by Johanna Moran
Dull. The writing wasn't that great, especially since it didn't feel like this was something happening in 1890 and the years following. It was barely historical fiction and felt more like generic chick lit, with a very loose story that didn't really keep my interest at all.
Glad to have read this. I particularly found the descriptions of the voyage to NZ fascinating (and appalling), and inevitably reflected on my own ancestors who made that journey even earlier than the Oades' did. I was impressed with how the author managed to make both of the wives sympathetic charac...
I really liked this book. It was a fast read and an interesting historical novel. What would you do if your wife and family were taken by an indigenous tribe and were never found? Would you move on with your life? Henry does move on, but does so somewhat accidentally. He basically stumbles into...
The story begins in 1890 as Henry Oades surprises his wife Margaret with a job promotion - although it entails moving to Wellington, New Zealand. Margaret makes the best of it and the family soon settles in happily until one day when the Maori natives retaliate over a beating and capture Margaret an...
What is to be done in a case of accidental bigamy? This novel presents a legal and moral conundrum I've not seen addressed in fiction. There is no intentional lawbreaking nor flouting of the law. Henry Oades truly believed his wife Margaret and four children to be dead. He grieved long and hard,...
**This review is based upon an Advanced Reader Copy and may not represent the final published version**Arrived today. Thank you Diamond Lightfoot, thank you very much.A common bat on the other side of the world elects to sink its rabid fangs, and one's cozy existence is finished.2.5 stars rounded up...
It's the stuff of soap opera - someone presumed dead turns up years later, in a different location, and shakes up the life of the person they left behind. In the case of Henry Oades, though, it actually happened, and the true story provides the framework for Johanna Moran's first novel.A job offer t...
The release date on here says Feb 23, 2010, but I just saw a copy at Target yesterday!
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