num_pages: 198
description: The Hekes are a family in turmoil. A tyrannical, alcoholic, violent patriarch, an alcoholic, ever-trying-to-reform mother, and three degenerate children. Can the draw Maori ritual and tradition pull them back from the brink?
language: English
title: Once Were Warriors
titlecomplete: Once Were Warriors
characters: Grace Heke, Nig Heke, Jake Heke, Beth Heke, Boogie Heke
genres: Fiction, Family, Abuse, Literature, Classics, Novels, Contemporary, Adult Fiction, 20th Century, Audiobook
ratings_count: 3299
places: Auckland
series: Once Were Warriors Trilogy
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
category: 2nd (Goodman Fielder Wattie)
publisher: TRAFALGAR SQUARE +