THE LOVELOCK VERSION by Maurice Shadbolt. Paperback 700 pages Great condition

...a long historical novel by New Zealand writer Maurice Shadbolt that calls into question the interpretation of the past through the narrative process.... in 1980 it won the New Zealand Book Award for Fiction and the James Wattie Award. It appeared mid-way through his career and marked a new departure. Until then his fiction had engaged with contemporary New Zealand, although with backward glances as part of the interaction between generations.... is the first to deal directly with the pioneer years of the 19th century and their aftermath