“There’s bound to be trouble.” dun dun duuuun.Īnd trouble there is. And, oh eff, they found out he’s a royal. Then, out of nowhere, Henry (the patriarch) mentions at dinner that they publicly flogged a Maori boy in the square that day. The first 35 pages of the book are filled with the description of the journey over, on a boat, then establishing their life in NZ, ect. THE END.Īwesome plotline, yes? The best part is it’s based on a “true” story! well, the author thought it was true, until it got debunked as a load of bull. Hilarity ensues! Well, a court case for bigamy ensues. 16 years later, old wife and (remaining) kids show up in SF. Husband thinks family is dead, eventually moves to San Fran, finds new wife, has more kids. Maori come and kidnap wife and kids, burn down house, make them slaves. Husband gets a kick ass job in colonial New Zealand, moves wife and kids to Wellington. Quick synopsis (taken from the back and online reviews, I didn’t get past page 40 as you’ll soon see): Book takes place in the late 1800’s. You knew that book was coming home with me. As I was scanning the pile of new releases at the local library, my eye caught a line on the back of a book called “The Wives of Henry Oades.” The paragraph ended with: “…the native Maori stage an uprising, kidnapping Margaret and her children.”
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