Description
In this deeply moving novel, three brothers from Waitara leave home to fight in World War II as part of the Māori Battalion, while a girl’s presence binds their lives together across distance, duty, and longing. Told largely through Tu’s later reflections to his nephews, the story unfolds through letters and a war diary set in Italy, alongside the family history that shaped the choices they made. Patricia Grace weaves personal memory with historical truth to explore themes of whanau responsibility, the costs of war, and the unequal ways communities are recognized and rewarded. With Grace’s lyrical, intimate storytelling, the novel honors Māori service and resilience while asking what it means to carry legacy—chosen, inherited, and enduring.
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paperback
University of Hawaii Press
Published Jan 1, 2005
288 pages
ISBN: 9780824829278
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First Published
2004
Language
eng
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