$35.99
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
4 March 2025
Summary
An accessible guide to significant places and people of the New Zealand Wars from a Maori perspective.
This comprehensive guidebook journeys through the pivotal sites of the New Zealand Wars, from the Far North to the top of the South Island, offering a unique perspective on events that shaped Aotearoa New Zealand.
With engaging and insightful commentary, Lauren Keenan (Te Atiawa ki Taranaki) brings to life the key battles, influential figures, and significant locations on an …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781776951222 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1776951220 |
| Author: | Lauren Keenan |
| Publisher: | Penguin Group (NZ) |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 4 March 2025 |
| Weight: | 698g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 192mm x 209mm |
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Lauren Keenan
Lauren Keenan (Te Ati Awa ki Taranaki) is a writer of creative non-fiction, novels, short stories, and popular psychology.
Lauren was a winner at the 2017 Pikihuia Awards for Māori writers and a finalist in the 2019 awards. She was also a participant in the Te Papa Tupu mentoring programme. Her short stories have appeared in Huia Short Stories collections in 2015, 2017, and 2019.
In 2020, her book The 52 Week Project: How I Fixed My Life by Trying a New Thing Every Week for a Year was published. In 2022, her children’s novel Amorangi and Millie’s Trip Through Time was published. It was a finalist in the 2022 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, longlisted in the ARA Historical Novel Prize, and won the 2023 Book Lovers Award.
Her debut historical fiction novel, The Space Between, set against the backdrop of the New Zealand Wars, is a national bestseller.
Lauren holds a Master of Arts in Taranaki Māori History.
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