When armed conflict drives a wedge between Maori and Pakeha , not everyone can choose sides easily. For Isla McKinnon, the choices are bitter. Taken in by local Maori when her parents are brutally murdered, she has grown to womanhood and taken a Maori husband. In a thrilling tale of love and loss from the land wars- when simmering tensions between Maori and the encroaching Pakeha settlements exploded into bloody warfare- love and trust are put cruelly to the test.

Used book, slightly yellowing pages and front cover repaired on edge with sellotape.