description: Set in the harsh environment of the South Island beaches of New Zealand, this masterful story brings together three singular people in a trinity that reflects their country's varied heritage. Winner of the 1985 Booker-McConnell prize for fiction.
language: English
title: Bone People
titlecomplete: Bone People
characters: Simon Holt, Kerewin Holmes, Joe Gillayley
genres: 20th Century, Book Club, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Fantasy, Fiction, Contemporary, Magical Realism
ratings_count: 22213
places: New Zealand
awards: awardedAt: 473414400000
name: Booker Prize, awardedAt: 473414400000
name: Pegasus Prize for Literature, awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
category: Fiction (NZ Book Awards)
publisher: San Val