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The Taken Land (Riro Te Whenua) - Couverture souple

O'Reilly, Robin

 
9781469738758: The Taken Land (Riro Te Whenua)
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1469738759 ISBN 13 : 9781469738758
Editeur : iUniverse, 2012

Synopsis

In South Auckland, New Zealand, Mannie and his wife, Jo, have finally achieved stability. Mannie's successful job as a carpenter gives the couple hopes for a future home and children. But it's all about to come tumbling down. When Wall Street crashes in 2005, the New Zealand economy plunges into a recession. Mannie loses his job and is forced to apply for the unemployment benefit to survive. Worse, he and Jo must take in boarders in order to make the rent. But Mannie soon sees his misfortune as an opportunity to reclaim land in the Tongariro National Park that belonged to his Maori tribe more than one hundred and thirty years ago. Mannie persuades a small, disillusioned group of young Maori into claiming sovereignty over a small block of land on the side of a mountain, offering freedom and peace in protest against the government. They build huts and live off the land. Mannie and Jo try to find their former happiness, but then tragedy strikes, and Mannie suddenly finds himself in a deadly game of survival.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

In South Auckland, New Zealand, Mannie and his wife, Jo, have finally achieved stability. Mannie's successful job as a carpenter gives the couple hopes for a future home and children. But it's all about to come tumbling down. When Wall Street crashes in 2005, the New Zealand economy plunges into a recession. Mannie loses his job and is forced to apply for the unemployment benefit to survive. Worse, he and Jo must take in boarders in order to make the rent. But Mannie soon sees his misfortune as an opportunity to reclaim land in the Tongariro National Park that belonged to his Maori tribe more than one hundred and thirty years ago. Mannie persuades a small, disillusioned group of young Maori into claiming sovereignty over a small block of land on the side of a mountain, offering freedom and peace in protest against the government. They build huts and live off the land. Mannie and Jo try to find their former happiness, but then tragedy strikes, and Mannie suddenly finds himself in a deadly game of survival.

Biographie de l'auteur

Robin O'Reilly was born in Taumarunui, New Zealand. He did his secondary schooling at Sacred Heart College in Auckland and became a builder and joiner/cabinetmaker. O'Reilly later retrained in architectural drafting, quantity surveying, and project management.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1469738759
ISBN 13 
9781469738758
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
274
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Personne responsable
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