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The Wives Of Henry Oades (2010)

by Johanna Moran(Favorite Author)

3.54 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

034551095X (ISBN13: 9780345510952)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Ballantine Books

review 1: Henry Oades is married and has two children with his wife, Margaret, when he is assigned to a post in New Zealand. The year is 1890, and neither Mr. nor Mrs. Oades has the slightest idea of what exactly to expect.Two years later, the Oades receive the shock of their lives: Margaret and the children are abducted by members of the Maori tribe. Their house is burned to the ground, and Margaret’s friend, Mim, is killed. When Henry finds the remains, he is devastated. He suffers greatly, and he struggles to live again. After he finally accepts the idea of never seeing his family again, Henry moves to California to start a new life. Shortly after marrying again, Henry receives the surprise of his life: Margaret and the children are still alive.What follows is the strug... moregle for each member of the family to accept the new situation. Moreover, there is conflict in the community when they discover Henry’s bigamy. Very interesting. I only wish that the ending had been more satisfying. Still, a very engrossing read.
review 2: This book irritated and offended me on a number of levels, as a woman, and as a New Zealander. Did this author take anytime to actually research the native people of NZ before painting them in the extremely poor light that she did??? Or did she just choose a baddie and apply some misinformed European fairytale bull and decide it was acceptable? As if that isn't bad enough she then goes on to paint the two female characters as incapable of independence and one as some sort of simpering doormat. I would not recommend this book to anyone who actually lives In this century and has any modicum of knowledge (actual) on the real treatment of the Maori people by the British who treated them as they did all native peoples in all countries they invaded, with appalling disregard and horrific manipulation. less

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