Sticking it like cinnamon: on life and home from Colombo to South Auckland

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Himali McInnes has been torn between identities and countries her entire life. Here, she tells her story: of Sri Lanka and civil war, of the UK and normality, and of New Zealand and its unspoken past. “I stick it like I’m cinnamon ..I live it like a citizen” – Luka Lesson, ‘Please Resist Me’  The … Read more