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Seventeen Seas
"A work of creative non-fiction the events are based on real happenings, but the characters are fictional"--T.p. verso."One ship, a handful of Kiwis, a few more Australians, and sixteen hundred Brits. Seventeen Seas tells their stories as they travel through ten countries, fifteen ports, over forty-six days"--Back cover.
Like Them That Dream
The seminal work on the interaction of New Zealand's indigenous population with the Old Testament message brought by missionaries in the 19th century
Mana from Heaven
Mana from Heaven is the definitive work about the early interaction between Maori and missionary, and the more than 60 Maori prophets that arose in response to the translation of the Old Testament into Maori in 1858. Some movements were ephemeral, some closer to indigenous animism than Christianity, but some have endured and evolved into established parts of the religion, like today's leading Maori church, Ratana.
Every Five Minutes
Every Five Minutes is a B.R.A.G. Medallion Award book. Gina, if that is her real name, wakes to an autumn morning and, against her better judgement, selects a light dress to wear to work. Deliberately, she misses the bus and walks into the city, then turns and walks back home. This is not a day for work. Tomorrow, in her navy pantsuit, she will be there. Today she will spend with a white dog and a remarkable man. Every Five Minutes is also about the colour cornflower blue, beaches, parks, city streets, exotic places, coffee, flowers, polished stones, a unicorn and a swan, words, theatre, movies, music, and love. But most of all it's about Gina, the dog, and the man. Reviewers say - "I adored this book" "I hated the story to end. Read it and you'll see. It's a lovely, lovely book." "A masterpiece...perfect in its style and delivery" "her writing brilliance showed on each page as she pulled it off." "Please make sure you add this to your to be read list." See www.flaxroots.com
Backwards into the Future
"Everyone knows you can't go back. Everyone except Mary apparently, because here she is - back in her old hometown. That's because of two women - Kui and Ana. One of them is pushing her, the other is holding back, and between the two there's much to be resolved. The plum tree and the manuka have gone, but a lemon tree thrives. The mystery of the Marakihau may never be solved; but if Ana returns, their friendship and some things from the past can be recovered. Can't they?"--Back cover.
The Only Living Lady Parachutist
Haunted by her brother’s death, daredevil Lillian tests her courage by joining the Van Tassel balloon act with her sister Ruby. Together they risk their lives for fame and fortune by parachuting from smoke balloons throughout Australia, but the feisty Lillian struggles to choose between love and her perilous career. Determined to take control of the balloon circuit and provide for her children, Lillian travels to New Zealand only to clash with charlatans, showmen, and disgruntled crowds when her exhibitions fall short of their expectations. A cascade of betrayals and reconciliations culminate in one last-ditch ascent from which there is no turning back. Many years later, as Lillian relates her fanciful version of those events, she must find a deeper courage to reveal the truth about her past. Based on the real life of a strong and unconventional woman trying to make her name, Lillian’s story is too incredible to be left untold.
These Islands Here
"Stories of Aotearoa-New Zealand, and other islands of Polynesia. They are fictional tales based on the varied facets of living in these islands situated in the South Pacific - pleasure, pain, calamity, comedy, fun, misfortune, loss, triumph - as in any part of the world, of being human. Most have been published previously, in magazines including NZ Listener, Takahe, Eve, Thursday, included in anthologies, and broadcast by Radio New Zealand, several have won short story competitions."--Provided by publisher.
Footsteps in the Sea
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One Little Lie
Nineteen-year-old Melissa and her three friends, Katrina, Belinda and Alison, take up an offer of work for the Christmas holidays on Melissa’s uncle’s tomato farm on Waiheke Island. The girls can’t wait to swap their university days for the carefree life, summer provides. However, Melissa hasn’t seen her uncle and her two cousins, Seth and Tyler, for eight years, and when she arrives at their home, her life becomes more complicated than she could ever have imagined. Katrina, Belinda and Alison find Seth and Tyler promising attractions, and feeling sorry for their friend, push Melissa into the hands of a handsome stranger. When Melissa finds herself compromised, she does the only thing she can think of: she tells one little lie. Melissa’s deception turns her holiday upside down. When one of her friends goes missing, and the police start their investigation, Melissa finds that her lie starts to unearth secrets buried for years. Secrets, which send Melissa, her family and her friends down a path of violent clashes of the past, the present and ultimately the future.
