The Denniston Rose
$15.95
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2023
Summary
This classic has been released in the Popular Penguin format to mark 50 years of publishing in New Zealand. The format reaches further back to 1935, when Allen Lane founded Penguin Books with a clear vision: ‘We believed in the existence of a vast reading public for intelligent books at a low price, and staked everything on it.’
Into the bleak coal-mining settlement isolated high on a plateau above the West Coast come five-year-old Rose and her mother. No one knows what has driven the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781776950713 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1776950712 |
| Author: | Jenny Pattrick |
| Publisher: | Penguin Group (NZ) |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2023 |
| Weight: | 197g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 112mm x 180mm |
Jenny Pattrick
Jenny Pattrick is an acclaimed historical novelist. Her works include The Denniston Rose and its sequel Heart of Coal, which are among New Zealand’s biggest-selling novels and have been republished in an illustrated edition.
Pattrick is a former teacher and jeweller. Her Whanganui novel Landings and Inheritance, set in Samoa, have both been number one bestsellers in New Zealand. Other titles include:
- Catching the Current (2005)
- In Touch with Grace (2006)
- Skylark (2012)
- Heartland (2014)
- Leap of Faith (2017)
- Harbouring (2022)
In 2009, she received the New Zealand Post Mansfield Fellowship. Pattrick has been active in the arts community and has also written stories, songs, and shows for children.
Nicky Pellegrino has identified her as ‘one of this country’s most talented storytellers’. The Christchurch Press has noted that she creates ‘an authentic stage for a cast of characters who interact in ways that always ring true.’ Reviewing Landings, Graham Beattie concluded: ‘It is not surprising that she is one of NZ’s most popular contemporary novelists and this fine piece of historical fiction will further enhance that well-deserved reputation.’
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