A vivid and compelling story of enduring love and divided families from one of our bestselling historical novelists.
When armed conflict drives a wedge between Maori and Pakeha, not everyone can choose sides easily. For Isla McKinnon, the choices are bitter. taken in by local Maori when her parents are brutally murdered, she has grown to womanhood and taken a Maori husband. In a thrilling tale of love and loss from the land wars - when simmering tensions between Maori and the encroaching Pakeha settlements exploded into bloody warfare - love and trust are put cruelly to the test. Separated from her husband and her family and restored to Auckland society, Isla must learn to survive in both worlds. Inevitably, she must decide between them, and lose part of her heart forever.
- ISBN10 0730400166
- ISBN13 9780730400165
- Publish Date 1 March 2010
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country AU
- Imprint HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
- Format eBook (EPUB)
- Pages 352
- Language English