$26.09
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
18 May 2012
Summary
A number one bestseller, this favourite New Zealand novel captures a real 19th century community.
The bleak coal-mining settlement of Denniston, isolated high on a plateau above New Zealand’s West Coast, is a place that makes or breaks those who live there. At the time of this novel - the 1880s - the only way to reach the makeshift collection of huts, tents and saloons is to climb aboard an empty coal-wagon to be hauled 2000 feet up the terrifyingly steep Incline - the cable-haulage s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781869798420 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1869798422 |
| Author: | Jenny Pattrick |
| Publisher: | Random House New Zealand Ltd |
| Imprint: | Black Swan NZ |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 18 May 2012 |
| Weight: | 324g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 129mm x 196mm |
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Jenny Pattrick
Jenny Pattrick is an acclaimed historical novelist. Her novels, including The Denniston Rose and its sequel Heart of Coal, are among New Zealand’s biggest-selling novels and have been republished in an illustrated edition.
A former teacher and jeweller, her works include the Whanganui novel Landings, and Inheritance, set in Samoa. All her adult titles have reached number one bestsellers in New Zealand. Other notable works include:
- Catching the Current (2005)
- In Touch with Grace (2006)
- Skylark (2012)
- Heartland (2014)
- Leap of Faith (2017)
- Harbouring (2022)
In 2009, Jenny Pattrick received the New Zealand Post Mansfield Fellowship. She 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,’ and her work is praised for creating ‘an authentic stage for a cast of characters who interact in ways that always ring true’ (The Christchurch Press). 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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