The Disenchanted Soldier
- Authors
- Vicky Adin
- Publisher
- Vicky Adin
- Tags
- pacifist , conscientious objector , new zealand , family relationships , genealogy stories , courage and determination , 19th century , authentic endearing characters
- Date
- 2019-03-20
- Size
- 0.34 MB
- Lang
- en
THE DISENCHANTED SOLDIER
A heart-breaking dual-timeline family saga
From soldier to pacifist
In 1863, young Daniel Adin, a trained soldier, embarks on an adventure of a lifetime. In pursuit of a new life and land to farm, he travels to New Zealand to fight an unknown enemy the fearless Mori.
A hundred and thirty years later, surrounding by the large family he left behind, Libby is fascinated by the stories of Daniel who looks down at her from the aged black-and-white photos on the walls. She wants to know more, to know what he was really like. As she researches his past, Daniel's story was so much more than she expected.
Delve into the riveting experiences of a young British soldier in war-torn New Zealand in the 1860s. Daniel, as patriarch and father of World War One conscientious objectors, faces natural disasters, endures family tragedies and witnesses the birth of a...