Dimensions
135 x 200 x 25mm
In 1854, a group of settlers established a community at Waipu in the Northern part of New Zealand. They were led there by a stern preacher, Norman McLeod. The community had followed him from Scotland in 1817 to found a settlement in Nova Scotia, then subsequently to New Zealand via Australia. Their incredible journeys actually happened, but Fiona Kidman breathes life and contemporary relevance into the facts by creating a remarkable fictional story of three women entangled in the migrations — Isabella, her daughter Annie and granddaughter Maria. McLeod’s harsh leadership meant that anyone who ran counter to him had to live a life of secrets. The ‘secrets’ encapsulated the spirit of these women in their varied reactions to McLeod’s strict edicts and connects the past to the present and the future. First published in 1987, this senstive novel won the New Zealand Book Awards in 1988. This Vintage edition is a recognition of its enduring value.
