Patricia Grace

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• Chappy

  Written in English

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  NZ Book Awards 2016 · Shortlist

  Chappy

  Chappy

  Patricia Grace · 78 when first published

  Novel · 256 pages · Family, Love, Historical

  AIAI-generated summary:Sent from Europe to New Zealand to sort himself out, a troubled young man listens to his Māori grandmother and great-uncle tell the story of his Japanese grandfather, a stowaway who joined their family before the Second World War.

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  Written in English

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  NZ Book Awards 2005 · ★ Winner

  Tu

  Tu

  Patricia Grace · 67 when first published

  Novel · 288 pages · War, Family, Historical

  AIAI-generated summary:Back from fighting with the Māori Battalion in Italy, a reclusive veteran decides to let his niece and nephew read the journal he kept in the war, when they come asking about his two older brothers.