The Imaginary Lives Of James Poneke
MAKERETI Tina
- Paperback
- Edition: 1
NZ$38.00
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While exhibited as a curiosity, a Maori boy turns his gaze on Victorian London.
The hour is late. The candle is low. Tomorrow I will see whether it is my friends or a ship homewards I meet. But I must finish my story for you first. My future, my descendant, my mokopuna. Listen.
So begins the tale of James Poneke: orphaned son of a chief; ardent student of English; wide-eyed survivor. All the world's a stage, especially when you're a living exhibit. But anything can happen to a young New Zealander on the savage streets of Victorian London. When James meets the man with laughing dark eyes and the woman who dresses as a man, he begins to discover who people really are beneath t ...
Publication date: 2018-09-03
Number of pages: 299
Publisher: Vintage Books
Subjects:
Fiction, Contemporary, Historical Fiction, NZ Fiction, NZ Historical Fiction
Alfred Street (University of Auckland Store)