Tane's War

Author(s): Brendaniel Weir

Novel | Historical | LGBTQI+ | Fiction Reductions | Aotearoa Fiction

IN early 1900s Auckland, Tane flees the law and family shame, taking a merchant ship to London. But he cannot escape the war sweeping Europe, and enlists in the army. He develops a relationship with another soldier than must stay hidden.


In 1953, Briar is a dreamer whose behaviour sees him sent to a training farm to be 'turned into a man'. The plan backfires when his arrival awakens feelings in a fellow shearer. Tane, now an elderly foreman on the farm, recognises their connection for what it is. When the boys' relationship is exposed, Tane is confronted with a choice. He cannot change his past the perhaps he can help change the future.

Review: 'Interwoven love stories leapfrogging generations, Tane's War looks back to the past with insight, empathy and understanding. It shows the tenderness of the human heart and the pain of exclusion, bigotry, misunderstanding. Brendaniel Weir has written a saga of a hidden past.' Peter Wells, Author and Filmmaker 'A timely look at the wartime narratives of gay men and their unacknowledged contributions to our past, Brendaniel Weir's compelling debut novel is a beautifully handled investigation into what underpins the connections between men. Exquisitely raw yet tender, it will stay with you long after you've turned the last page.' Anna Klein


 


 


Author Biography: Brendaniel Weir grew up in Auckland. At the age of 16, after inadvertently coming out by taking part in a gay-rights march, he found himself homeless. Auckland's gay community became his surrogate family and he completed a BA in Educational Psychology at Auckland university. Discovering a passion for flying, he trained as a pilot then developed a resource to teach Instructional techniques to pilots. In 1993 he wrote and presented the educational series The Keyboard Teacher which became a music-education tool for a generation of school children in New Zealand and Australia. He has worked in various areas of Film and Television production ever since. In 2015, while lecturing at AUT, Brendan was invited to help create the SameSameButDifferent readers and writers festival. He also facilitates writing seminars as part of Auckland Pride festival. Tane's War was born in 2013 as part of Brendan's Master of Creative Writing thesis, a screenplay for which he received First Class Honours as well as the Postgraduate Writing Award. The novel Tane's War uses the screenplay as its starting point and explores themes of identity, marginalization and family across different decades.

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Brendaniel Weir grew up in Auckland. At the age of 16, after inadvertently coming out by taking part in a gay-rights march, he found himself homeless. Auckland's gay community became his surrogate family and he completed a BA in Educational Psychology at Auckland university. Discovering a passion for flying, he trained as a pilot then developed a resource to teach Instructional techniques to pilots. In 1993 he wrote and presented the educational series The Keyboard Teacher which became a music-education tool for a generation of school children in New Zealand and Australia. He has worked in various areas of Film and Television production ever since. In 2015, while lecturing at AUT, Brendan was invited to help create the SameSameButDifferent readers and writers festival. He also facilitates writing seminars as part of Auckland Pride festival. Tane's War was born in 2013 as part of Brendan's Master of Creative Writing thesis, a screenplay for which he received First Class Honours as well as the Postgraduate Writing Award. The novel Tane's War uses the screenplay as its starting point and explores themes of identity, marginalization and family across different decades.

General Fields

  • : 9780473415648
  • : Cloud Ink Press Limited
  • : UNKNOWN
  • : January 2018
  • : 198mm X 129mm
  • : New Zealand
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Brendaniel Weir
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : 823.3
  • : 356