The bone people : a novel
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Published
New York : Penguin Books, 1986.
ISBN
0140089225, 9780140089226
Physical Desc
450 pages ; 20 cm.
Status
Adult Fiction (3rd floor)
F HULME, K
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F HULME, K
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Published
New York : Penguin Books, 1986.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
0140089225, 9780140089226
Notes
General Note
Copyright date: 1983.
Description
"Integrating both Maori myth and New Zealand reality, The Bone People became the most successful novel in New Zealand publishing history when it appeared in 1984. Set on the South Island beaches of New Zealand, a harsh environment, the novel chronicles the complicated relationships between three emotional outcasts of mixed European and Maori heritage. Kerewin Holmes is a painter and a loner, convinced that "to care for anything is to invite disaster." Her isolation is disrupted one day when a six-year-old mute boy, Simon, breaks into her house. The sole survivor of a mysterious shipwreck, Simon has been adopted by a widower Maori factory worker, Joe Gillayley, who is both tender and horribly brutal toward the boy. Through shifting points of view, the novel reveals each character's thoughts and feelings as they struggle with the desire to connect and the fear of attachment."
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hulme, K. (1986). The bone people: a novel . Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hulme, Keri. 1986. The Bone People: A Novel. Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hulme, Keri. The Bone People: A Novel Penguin Books, 1986.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hulme, Keri. The Bone People: A Novel Penguin Books, 1986.
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