| Legacy Contributor(s): Hereaka, Whiti (Author) |
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ISBN: 1775503348 ISBN-13: 9781775503347 Publisher: Huia Pub. OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | War & Military - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.3" (0.70 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Seventeen-year-old Riki is worried about school and the future, but mostly about his girlfriend, who has suddenly stopped texting him. But on his way to see her, he's hit by a bus and his life radically changes. Riki wakes up one hundred years earlier in Egypt, in 1915, and finds he's living through his great-great-grandfather's experiences in the Māori Contingent. At the same time that Riki tries to make sense of what's happening and find a way home, we read transcripts of interviews Riki's great-great-grandfather gave in 1975 about his experiences in this war and its impact on their family. Gradually we realise the fates of Riki and his great-great-grandfather are intertwined. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hereaka, Whiti: - Whiti Hereaka (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Te Arawa) is a playwright, novelist, screenwriter and a barrister and solicitor. She holds a Masters in Creative Writing (Scriptwriting) from the International Institute of Modern Letters, Victoria University and is a trustee of the Māori Literature Trust. |