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Title:
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Space Between, The |
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Authors:
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Keenan, Lauren |
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Genre:
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Fiction: New Zealand |
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Pages:
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308 |
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Year:
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2024 |
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Publisher:
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Penguin Random House |
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Language:
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English |
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Description:
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The last place Frances Farrington, recent immigrant to New Zealand, expects to come face-to-face with the man who jilted her in London, Henry White, is in New Plymouth, and even more surprising, is to find that he is now married to a MÄori woman, MatÄria. On the cusp of the First Taranaki War, Frances and MatÄria struggle as outsiders to find a place to belong in the conflict that is unfolding. Firmly anchored in the author's research, and narrated by the two women, this is an engaging story of colonial Taranaki that transports readers into the experiences of both tangata whenua and colonisers in a tumultuous period of Aotearoa's history.
Comments from BDS Reviewers:"The story is so NZ relevant and is based int the very interesting Taranaki area in the 19th Century."
"A transformative and gripping novel."
"A story of the power of hope in the middle of chaos."
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Categories:
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Fiction NZ, Adventure/Exploration, Culture/Ethnic/Racial, Gender Issues, Historical, MÄori, Relationships, Tragedy/disaster, Just Added, 2026 Titles |
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Reviews
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By: OPOTI 003
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2025-07-09 14:25:57 |
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