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War To The Knife

War To The Knife

Boldrewood, Rolf

Paperback

General Fiction

Publisher Price: $20.99

ISBN10: 937146836X
ISBN13: 9789371468367
Publisher: Double 9 Booksllp
Published: Jun 1 2025
Pages: 264
Weight: 0.68
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
War to the knife or Tangata Maori begins at an ancestral estate in the English countryside, where a young heir contemplates escape from the burdens of inheritance and a life no longer aligned with his desires. Surrounded by history and tradition, he reflects on emotional disappointments and philosophical rifts that make his position untenable. With the departure of a significant figure who chooses public duty over personal connection, he finds himself untethered and restless. The decision to leave behind the estate and seek a new beginning in New Zealand is shaped by both internal unrest and a yearning for transformation. As he journeys to a distant colony, the novel shifts toward the tensions of a land marked by cultural collision and the unpredictability of frontier life. He arrives with refined expectations but faces realities that test his sense of identity and purpose. This new environment, unbound by old world constraints, becomes a space for reassessment. The narrative contrasts inherited responsibility with the challenges of forging a place in an unfamiliar world, examining how personal disillusionment intersects with broader colonial tensions.

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