{"product_id":"9780143010920","title":"The Matriarch","description":"Author: Ihimaera Smiler, Witi\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780143010920\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin NZ\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 30 Jan 2009\u003cbr\u003ePages: 512 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn keeping with his commitment to revisit his first five pieces of fiction, Witi Ihimaera has reworked the original text of this much-loved classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe matriarch is a woman of intelligence, wit, beauty and ruthlessness, and has become a mythical figure through her fight to repossess the land and sustain her people against the ravages wrought by the Pakeha. Priestess of the Ringatu faith, she has been virtually a law unto herself.\u003cbr\u003e In his search for the truth behind the legends surrounding the matriarch, his grandmother, Tama Mahana delves deeper and deeper into Maori history and lore to understand the mysterious sources of her power and ambition.\u003cbr\u003e Witi Ihimaera's prose is at turns lyrical and spare, sensuous and savage. Weaving fact with fiction, this remarkable odyssey into New Zealand history is a novel of stunning imaginative power.\u003cbr\u003e Also available as an eBook\u003cbr\u003e Winner of the Wattie Book of the Year, 1986\u003cbr\u003eRunner-up for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, 1987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Witi Ihimaera's uncompromising masterwork . . . A profound and spellbinding character study' - \u003ci\u003eNew Zealand Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67451893088414,"sku":"UBD-9780143010920","price":27.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780143010920.jpg?v=1790835014","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780143010920","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}