The Parihaka Woman

Richly imaginative and original, weaving together fact and fiction, The Parihaka Womansets the remarkable story of Erenora against the historical background of the turbulent and compelling events that occurred in Parihaka during the 1870s and 1880s.

Parihaka is the place Erenora calls home, a peaceful Taranaki settlement overcome by war and land confiscation. As her world is threatened, Erenora must find within herself the strength, courage and ingenuity to protect those whom she loves. And, like a Shakespearean heroine, she must change herself before she can take up her greatest challenge and save her exiled husband, Horitana.

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The Parihaka Womanis a wonderfully surprising, inventive and deeply moving riff on fact and fiction, history and imagination from one of New Zealand's finest and most memorable storytellers.

Genre
historical fictionliterary fictionwar and military
Setting
new zealand
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 318 pages

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