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The Denniston Rose
The Denniston Rose | Jenny Pattrick
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The bleak coal-mining settlement of Denniston, isolated high on a plateau above New Zealand's West Coast, is a place that makes or breaks those who live there. At the time of this novel - the 1880s - the only way to reach the makeshift collection of huts, tents and saloons is to climb aboard an empty coal-wagon to be hauled 2000 feet up the terrifyingly steep Incline - the cable-haulage system that brings the coal down to the railway line. All sorts arrive here to work the mines and bring down the coal: ex-goldminers down on their luck; others running from the law, or from a woman, or worse. They work alongside recruited English miners, solid and skilled, who scorn these disorganised misfits and want them off the Hill. Into this chaotic community come five-year-old Rose and her mother, riding up the Incline, at night, during a storm. No one knows what has driven them there, but most agree the mother must be desperate to choose Denniston; worse, to choose a drunkard, Jimmy Cork, as bedfellow. The mother has her reasons and her plans, which she tells no one. The indomitable Rose is left to fend for herself, struggling to secure a place in this tough and often aggressive community. The Denniston Rose is about isolation and survival. It is the captivating story of a spirited child who, in appalling conditions, remains a survivor.
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The Denniston Rose | Jenny Pattrick
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#WanderingJune #DownUnder
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XfR9iY5y94s

Most often I think of Australia as Down Under, but I‘m stretching this to include New Zealand 🇳🇿 This book not only takes place in New Zealand, but the author is a Kiwi!

Cinfhen Hey @Centique are you familiar with this book? Author? 🥝 5y
Centique @Cinfhen I haven‘t read it but it was super popular historical fiction, and I think she‘s written more in the same vein. And yes, @CrowCAH officially NZ is also a part of “down under” so thanks for including my little corner of the world! 😘 (edited) 5y
BarbaraBB @Centique I wasn‘t sure if New Zealand was called down under too, in that case I‘d have chosen my favorite 5y
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Cinfhen I wasn‘t sure about that either @BarbaraBB Although for me, NZ will always be the place my baby had his injury😭😭😭 5y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen I can understand that! It‘s been a tough year for your family. Is your husband progress still going on? 5y
Cinfhen They never determined what he had but he‘s 95% back to normal. He still tires easily and he‘s lost his sense of taste!! His taste buds are gone😳 5y
CrowCAH @Centique aww yay! 🥰 I received this from my email pen pal, Kate Heaphy, from NZ. 5y
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CrowCAH
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Took me a while, but I finally finished.

Learning about a mining town in New Zealand was cool, but the third person narrative was off-putting. I didn‘t care what happened to the main character, Rose, or her mother, so it was hard to get through. I read this, because my email pen pal who lives in New Zealand sent it to me.

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Starting this book about a coal mining town in New Zealand 🇳🇿 given to me by my email penpal who lives in New Zealand!

Kalalalatja This isn‘t related to your post, but I just got your Christmas card - thank you Cynthia, that‘s so kind of you ☺️💕 6y
CrowCAH @Kalalalatja you‘re welcome! That sure took its sweet old time to get to you! Glad it finally arrived. 6y
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