Displaced

Eloise and her family must leave Cornwall on a treacherous sea journey to start a new life in 1870s colonial New Zealand. On the ship across, Eloise meets Lars, a Norwegian labourer travelling below decks, and their lives begin to intertwine. When her brother disappears, her father leaves and the family are left to fend for themselves in their new home, Eloise must find the strength to stand up for what she believes in and the people she loves.

The novel’s strong themes the meritocratic ideal, feminism, environmental awareness, along with its carefully research historical content, will appeal to education markets. An incredibly gripping historical novel that reveals Scandinavian and Cornish history of Hawkes Bay and the Manawatu regions of New Zealand, based on the author’s personal family history. The author’s personal experience on tall ships creates a realistic depiction of sea life and all its hardship, which are central to the novel and helped her get close to her characters.

“This book will be enjoyed by those who love historical fiction with a touch of romance.”

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Cristina Sanders is an historical fiction writer from Wellington, now living in Hawke's Bay. She began her career in the book trade in her parents' children's bookshop and spent some years with Collins Publishers in NZ, Hodder & Stoughton in London and back home to Booksellers New Zealand. This was followed by three children and a business career. In 2018 she completed the Graduate Diploma in Creative Writing at Whitireia. She works with a forest regeneration project, and spends her downtime up the mast of the Spirit of New Zealand. In 2020 she won the Storylines Tessa Duder award for an unpublished YA manuscript, with a novel about an immigrant family in the 1870s. Her debut novel, Jerningham , about the recklessness of colonial New Zealand, will be published in June 2020.

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