Beneath the Southern Cross
by Graeme Sturgeon
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Graeme Sturgeon’s second novel, Beneath the Southern Cross, followed from the success of Dustoff for Willie Peters (River Press, 1998)
Through the eyes of a young New England whaler who is stranded in Fiordland, this novel explores the strange world of the Pakeha Māori in the years before the Treaty. The author is a sailor, deerhunter and former soldier who draws extensively on his knowledge of the South Island high country and coastal waterways to weave a story of danger, survival and family. Beneath the Southern Cross, published by Mackay Books, Waiuku, 2008. ISBN 978-0-473-13216-3 $30.00+$7.50 pp in NZ Please use buttons below to pay by credit card, or phone/email to order direct. |