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Jake's Long Shadow by Alan Duff Published: Vintage New Zealand, New Zealand, 2002 ISBN 1869415116
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- PublisherVintage
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 1869415116
- ISBN 13 9781869415112
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages239
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Jake's Long Shadow. (third book in Once Were Warriors trilogy)
Seller: Phoenix Books NZ, Waimate, CANTE, New Zealand
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Jake's Long Shadow By Alan Duff. Very good paperback, light shelf-wear, no inscriptions, minor marks. 240 pages. Published by Vintage/Random House, New Zealand Ltd, 2002, First Edition. The third volume in the hard-hitting, best-selling Once Were Warriors trilogy. The millennium has changed but have the Hekes? Where are they now, Beth, Jake, and what of their other children? Son Abe who has rejected violence but violence finds him. Polly, as beautiful as her sister Grace, who committed suicide; is that a Heke running around with the wealthy polo-playing set and growing rich herself? And the gang leader, Apeman, who killed Tania, what's prison like, does it change a man, grow him or not? We meet another tragic female figure, Sharneeta. And Alistair Trambert, a middle-class white boy sunk into the same welfare dependency trap as the Maoris his class criticise. Meet Charlie Bennett, Beth's husband, a fine man, and yet .And yet there's Jake Heke, casting his long shadow over everyone. Has he really grown up? About the Author Alan Duff was born in Rotorua in 1950. He has written novels, including Once Were Warriors, One Night Out Stealing, What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?, Both Sides of the Moon, Szabad, Jake's Long Shadow, Dreamboat Dad and Who Sings for Lu?, a novella (State Ward), several children's books and a number of non-fiction works. Once Were Warriors won the Pen Best First Book for Fiction Award and, along with What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?, was made into an internationally acclaimed film. He was a featured writer at the 2012 Frankfurt Book Fair. Coming from a family known for its love of literature and social justice, but also having experienced a harsh youth. ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. All books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand. Seller Inventory # ABE-1733171283944
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Jake*s Long Shadow
Seller: dsmbooks, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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paperback. Condition: Good. Good. book. Seller Inventory # D8S0-3-M-1869415116-3
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