Blue Smoke by Deborah Challinor

Blue Smoke by Deborah Challinor

In her bestselling historical romances Tamar and White Feathers Deborah Challinor introduced feisty Tamar Deane the Cornish seamstress who became the owner of Auckland's most successful brothel and whose scandalous affair with Kepa handsome son of a rangatira resulted in the birth of her illegitimate son Joseph. White Feathers which continued the story of Tamar and her children against the backdrop of the First World War ended with the death of her beloved husband Andrew. In the third and concluding volume of the Tamar trilogy Tamar is now a wealthy widow with an extensive and prosperous estate in the Hawke's Bay with her children settling into their own relationships some more happily than others. In the years leading up to and including World War Two Tamar struggles to lead her growing family through the economic slump that became the Great Depression. The resulting years of social upheaval including violent strikes hunger marches and the Napier Earthquake leave none of them untouched. When a riding accident almost ends her life Tamar is forced to draw on her iron will to survive. Left with a permanent limp and a growing awareness of her own mortality she is forced into ruthless decisions to protect her family and Andrew's dearly loved Kenmore. At the same time her son James' racist disapproval of her relationship with Kepa and growing flirtation with fascism tests her to the core. The war wreaks havoc on the extended Murdoch family and through the eyes of Tamar's grandchildren we see its awful effect on a generation facing the enemy in both Europe and the Pacific. At the same time battles are also being fought on the homefront which don't end when peace finally prevails. In a powerful and wide-reaching conclusion to this compelling family saga Deborah Challinor explores the effects of war on three generations of a passionate and fiery New Zealand family

Deborah Challinor is a freelance writer and historian living in the Bay of Plenty. Blue Smoke is her third novel, following the bestselling Tamar and White Feathers, and she has written several nonfiction titles, including Who'll Stop the Rain? and Grey Ghosts.

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ISBN 13	9781869505066
ISBN 10	1869505069
Title	Blue Smoke
Author	Deborah Challinor
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)
Year published	2004-06-04
Number of pages	400
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