A vivid and compelling story of enduring love and divided families from one of our bestselling historical novelists. When armed conflict drives a wedge between Maori and Pakeha, not everyone can choose sides easily. For Isla McKinnon, the choices are bitter. Taken in by local Maori when her parents are brutally murdered, she has grown to womanhood and taken a Maori husband. In a thrilling tale of love and loss from the land wars - when simmering tensions between Maori and the encroaching Pakeha settlements exploded into bloody warfare - love and trust are put cruelly to the test. Separated from her husband and her family and restored to Auckland society, Isla must learn to survive in both worlds. Inevitably, she must decide between them, and lose part of her heart forever.

Author Biography

Deborah Challinor is a freelance writer and historian living in Hamilton, and author of the bestselling Children of War trilogy - Tamar, White Feathers and Blue Smoke - and a string of number-one bestsellers, including Fire, Kitty, Union Belle and Amber. Deborah has also written several non-fiction titles, including Who'll Stop the Rain and Grey Ghosts, both written about the Vietnam War.