1847 is drawing to a close. Winnie Meldon, twelve years old, finds herself
in a strange new country – New Zealand. A country with almost no native
land animals but teeming with all manner of strange, wonderful birds.
Home to the Maori people who decorate their faces with wild patterns
carved into their flesh like living stones.
Winnie, her Maori friend Rawiri and Kura, her courageous talking bird are
pitched against the cold genius of the ex-pirate Quinlan and his
statuesque cannibal associate Te Wahoe after they abduct not only Rawiri’s
mother but his entire village as slaves in their secret criminal enterprise.
Pursuing the slavers over land and sea the trio face death more than once,
fall under a deadly curse and experience the terror of a dark presence
shadowing them through the ancient forests of Mt Moehau.
Who is the man, strangely familiar to Winnie, who seeks to sabotage their
journey?
Blood is shed and family secrets laid bare as this epic adventure story
reaches its thrilling climax.
Highly rated as ‘The Fencible Girl’ on Amazon, this fast-paced adventure and chaste young love story is now re-edited and relaunched as ‘The Musket Girl.’
Wonderful. Historical fiction at its best.
– CellarDoorLitRants&Reviews
Loved it! Plot is magnificent.
– OnLineBookClub
Terrific – full of action, interest, wonderful characters and historical insight.
… a powerful work.
– Kevin Ireland, OBE, author and poet. Under the Bridge & Over the Moon
Top ten listed book, awarded four and a half stars.
– Rating on youwriteon.com, November 2014
in a strange new country – New Zealand. A country with almost no native
land animals but teeming with all manner of strange, wonderful birds.
Home to the Maori people who decorate their faces with wild patterns
carved into their flesh like living stones.
Winnie, her Maori friend Rawiri and Kura, her courageous talking bird are
pitched against the cold genius of the ex-pirate Quinlan and his
statuesque cannibal associate Te Wahoe after they abduct not only Rawiri’s
mother but his entire village as slaves in their secret criminal enterprise.
Pursuing the slavers over land and sea the trio face death more than once,
fall under a deadly curse and experience the terror of a dark presence
shadowing them through the ancient forests of Mt Moehau.
Who is the man, strangely familiar to Winnie, who seeks to sabotage their
journey?
Blood is shed and family secrets laid bare as this epic adventure story
reaches its thrilling climax.
Highly rated as ‘The Fencible Girl’ on Amazon, this fast-paced adventure and chaste young love story is now re-edited and relaunched as ‘The Musket Girl.’
Wonderful. Historical fiction at its best.
– CellarDoorLitRants&Reviews
Loved it! Plot is magnificent.
– OnLineBookClub
Terrific – full of action, interest, wonderful characters and historical insight.
… a powerful work.
– Kevin Ireland, OBE, author and poet. Under the Bridge & Over the Moon
Top ten listed book, awarded four and a half stars.
– Rating on youwriteon.com, November 2014
