Secrets of the Land
Kate Mahony
(Author)
Description
In Melbourne, 2018, Imogen is bewildered when a mysterious stranger says her grandfather in New Zealand needs her help. Her grandfather is dead - isn't he? Imogen, a former journalist, decides to investigate and travels to Taranaki where she finds someone is trying to frighten the old man off his farm.
A long shadow hangs over her grandfather's land - from 1864 when two young Irishmen join the British army in its fight against the Taranaki Māori, to 1975 when Imogen's grandparents arrive, fleeing trouble in Ireland.
Their daughter Aoife - Imogen's mother - hates the new country her parents have brought her to, yet she knows it is impossible to return. The Irishman she encounters in a hedge, is as lost as she is.
Ghosts haunt the present, while the land holds its secrets close. Yet some secrets won't stay hidden in the past.
Product Details
| Publisher | Cloud Ink Press Ltd |
| Publish Date | September 29, 2023 |
| Pages | 272 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9781738594306 |
| Dimensions | 9.0 X 6.0 X 0.6 inches | 0.9 pounds |
About the Author
Reviews
Secrets of the Land draws parallels between the domination of Ireland by the English in the 19th century and colonialism in Taranaki, New Zealand. The stories range from 1864 to 2018 through characters who fight over farming rights, past hurts and secrets, and those who try to make peace with the present. Kate Mahony is a skilled writer and blends well-researched historical facts with vibrant, believable fiction to create an engrossing novel.
- Sandra Arnold, author of Soul Etchings, The Ash the Well and the Bluebell, The Bones of the Story
What seems to be a novel about generations of a family swiftly becomes much deeper and more intriguing. Kate Mahony deftly weaves past and present, reality and the supernatural into a richly textured story of the effect of colonisation and war on communities, families and individual identity. An engrossing, wonderful read.
Catherine Robertson
- Author of What You Wish For, Gabriel's Bay, Spellbound, The Hiding Places and others
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