In 1886 piano tuner Edgar Drake leaves his wife and quiet business in London for the jungles of Burma. He has been asked to repair a rare grand piano belonging to a controversial British army officer who uses the piano and music to help...
Historical Novels
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Author:MASON, DanielSummary: - Author:Gee, MauriceSummary:
A New Zealand story about the budding relationship between a twelve-year-old boy and a black American soldier during the summer of 1943.
- Author:BOYNE, JohnSummary:
Nine-year-old Bruno is bored and lonely since his family moved from Berlin. It is 1942 and his father, a Nazi officer, has a new posting in a place called 'Out-With'. It isn't long before Bruno finds a new friend, a boy...
- Author:HILL, DavidSummary:
Stuart and his twin sister Sandra are coming home to Wellington on the ferry. It's April 1968 and the ship is the Wahine. As the tragic events unwind Stuart and Sandra battle to stay alive.
- Author:CATRAN, KenSummary:
A tale about a young Chinese girl and an Irish lad who are drawn to the Otago goldfields in the 1860s in the hope of striking it rich.
- Author:Duder, TessaSummary:
Alex has won the race to qualify for the Olympic swimming team but trying to cope with the publicity and Andy's death makes it a long winter before the 1960 Olympics in Rome.
- Author:Duder, TessaSummary:
Fifteen-year-old Alex struggles to overcome personal trauma and hardship as she competes with her arch rival for a place in the New Zealand swimming team to go to the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.
