Freedom's land / Anna Jacobs.
Momo rauemi:
TextKaiwhakaputa:London : Hodder, 2009, c2008.Whakaahuatanga: 405 p. ; 20 cmISBN: - 9780340954041
| Momo tuemi | Tauwāhi onāianei | Kohinga | Tau karanga | Tūnga | Rā oti | Waeherepae | Ngā puringa tuemi | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiction | Pātea LibraryPlus Fiction | Fiction | JACO (Tirotirohia te whatanga(Opens below)) | I takina atu | 06/05/2024 | i2131619 |
First published London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2008.
Aust'n. Norah's husband was killed in the Great War, and she's struggling to provide a home for her daughter. Andrew's wife is dead and he wants to make a new life for his two sons. The Australian government is giving ex-servicemen a farm. But to join the group settlement scheme, Andrew must find a wife. Will a marriage of convenience give Andrew and Norah the chance they seek? Can two strangers be happy together? In Australia they have to clear the forest to make their own farms. But they're both strong and willing to give it everything they've got. Then nature intervenes and not only their farms but their lives are in danger. Will they survive? Can they still make their dreams come true?
Tākupu kiritaki mō 24/08/2014
I think I must have read and enjoyed most of Anna Jacobs' books but this one was just a little bit of a let down. The story is fine but the writing appears somewhat laboured and probable reads more like a documentary that a novel. I could well imagine that this was written in response to a publisher's cry of 'write another book quickly' and Ms Jacobs has done just that. Not a bad book but not up to the authors usual high standard.