Perils, Tribulations and Family Values
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This is the story of a New Zealand Family the Mother is a full blooded Maori, and Father is an English businessman immigrant. They produce a happy healthy family, of four Daughters and three Sons, Father has died after being of great assistance to the ‘Local Maori Tribe during and after the Great Depression’. Then the three Sons go off to WW 11 in Europe! One of the Sons is killed and the other two come home, but both are emotionally scarred by their experiences. The four Sisters get married and have many difficulties, as they settle in to life in Auckland City. The break from the traditional Maori way of life is very hard and with no males to protect them abusive marriages are made, only one girl marries really well. Finally Mother dies and chooses to come back in the Spirit to follow the lives of her children. The narration is simple and based on her love for her family and her eldest Grandson. The story is written by the eldest Grandson as a tribute to his Grand Parents and what they did when they fed the poor for three years free of charge, but in the process sacrificed their business. There is also a series of short stories that are meant to give the background of the Grandsons life, after having been spoilt by his Aunts, Uncles and Grand Parents. In recognition of the family he loved so much all of the names are real, and the stories are written with much love to them all. Sadly at the time of writing all but two, the Author and his Aunt Clare are dead.
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The life story of a New Zealand family very happily living
in a country area of the country until disturbed by the
second world war.
Three sons go to war but only two return, but both are
unsettled by the war for their entire lives.
The father has died and when the boys leave only mother
and four sisters are left with no male cover at all on the
family. The Perils and Tribulations of her Family and the
loss of the real values of their lives is of great anguish to
their mother.
About the Author
During my career as an entrepreneurial accountant I have experienced a lot of the vagaries of life in its many facets, business, personal, etc. It has been my privilege to travel the world quite extensively, and over many years seen how people have to live in different countries from the richest to the poorest. It is from these many life experiences I have gained the knowledge or experience to write this one, of five books I have written so far. My writing is all fiction, but all has a strong background of truth taken from the lives of many and translated into simple life stories. My business background is closer than just being an accountant, in that I have been an investor in many small businesses in different industries and as such have had the opportunity to have hands on experience. Sadly the years have gone by and all of those experiences are in the past, the future is in writing of and gaining once again in memory the beauty of once was. I have been blessed with a full life and hope through my books to be able to share the richness there of. At this time I am 74 YOA and living in seclusion with my partner in the Central Coast of Australia. I have six off spring the eldest is 61 and 15 grandchildren. Writing is my hobby, I hate gardening and most other pastimes usually associated with retirement.