1882 (in Sydney) The Garden Palace burns to the ground — the most spectacular fire in the history of the fire-prone city.
1884 (in New Zealand) Olga Monrad, wife of Viggo, dies, leaving seven children. Viggo leaves for Denmark. His sons Ditlev and Oscar return months later to farm the Monrad block at Karere.
About the Author
JENNY PATTRICK is a writer and former jeweller whose six published novels, including The Denniston Rose, its sequel Heart of Coal, the Whanganui novel Landings, and Inheritance, set in Samoa, have all been number one bestsellers in New Zealand. In 2009 she received the New Zealnd Post Mansfield Fellowship. In 2011 she and husband, musician Laughton Pattrick, published the children’s book and CD of songs, The Very Important Godwit.
Copyright
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First edition published 2005
This edition first published 2012
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