Historical Fiction Archives - Aotearoa New Zealand Review of Books

Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Māori Novel

A tale of two outsiders, Māori and Pākehā, in 1860, while Taranaki tumbles into war.

Children’s Literature Fiction Historical Fiction Novel YA

An impressive YA debut about a girl's new identity – and new world – in the shadow of the Tangiwai disaster.

Erica StrettonDecember 20, 2023

Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Novel

The horror: a shocking story of witch trials in seventeenth-century East Anglia.

Sue ReidyJune 22, 2023

Children’s Literature Fiction Historical Fiction

A young woman transported to the colonies fights to survive – and to return home.

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