Heart of Coal
Jenny Pattrick
'Jenny Patrick's unique and unsettling voice, and sharp turn of phrase, are just as strong here as in The Denniston Rose, and fans will be equally pleased...very New Zealand, very gritty, very recommended.'
(Waikato Times)'An unforgettable novel about loss and love, hope and despair, and most of all, the uncompromising spirit of a truly unique woman.'
(NZ Woman's Weekly)'Heart of Coal is a must. It is bound to be another bestseller.'
Elizabeth Knife (Timaru Herald)Eighteen years have passed since the child Rose arrived on Denniston, riding up the terrifying Incline on a stormy night. She has now grown into a young woman, intelligent and talented, with an outrageous zest for life. The trauma of her early years seems forgotten, though some recognise its shadow in her often unconventional behaviour.
Rose is expected to marry her childhood friend — the golden Michael Hanratty — but when dark and stubborn Brenan Scobie arrives back on the Hill after a seven-year absence, a challenge is inevitable. The opposition of Brennan’s ambitious mother adds to the tension.
This sequel to the bestselling The Denniston Rose continues to follow the fortunes of the remote New Zealand West Coast coal-mining settlement. At the turn of the century Denniston is still isolated, but all that is about to change. New challenges will confront both Rose and this close-knit society. For the first time, staying or leaving will become an option.
Heart of Coal is about loss and love, hope and despair. It is a story of convention and the lack of it, and of the uncompromising spirit of a unique woman.
'...an entertaining portrait of a society that rose and fell within one lifetime.'
(Otago Daily Times)'We have that sequel...and very good it is too.'
(North and South)'Spirited, memorable Rose is back...[Heart of Coal] is very different, but no less triumphant.'
(Southland Times)'Heart of Coal fairly rips along.'
(Northern Advocate)'Those of us who warned to The Denniston Rose will be fired up by this gritty sequel.'
(Next)'...a superb yarn about love, loss and excrutiating hardship.'
(Daily News)'...a worthy sequel to the runaway success of The Denniston Rose...One can only hope Jenny Patrick will oblige with a third book.'
(Nelson Mail)'...this sequel rises above its predecessor.'
(Sunday Star-Times)Jenny Pattrick
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Annelies van de Poel
Jenny Pattrick is a writer and jeweller who lives in Wellington, New Zealand. She has written fiction and commentary for radio, and, with her musician husband, Laughton, songs and musical shows for children.
The Denniston Rose, which was her first novel, has never left the New Zealand bestseller lists since it was published in 2003, and has been voted one of the top 100 books in the world by Whitcoulls readers.
Jenny Pattrick has since published the sequel, Heart of Coal; a spin-off, Catching the Current; and a contemporary novel, Grace Notes (all published by Scribe).
Extent: 336pp
Size: 210mm x 135mm
ISBN (13): 9781921215216
RRP: $29.95
Pub date: August 2007
Status: Out of print
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