50 Books by 50 Women: Tessa Duder

The Sparrow by Tessa Duder ~

A powerful new historical novel from one of New Zealand’s best-loved YA authors

An exciting new novel from the author of Alex.

In September 1840, two ships arrive on the shores of the Waitematā Harbour to establish Auckland, the new capital of New Zealand. Among the settlers on board the Platina is young Harry, travelling alone and determined to return to family in England. But the more immediate challenge is finding food and shelter — and hiding the truth about Harry’s real identity and what was left behind in Van Diemen’s Land.

“The smoke has cleared and the harbour is again silent, except for an occasional shout from the two canoes, now quite close. They must be thinking it very strange, for these ships that supposedly come in peace to be firing off their cannons, so many times, at a completely empty sea.

No one would have warned them, either.”

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