{"product_id":"9781869718312","title":"The Last Living Cannibal","description":"Author: Airana Ngarewa\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781869718312\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 30 Sep 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMuru is not revenge. Muru is about balance. You put your hands on one of theirs and they had every right to take from you and yours whatever they meant to take, short of a life.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAotearoa in the 1940s, and the Maori men of Taranaki will not join the Maori battalion because they have lost too much already. Koko is the oldest man in the village, a legend who has lived through the land wars and imprisonment in Dunedin. They whisper of him as the \u003ci\u003eLast Living Cannibal\u003c\/i\u003e. Koko dotes on his grandson Blackie, and when Blackie is beaten at school, Koko takes up the fight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the ghosts of his past are never far away, and when they come calling, they come with muru in mind...\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Richly set in Taranaki during the 1940s, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Living Cannibal \u003c\/i\u003eis the epitome of a classic Aotearoa novel, from one of this generation's most promising writers.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46325643215006,"sku":"ADS-9781869718312","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781869718312.jpg?v=1766547469","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781869718312","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}