Sue Orr 
Loop Tracks 

It’s 1978: the Auckland abortion clinic has been forced to close and sixteen-year-old Charlie has to fly to Sydney, but the plane is delayed on the tarmac. It’s 2019: Charlie’s tightly contained Wellington life with her grandson Tommy is interrupted by the unexpected intrusions of Tommy’s first girlfriend, Jenna, and the father he has never known, Jim. The year turns, and everything changes again.




Loop Tracks is a major New Zealand novel, written in real time against the progress of the Covid-19 pandemic and the New Zealand General Election and euthanasia referendum in 2020.

About the author

Sue Orr is the author of two books of short stories and a previous novel, with shortlistings and awards. Sue teaches creative writing at Victoria University in Wellington, and holds a Ph D and M.A. in Creative Writing from that university. Since 2016, she has set up programs and taught creative writing for women in women’s refuges and prisons. She lives in Wellington with her husband, Adrian Orr.