The Captive Wife

Author: Fiona Kidman

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Price : 29.00 NZD
ISBN : 9781869416867
Publisher : Random House
Imprint : Vintage
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Weight (g) : 0.337
Publication date : August 2005
Dimensions : 198mm X 128mm
Produced in : New Zealand
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Language : en
Dewey classification : 823.3
Pages : 368
BIC subject : Modern fiction
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Description

When Betty Guard steps ashore in Sydney in 1834, she meets with a heroine’s welcome — as befits a brave young woman who has survived being kidnapped by Taranaki Maori. But questions about Betty and her husband Jacky, a convict turned whaler, trouble the governing elite of the raw new town. Based on true events, this is the compelling story of love and duty, and of the quest for freedom in a pioneering age. A runner-up in the Montana New Zealand Book Awards Fiction section 2006 & Winner of the Readers' Choice First published 2005

Awards

Winner of Montana New Zealand Book Awards: Readers' Choice Award 2006. Runner-up for Montana New Zealand Book Awards: Fiction Category 2006.

Author description

Fiona Kidman was born in 1940. She has worked as a librarian, creative writing teacher, radio producer and critic, but primarily as a writer. To date she has published over 20 books, including novels, poetry, non-fiction and a play. She has been the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships and was created a Dame (DNZM) in 1998 in recognition of her contribution to literature.