Leap of Faith
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By Pattrick, Jenny
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A vivid story of ingenuity and hard slog, crooks and dreamers, bootleggers and love. In the early 1900s, the race was on to complete the railroad being cut through steep mountainsides and across deep gullies to join the two ends of the Main Trunk Line. Regardless of the impassabl...e landscape and risky heights, the engineers, chainmen, plate-layers, navvies and draught horses had to work on through horrendous weather to meet the impossible deadline. Drawn to the remote but growing settlements of the workers' tents, boarding and cookhouses came miners from Denniston, young men fresh off the boat, sly-groggers, temperance campaigners, local Maori, preachers and a varied assortment of people after a new life or a quick buck. It would take more than a leap of faith to bind this disparate group into an efficient workforce ...
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| ISBN |
9780143770916 |
| Published NZ |
3 Apr 2017 |
| Publisher |
Random House |
| Format |
Trade Paperback/Paperback |
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| ISBN-13 |
9780143770916 |
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| Stock |
Available |
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In-stock at supplier; ships 7-14 working days |
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| Publisher |
Random House |
| Imprint |
Black Swan NZ |
| Published |
3 Apr 2017
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| Publication Country |
 New Zealand |
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| Format |
Trade Paperback/Paperback
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| Author(s) |
By Pattrick, Jenny |
| Category |
Historical Fiction
NZ, Maori & Pasifika
Maori
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| Number of Pages |
352 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 154mm
Height: 233mm
Spine: 30mm |
| Dewey Code |
823.2 |
| Weight |
460g |
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Author's Bio
Jenny Pattrick is an acclaimed historical novelist, whose The Denniston Rose, and its sequel Heart of Coal, are among New Zealand's biggest-selling novels. They have also been republished in an illustrated edition. The former teacher and jeweller's works include the Whanganui novel Landings, and Inheritance, set in Samoa, which, along with all her adult titles, have been number one bestsellers in New Zealand. Other titles include Catching the Current (2005), In Touch with Grace (2006), Skylark (2012), Heartland (2014), Leap of Faith (2017) and Harbouring (2022). In 2009 she 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. Identified by Nicky Pellegrino as 'one of this country's most talented storytellers', it has been said that she creates '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.' For more information go to- https-//jenny-pattrick.com/books-by-jenny/
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