Isle of tears
By: Deborah Challinor
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Auckland, N.Z
Language: eng
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9781869506339; 9781869508494
Subjects: Maori (New Zealand people); Fiction; Women; History
Description: A powerful story of love and loss set during the tumultuous six years of the Land Wars: it is the story of a young Pekeha girl, Megan Jamieson, who along with her older brothers and younger brother and sister is abducted by Maori after the murder of their parents. Raised by Maori, and rescued by British forces, and the object of curiosity.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.