Displaced
Book description
An enthralling historical novel of immigration, courage and first love from an award-winning New Zealand author.
Eloise and her family must leave Cornwall on a treacherous sea journey to start a new life in 1870s colonial New Zealand. On the ship across, Eloise meets Lars, a Norwegian labourer travelling below…
Why read it?
1 author picked Displaced as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Displaced is a historical young adult novel rich in detail, atmosphere, and life of a family in New Zealand in the early 1870s.
The main character Eloise is courageous in the way she copes with her life being torn apart by the men she trusted and believed in.
The fate of women in this time in history is completely held by the men of the family.
I loved the characters and I adore historical novels. This one is set in New Zealand when none of the Pakeha (white) settlers had heard the Maori name for the country of Aotearoa. Eloise,…
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