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A Stranger Calls Me Home (1992)
EN HC USISBN: 9780395594247 bzw. 0395594243, in Englisch, Houghton Mifflin Company, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Versandkosten nach: USA.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA).
Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition/First printing. The jacket has a trace of edge wear at the top with a few tiny tears, else fine. This compelling, romantic tale of three teenagers searching to understand their past and their place in the present is Deborah Savage's third novel set in New Zealand.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA).
Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition/First printing. The jacket has a trace of edge wear at the top with a few tiny tears, else fine. This compelling, romantic tale of three teenagers searching to understand their past and their place in the present is Deborah Savage's third novel set in New Zealand.
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A Stranger Calls Me Home (1992)
~EN HC USISBN: 9780395594247 bzw. 0395594243, vermutlich in Englisch, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht, guter Zustand.
Lieferung aus: Neuseeland, Versandkosten nach: DEU.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, bookexpress.co.nz.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Very Good. 6 x 1 x 8.75 inches. Hardcover. 1992. 222 pages. Three alienated teens--Paul, a misfit returning to New Zealand after four years in the U.S.; Simon, a half-Maori es tranged from his heritage; and Fiona, seeking a family and home-- search for answers in the Maori village of Simon's father. Edito rial Reviews From School Library Journal Grade 6-10-- Three New Zealand teenagers question their self-identity; all feel like str angers in their own land. Paul, recently returned from Massachuse tts, feels no connection to his birthplace, and is haunted by a p ortrait of his Great-great-grandfather Alexander Waite, who was s uccessful in obtaining land from the Maoris during the last centu ry's bitter Land Wars. His new part-Maori friend, Simon, is deter mined to discover the truth about his birth father, whom he has n ever known. The boys travel to the east coast town of Te Tutei, w here they meet Fiona, Paul's second cousin, who is looking forwar d to inheriting the Waite family farm, or cattle station, when sh e is 21; but the Maoris' claim to the land as a sacred burial gro und now threaten her plans. The story takes many twists and turns , but plot details that would seem like coincidences in a less sk illed author's hands here seem plausible. By alternating the poin ts of view of the main characters, Savage does an excellent job o f integrating New Zealand history, Maori culture and religious be liefs, and issues of present-day racism into the fabric of the no vel. By the time readers reach the epilogue, the book's confusing and mysterious prologue becomes clear. Those who relish intricat e plots and complex characterizations will find this novel to the ir liking. A touch of romance and a realistic, but happy, ending create a satisfying literary experience. --Ellen Fader, Westport Public Library, CT Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Kirkus Reviews The author of Flight of the Albatross (1989 ) returns to New Zealand for another tale contrasting Anglo and M aori ways and involving young people seeking self-definition. Pau l, after four years in America and contact with an activist uncle who once marched with Martin Luther King, is already observing r acial divisions in New Zealand with a disenchanted eye when he st rikes up a friendship with Simon--who was raised by his white mot her and adoptive father but has just realized that strangers see him as Maori, like his birth father. The two go to a seaside area where they meet Fiona, Paul's second cousin, still living on lan d their ancestor wrested from the Maoris, and also her Maori frie nds--who, it turns out, still hope to regain the land where Fiona dreams of training horses: it is their tapu burial ground. Meanw hile, Simon begins to realize that his father's origins were also here, and both boys are attracted to the brittle, driven Fiona. In addition to this incompletely developed triangle and the myste ry concerning Simon's father, there's a fair amount of melodrama to hold interest here, culminating in a fire that helps resolve b oth the land question and an old trauma troubling Fiona. At times , it all seems a bit overblown; yet Savage writes vividly and smo othly, entwining her themes with care and intelligence while alte rnating among her protagonists' points of view. An entertaining s tory with some depth. (Fiction. 11-16) -- Copyright ®1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. .
Von Händler/Antiquariat, bookexpress.co.nz.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Very Good. 6 x 1 x 8.75 inches. Hardcover. 1992. 222 pages. Three alienated teens--Paul, a misfit returning to New Zealand after four years in the U.S.; Simon, a half-Maori es tranged from his heritage; and Fiona, seeking a family and home-- search for answers in the Maori village of Simon's father. Edito rial Reviews From School Library Journal Grade 6-10-- Three New Zealand teenagers question their self-identity; all feel like str angers in their own land. Paul, recently returned from Massachuse tts, feels no connection to his birthplace, and is haunted by a p ortrait of his Great-great-grandfather Alexander Waite, who was s uccessful in obtaining land from the Maoris during the last centu ry's bitter Land Wars. His new part-Maori friend, Simon, is deter mined to discover the truth about his birth father, whom he has n ever known. The boys travel to the east coast town of Te Tutei, w here they meet Fiona, Paul's second cousin, who is looking forwar d to inheriting the Waite family farm, or cattle station, when sh e is 21; but the Maoris' claim to the land as a sacred burial gro und now threaten her plans. The story takes many twists and turns , but plot details that would seem like coincidences in a less sk illed author's hands here seem plausible. By alternating the poin ts of view of the main characters, Savage does an excellent job o f integrating New Zealand history, Maori culture and religious be liefs, and issues of present-day racism into the fabric of the no vel. By the time readers reach the epilogue, the book's confusing and mysterious prologue becomes clear. Those who relish intricat e plots and complex characterizations will find this novel to the ir liking. A touch of romance and a realistic, but happy, ending create a satisfying literary experience. --Ellen Fader, Westport Public Library, CT Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Kirkus Reviews The author of Flight of the Albatross (1989 ) returns to New Zealand for another tale contrasting Anglo and M aori ways and involving young people seeking self-definition. Pau l, after four years in America and contact with an activist uncle who once marched with Martin Luther King, is already observing r acial divisions in New Zealand with a disenchanted eye when he st rikes up a friendship with Simon--who was raised by his white mot her and adoptive father but has just realized that strangers see him as Maori, like his birth father. The two go to a seaside area where they meet Fiona, Paul's second cousin, still living on lan d their ancestor wrested from the Maoris, and also her Maori frie nds--who, it turns out, still hope to regain the land where Fiona dreams of training horses: it is their tapu burial ground. Meanw hile, Simon begins to realize that his father's origins were also here, and both boys are attracted to the brittle, driven Fiona. In addition to this incompletely developed triangle and the myste ry concerning Simon's father, there's a fair amount of melodrama to hold interest here, culminating in a fire that helps resolve b oth the land question and an old trauma troubling Fiona. At times , it all seems a bit overblown; yet Savage writes vividly and smo othly, entwining her themes with care and intelligence while alte rnating among her protagonists' points of view. An entertaining s tory with some depth. (Fiction. 11-16) -- Copyright ®1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. .
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A STRANGER CALLS ME HOME (1992)
EN HCISBN: 9780395594247 bzw. 0395594243, in Englisch, Houghton Mifflin, gebundenes Buch.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Versandkostenfrei nach: USA.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Nelson & Nelson, Booksellers (Wise Street Books).
Boston:: Houghton Mifflin,. 1992. Hardcover. 0395594243 . 1st edition w/mild, very minor covers shelfwear; pgs tight, clean, unmarked. Crisp DJ w/small nick at upper front corner; minor shelfwear. Not an ex-library copy. ; .
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Nelson & Nelson, Booksellers (Wise Street Books).
Boston:: Houghton Mifflin,. 1992. Hardcover. 0395594243 . 1st edition w/mild, very minor covers shelfwear; pgs tight, clean, unmarked. Crisp DJ w/small nick at upper front corner; minor shelfwear. Not an ex-library copy. ; .
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A Stranger Calls Me Home (1992)
EN HCISBN: 9780395594247 bzw. 0395594243, in Englisch, Houghton Mifflin, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, gebundenes Buch.
Lieferung aus: Neuseeland, Versandkosten nach: USA.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Samwise Books.
Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1992. Hard Cover, 8vo, first edition. Book Condition; Very good. Very clean and tight. Dust jacket: Good Plus. Light edgewear. Not Clipped..
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Samwise Books.
Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1992. Hard Cover, 8vo, first edition. Book Condition; Very good. Very clean and tight. Dust jacket: Good Plus. Light edgewear. Not Clipped..
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A Stranger Calls Me Home (1992)
EN HC US FEISBN: 9780395594247 bzw. 0395594243, in Englisch, Boston Houghton Mifflin 1992. Boston, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht, Erstausgabe.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, zzgl. Versandkosten, Verandgebiet: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, GoodThymeBooks, MI, Charlotte, [RE:5].
Hardcover, 1st Edition.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, GoodThymeBooks, MI, Charlotte, [RE:5].
Hardcover, 1st Edition.
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